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The Gig Economy's Legal Landscape: Are You an Employee or Contractor in Montana?

The Gig Economy’s Legal Landscape: Are You an Employee or Contractor in Montana?

In Montana, gig workers are typically classified as independent contractors rather than employees, exempting them from state protections like minimum wage, overtime, and leave ...

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Self-Driving Cars and Drones: How Maine is (or Isn't) Regulating New Technology

Self-Driving Cars and Drones: How Maine is (or Isn’t) Regulating New Technology

Maine regulates self-driving cars primarily through an Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Program established by legislation enacted in 2018. This program allows for the testing, ...

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Can Your Employer Read That Email? Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws in New Hampshire

Can Your Employer Read That Email? Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws in New Hampshire

Employers in New Hampshire can monitor emails and usage on company-provided electronic equipment, including electronic mail, as explicitly permitted under state law. This authority ...

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

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

Indiana lacks a statutory “right to disconnect” law allowing employees to ignore work communications outside hours, unlike some international models or proposed bills elsewhere. ...

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

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

Renting in Alaska offers flexibility and lower upfront costs but limits equity building, while owning provides long-term wealth accumulation through mortgage deductions and property ...

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Is Sleeping on a Refrigerator Illegal in Your Connecticut Backyard?

Is Sleeping on a Refrigerator Illegal in Your Connecticut Backyard?

No, sleeping on a refrigerator in your Connecticut backyard is not illegal; the often-cited “weird law” stems from urban myths and misattributed refrigerator abandonment ...

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Deed Dilemmas: What Nevada's Property Laws Really Mean for Your Backyard Fence

Deed Dilemmas: What Nevada’s Property Laws Really Mean for Your Backyard Fence

Nevada property laws, governed by NRS Chapter 111, define deeds as conveyances transferring ownership interests, with backyard fences regulated by local zoning, building codes, ...

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Slip and Fall in Utah: Who's at Fault and Can You Get Compensation?

Slip and Fall in Utah: Who’s at Fault and Can You Get Compensation?

In Utah, property owners are liable for slip-and-fall injuries if they negligently fail to maintain safe premises or warn of known hazards, under premises ...

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Divorce in Delaware : Child Custody, Alimony, and How the Delaware Decides Your Future

Divorce in Delaware : Child Custody, Alimony, and How the Delaware Decides Your Future

Delaware courts decide divorce outcomes based on equitable distribution principles under 13 Del. C. § 1513, prioritizing the marriage’s irretrievable breakdown after six months’ ...

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The Gig Economy's Legal Landscape: Are You an Employee or Contractor in Rhode Island?

The Gig Economy’s Legal Landscape: Are You an Employee or Contractor in Rhode Island?

In Rhode Island, the gig economy’s legal landscape is governed by evolving worker classification rules under both state and federal frameworks to distinguish employees ...

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