Social Security Tax Social security tax and social security benefits are part of the system where working individuals pay into the social security system in order to receive payments during retirement or other periods when they cannot work. Most working people split the costs of social security with their employers. The self-employed also pay social security tax. Many people recognize this tax as the’FICA’ line on their pay stub. This stands for the’Federal Insurance Contributions Act’ and the Social Security and Medicare taxes levied under it are used to fund the Social Security system. → Read More
Satanic Temple Settles “Sabrina” Lawsuit The Satanic Temple has settled its copyright infringement lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Netflix involving the Temple’s goat-headed statue of Baphomet. → Read More
Supreme Court to Consider Whether Exclusion of Jurors Based on Race Violated Curtis Flowers’ Right to a Fair Trial The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an important case involving a Mississippi prosecutor’s persistent efforts to prevent black residents of Mississippi from sitting on juries when a black defendant is accused of a crime. → Read More
Filing Fair Housing Complaints for Disability Discrimination You can file a complaint for violation of the laws that prevent discrimination in housing or require disability access to housing and housing development facilities. → Read More
Americans with Disabilities Act: A Guide to the ADA The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is federal legislation enacted in 1990 that provides a broad range of protections for individuals with disabilities. To qualify for the protections of the ADA, the individual must have a psychological or physical disability that substantially limits one or more major life activity. → Read More
When is it possible to receive punitive damages in a lawsuit? In almost all states, punitive damages can be given if there have been some actual damages and egregious (outrageous) conduct by the defendant. Punitive damages are meant to “punish” a defendant’s actions. → Read More
Can a student be suspended or expelled from a public school? Can a student be suspended or expelled from a public school? → Read More
Contracts with State and Local Governments Entering into a contract with a government entity is very different from entering into a contract with a private entity. When a contract is entered into with the state, state and local governments are not subject to the same laws that apply to federal contracts. However, many states have adopted similar laws modeled after federal regulations, while also setting their own requirements to ensure that contracting is fair. → Read More
Supreme Court Ducks Freedom of Religion vs LGBT Discrimination Question in Colorado Baker Case A Colorado baker who refused to deliver a wedding cake to a gay couple won a victory in the Supreme Court. → Read More
What Does the Constitution Say About Gun Control? Part 2 A large majority of Americans support some form of gun control, but as we saw in Part 1, political and constitutional roadblocks to regulation have made gun control legislation difficult to enact. → Read More
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