Lead can enter drinking water when service lines that contain lead corrode, especially where the water has high acidity or low mineral content that corrodes pipes and fixtures, according to the EPA. The most common problem in homes is the result of brass or...

Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is an extremely rare but serious and often fatal infection that causes encephalitis or inflammation of the brain. It is spread by the bite of a mosquito infected with EEE virus (EEEV). EEEV can also infect a wide...

The Fair Pay to Play Act is a bill signed by California, Gov. Gavin Newsom. It would go into effect on January 1, 2023, allowing college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsements. The measure, the first of its kind, threatens the business model of...

Common law is a body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts. Common law influences the decision-making process in unusual cases where the outcome cannot be determined based on existing statutes or written rules of law. The U.S....

Stare decisis is a legal doctrine that obligates courts to follow historical cases when making a ruling on a similar case. Stare decisis ensures that cases with similar scenarios and facts are approached in the same way. Simply put, it binds courts to follow legal...

Whistleblowing is a colloquial term for disclosing wrongdoing in anorganization. Whistleblowing acts protect workers from being retaliatedagainst by their employer if they make a ‘protected’ disclosure. President Barack Obama issued Presidential Policy...

A tragic shooting occurred August 3rd, 2019, in El Paso, Texas at a local Wal-Mart, leaving 22 people dead.  A mother and father, Jessica and Guillermo Garcia, who were both shot but thankfully survived, are now suing Wal-Mart and the shooter in a civil lawsuit...

Currently, the Michigan Senate is reviewing Senate Bill No. 477.  This bill strengthens the penalties for employers who engage in payroll fraud.  The current statute, Michigan Employment Law 1978, Act 390 (the “Act”), states at Sec. 15, “An employer who,...

EEOC complaints are handled by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the body responsible for investigating discrimination complaints based on religion, race, national origin, color, age, sex, and disability. A company with more than 14 employees is...

Reverse discrimination is discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, in favor of members of a minority or historically disadvantaged group.  The term “reverse discrimination” sometimes is used to describe a type of discrimination wherein...