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

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

Connecticut lacks a statewide “right to disconnect” law mandating employees ignore after-hours work communications, unlike proposals in states like California or New Jersey. Labor ...

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

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

Nevada landlord-tenant laws, governed by NRS Chapter 118A, balance rights for renters and owners, with no rent control but strict habitability and eviction rules. ...

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

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

Utah operates under prior appropriation water rights, where the state technically “owns” all water, including rainwater, but homeowners can legally harvest it with registration. ...

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

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

Delaware’s alcohol laws emphasize strict controls on sales, deliveries, and service hours, with recent reforms allowing limited home delivery from licensed venues. Third-party delivery ...

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

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

Rhode Island enforces jaywalking and littering through standard traffic and public nuisance statutes, with fines for pedestrians crossing outside marked crosswalks or against signals. ...

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

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

Montana bans bear wrestling under its animal cruelty and wildlife protection statutes, treating such acts as illegal fights or mistreatment rather than a specific ...

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

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

Maine has no specific statewide law banning cursing while driving, unlike viral claims about Rockville, Maryland’s municipal ordinance against profane language near streets. The ...

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

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

New Hampshire has no laws treating cactus removal like a felony, as cactuses aren’t native to its climate and face no special protections there. ...

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Is Your Pickle Illegal? The Bizarre Food Laws of Indiana

Is Your Pickle Illegal? The Bizarre Food Laws of Indiana

Indiana lacks a specific “pickle law” making pickles themselves illegal, unlike the viral myth about Connecticut’s bounce test for quality. The state’s quirky food ...

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

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

Chopping down a protected cactus in Arizona can indeed be a felony, but Alaska homeowners generally face no such restrictions for common vegetation on ...

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