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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

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The Workers’ Compensation Law Center at Justia provides insights on how the process unfolds. Even if a business labels a worker as an independent contractor, they still are considered an employee if they meet the definition of this term under state law. Still, pursuing workers’ compensation is not always straightforward.

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Justia Legal Resources: Consumer Protection Law Center

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A web of federal and state laws shields consumers from fraud, abuse, and other forms of harm. The Consumer Protection Law Center at Justia offers both practical advice and legal information. State laws governing debt collection sometimes extend more broadly. States may have similar or broader laws.

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New York will adopt NextGen bar exam, considers surprising shifts in state-law tests–abajournal.com

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There has been talk for a while now that New York had wanted more New York law tested. Home to more than 350,000 licensed attorneys , New York requires bar candidates to pass a state-specific law component. Currently, candidates must pass the online New York Law Course and the online, open-book New York Law Exam.

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Justia Legal Resources: Probate Law Center

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Justia provides a Probate Law Center that can guide executors, heirs, and anyone else involved in the process. To be valid, a will usually must be in writing, created by a testator with legal capacity to make a will, and signed by the testator and witnesses in accordance with state law. Who Manages Probate if There Is No Will?

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Justia Legal Resources: Traffic Tickets Legal Center

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The Traffic Tickets Legal Center at Justia addresses substantive and procedural issues in this area of law. On the other hand, claiming ignorance of the law or pointing out that no harm resulted from the violation usually will not get a driver off the hook. New or very young drivers may face tougher laws.

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In Case of ‘Real Lawyers Against A Robot Lawyer,’ Federal Court Dismisses Law Firm’s Suit Against DoNotPay for Unauthorized Law Practice

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In what it described as a case pitting “real lawyers against a robot lawyer,” a federal court in Illinois has dismissed a law firm’s suit against the self-help legal service DoNotPay. ” Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v. A second California lawsuit, Lee v.

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Protecting Privacy of a New Corporate Asset: User DNA

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Genetic privacy is currently governed by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and state laws. Yet, the impact of these laws on direct-to-consumer DNA testing is somewhat narrow.

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