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Military Members and Spouses Could Avoid State Income Taxes

January 19, 2023

Military Members and Spouses Could Avoid State Income Taxes Thanks to New Law

The rules governing where -- and, in many cases, if -- military members and their spouses pay state income taxes are changing thanks to a new law signed early this year.

Read more at Military.com

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Federal law creates stability standards for new furniture

January 18, 2023
Federal law creates stability standards for new furniture to help prevent tip-over accidents
This year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission will set minimum stability standards for new furniture that holds clothing. with the new STURDY Act.
The new law will strengthen furniture testing for real world situations such as when furniture is on carpet or when children climb on or pull on the drawers.
Read more at Boston 25 News
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What Is a Tip Credit

January 16, 2023

What Is a Tip Credit and How Do They Work?

Confusion Around Wage and Hour Law Can Be Costly for The Restaurant Owner. Employers can never take any portion of tips paid to employees under any circumstance as tips are the property of the employees exclusively; but “service charges,” which are not tips, can be applied by employers much differently

Read more at Modern Restaurant Management

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New Plan for Inmates to Pay Victim Restitution

January 12, 2023

The Justice Department is proposing changes to how it runs federal prisoners’ deposit accounts in an effort to make sure victims are paid restitution, including from some high-profile inmates with large balances.

Read more at US News

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What happens next in Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud case

January 4, 2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday to fraud and other charges related to the collapse of his $32 billion crypto empire.

Read more at Reuters

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The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas

December 23, 2022

Only in 1870 did the United States recognize Christmas as a federal holiday.

The practice of erecting public Christmas trees emerged in the U.S. in the 20th century. In 1923, the first one appeared on the White House's South Lawn. During the Great Depression, famous sites such as New York's Rockefeller Center began erecting increasingly larger trees.

Read more at LegalNews.com

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Cannabis is legal in most of America, but blocked from banks

December 20, 2022

Cannabis is legal in most of America. But federal laws still block businesses from banks.

According to a research report conducted by New Frontier Data, the U.S. cannabis industry is projected to be a $72 billion market by 2030. Imagine that these billions of dollars are being exchanged in the marketplace but never deposited into a single financial or banking institution, because of federal laws that have not kept up.

Read more at MSN.com

AG Nessel Asks FCC to Put in Place Anti-Robotext Protections

December 14, 2022

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to help cut down on unwanted text messages by requiring mobile wireless providers to block texts from invalid, unassigned, or unused numbers, and from numbers on a Do Not Originate (DNO) list.

Read more at Michigan.gov

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Respecting the rule of law

November 30, 2022

The rule of law is the foundation of our democracy, no matter who emerges victorious at the ballot box. A civil society can and will exist regardless of how ugly an election is, becomes, or was. A civil society exists because, under the rule of law, disputes should be settled according to the established law of the land. And all people, no matter their wealth or power, are subject to those laws.

Read more at Michigan Bar Journal

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Biden Pardoning Marijuana Possession Offences

October 6, 2022

President Biden will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, the White House said Thursday, a move toward decriminalizing the drug. The move applies to those convicted of simple possession of marijuana, including those in the District of Columbia, according to senior officials.

Read more at Fox News

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