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

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

New Mexico employers can generally monitor employee emails sent or received on company equipment or networks, as no state law explicitly prohibits it for ...

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

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

Illinois lacks a specific “right to disconnect” law allowing employees to ignore work communications outside working hours, unlike some international jurisdictions or proposed bills ...

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

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

Pennsylvania landlord-tenant laws emphasize habitability, fair security deposits, and structured eviction processes, balancing rights for both renters and owners. No statewide rent control exists, ...

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

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

New York grants property owners the right to collect rainwater falling on their roofs without state-level permits, treating it as a supported conservation practice ...

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

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

Colorado’s alcohol laws blend strict regulations with recent reforms allowing home delivery and extended happy hours under specific conditions. These rules, shaped by pandemic-era ...

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

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

Kentucky treats jaywalking as largely illegal under pedestrian safety laws, requiring crossings at designated areas, with violations often leading to fines or liability in ...

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

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

Louisiana explicitly bans bear wrestling, a law enacted in 1992 to prevent cruel matches between people and bears. Violators face fines up to $500 ...

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

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

Vermont primarily uses the ABC test under its Unemployment Insurance and Wage and Hour laws to classify gig workers as employees or independent contractors, ...

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

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

Georgia actively regulates self-driving cars through permissive laws enacted in 2017, allowing fully autonomous vehicles on public roads without a human driver present. Drones ...

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Can Your Employer Read That Email? Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws in North Carolina

Can Your Employer Read That Email? Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws in North Carolina

Employers in North Carolina generally have the right to monitor emails sent or received through company-provided systems, as these communications lack a reasonable expectation ...

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