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"The Right to Disconnect: Examining Alabama's Approach to Work-Life Balance and Labor Laws"

“The Right to Disconnect: Examining Alabama’s Approach to Work-Life Balance and Labor Laws”

Alabama has no “right to disconnect” law mandating off-hours unavailability from work communications, unlike emerging policies in states like New York or proposed federal ...

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Who Owns the Rainwater? Navigating Minnesota's Water Rights and Conservation Laws

Who Owns the Rainwater? Navigating Minnesota’s Water Rights and Conservation Laws

Minnesota permits rainwater harvesting for non-potable outdoor uses, with no ownership restrictions claiming rainwater belongs to the state—unlike stricter Western states. Harvesting Rules Rainwater ...

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Renting vs. Owning: Key Tenant and Landlord Laws Every South Carolina Resident Must Know

Renting vs. Owning: Key Tenant and Landlord Laws Every South Carolina Resident Must Know

South Carolina’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (1986) governs renting and owning relationships, balancing rights for both tenants and landlords. Landlord Responsibilities Landlords must maintain habitable ...

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From Home Delivery to Happy Hour: The Complex Alcohol Laws in Wisconsin

From Home Delivery to Happy Hour: The Complex Alcohol Laws in Wisconsin

Wisconsin’s alcohol laws balance liberal drinking culture with strict distribution controls, allowing home delivery under specific conditions while regulating happy hours tightly. Recent updates ...

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Jaywalking, Littering, and Other Laws You Break Every Day Without Realizing It in Missouri

Jaywalking, Littering, and Other Laws You Break Every Day Without Realizing It in Missouri

Missouri enforces jaywalking and littering laws, but they’re rarely invoked for everyday minor infractions, contrary to sensational claims. Jaywalking Rules Pedestrians must yield to ...

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Bear Wrestling and Other Prohibited Activities in Maryland You Didn't Know Were Illegal

Bear Wrestling and Other Prohibited Activities in Maryland You Didn’t Know Were Illegal

Maryland has no specific statewide law banning bear wrestling, unlike states like Missouri or Oklahoma where it’s explicitly prohibited as animal cruelty. Viral “weird ...

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Watch Your Mouth! The Tennessees Where Cursing While Driving Is Against the Law

Watch Your Mouth! The Tennessees Where Cursing While Driving Is Against the Law

Tennessee has no statewide law banning cursing while driving, despite viral claims suggesting otherwise. Such “weird laws” lists often exaggerate or invent rules for ...

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Chopping Down a Cactus Could Land You in Jail: Weird Property Laws in Washington

Chopping Down a Cactus Could Land You in Jail: Weird Property Laws in Washington

Washington state has strict protections for native plants, including cacti, especially on public lands, but chopping down a cactus isn’t a blanket “weird property ...

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Is Your Pickle Illegal? The Bizarre Food Laws of Virginia

Is Your Pickle Illegal? The Bizarre Food Laws of Virginia

Virginia doesn’t have a specific “pickle law” making certain pickles illegal, unlike the famous (but largely mythical) bouncing pickle rule from Connecticut. That Connecticut ...

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Chopping Down a Cactus: A Felony in Arizona, But What About Your New Jersey Yard?

Chopping Down a Cactus: A Felony in Arizona, But What About Your New Jersey Yard?

Chopping down a cactus is a felony in Arizona but typically not in New Jersey. Arizona treats protected native cacti like saguaros as valuable plants ...

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