The motivation, I think, lies in our experience. Often we refer to our rights and duties under law. In doing so, we rely on our intuitive grasp of law as a distinct set of normative incidents. It is something legislators can make, judges can apply, lawyers can argue about and students...
How to Effectively Comment on Regulations, The Brookings Institute Department of Health and Human Services:How to Participate in the Rule-making Process Protecting Immigrant Families:Helpful Ways to Approach Public Commenting States and local governments may also provide similar provisions for the submissi...
New Style:Companies likeLegalZoomandRocket Lawyercreate simplified versions of common legal agreements that curtail “legalese.” Instead of “notwithstanding the provisions set forth hereinabove,” they use plain language like, “Despite what’s stated above.” This shift to plain English makes l...
Although not essential under the law, it’s good practice to notify business associates of the dissolution of a limited partnership. The ex-partners can do this either by mailing individual clients or by putting a notice in a local newspaper or trade publication, depending on the nature of the...
Conditions:The conditions outlined in the auto insurance policy are rules, obligations or provisions you agree to adhere to in order for coverage to be provided when you file a claim. This could be a time frame to file a claim by or the terms used to consider termination of the car insur...
When there is insufficient recordkeeping, it is difficult to cultivate a defense against allegations that cite violations of the FLSA. Recordkeeping mishaps may occur when time logs are not up to date or when employee breaks are not properly documented. ...
HOW TO ELECT PERIODIC WITHDRAWALS. The Request of the Owner is required to elect, or change the election of, the Periodic Withdrawal Option. The Owner must Request: 1) the withdrawal frequency of eith...
Taking money out of a 401(k) for a down payment can be trickier.“When the 401(k) has both a loan provision and hardship withdrawal provision, the participant must first use the loan provision before going to hardship,” Gordon says....
such as a companydefaultingon a loan payment or requesting a cancellation. The section details penalties the borrower faces in the event of a default and steps the borrower takes to remedy the default. A choice of law clause itemizes particular laws or jurisdictions consulted in case...
Examines data on the number of times judicial opinions cite to, and are subsequently cited as, precedent to test the hypothesis that legal arguments and legal doctrine have a kind of fractal structure in the U.S. Provision of a model with a reasonable fit to the citation data; Presence of...