The New Year is off to a rickety start for employers after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sent out letters stating that requiring a high school diploma might violate key tenets of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Employers are facing more uncertainty in the wake of a letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [...]
Diplomas, Disability and Discrimination: New Issues in Disability Law
January 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Importance of Elder Law
December 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Every Christmas I go to a nursing home with my kids and greet the elderly people there, singing carols with the choir and listening to their stories. I’ve been doing this for going almost two decades now and started when I was very young. Our church would visit the same nursing home every year to [...]
History of the Americans with Disabilities Act
November 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
With every step we take towards a glorious new future, we should always strive to be better than we were. Energy production can become cleaner, design can be more functional and we should raise the basic quality of life for everyone. In the 21 years since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), [...]
Intellectual Property Wars in Silicon Valley
September 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Silicon Valley stand-off is underway. A potentially apocalyptic patent lawsuit exchange between Google and Apple keeps both parties in check–much like the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. These two tech giants are battling it out over rights surrounding the Android mobile phone platform and with Google’s recent purchase of [...]
What is a Court Bond?
July 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
A court bond is a surety bond issued by the court to ensure due payment, to guarantee proper financial management of a ward, or to protect the assets of an estate. There are three different types of bonds you might encounter during a court proceeding: Appeal Bond: An appeal bond is a bond posted by [...]
