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What if there was a way to lower your legal fees? Especially when it comes to paying a lawyer to draft business contracts? FindLaw’s Corporate Counsel Contracts Center can help you do just that. With almost 5,000 contracts drafted by top attorneys and paid for by public companies (including a new batch from the Fortune 500), the database boasts contracts covering a wide range of topics, including employment, intellectual property, securities, and operating agreements....

Many people think that working outside is healthier than working indoors. Outside, you get fresh air, exercise, and vitamin D. Inside, you spend hours sitting in a chair and staring at a computer screen. However, working outside for extended hours can have its dangers as well, especially skin cancer. Can you get workers’ compensation for skin cancer? Skin Cancer Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States....

Following the Connecticut school shooting, a New York newspaper published a story this week called “The Gun Owner Next Door: What You Don’t Know About the Weapons in Your Neighborhood.” As part of its story, The Journal News included an interactive map that lists the names and addresses of every gun permit holder in two local counties, reports the Associated Press. Not surprisingly, the gun permit holders who were “outed” by the newspaper were outraged and even claimed their safety had been jeopardized....

Our moderators over on FindLaw Answers receive a lot of questions about Social Security and child support. Everyone wants to know whether the government can garnish Social Security benefits – retirement or disability – for the purpose of paying past due child support. It can. And it will. Before the Social Security Administration may garnish benefits, it must be served with a copy of a court order. To accomplish this, an individual must go to court and prove that the other party has failed to fulfill its child support obligations....

Wrist injuries may not seem like a big deal at first, but you should know that they can potentially be covered by workers’ comp. According to a 2013 FindLaw.com survey, 20 percent of those injured on the job suffered repetitive motion type injuries – including wrist injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome. Workers may just accept the pain associated with these injuries as acceptable parts of their jobs, but worker’s compensation is typically available....

With New Year’s resolutioneers rushing to sign up for gym memberships, liability waivers will likely be included in every membership agreement. These memberships are contracts, which are enforceable regardless of whether you read them. But the liability waiver isn’t always airtight. What does this liability waiver mean and how can it affect potential injuries at the gym? Membership agreements are contracts, but the piece of paper you’re actually filling out and signing when going to the gym is actually an invitation for an offer....

Often in divorce, one ex-spouse can become shellshocked by the process. Paralyzed by fear over family and financial woes, these former partners can cast themselves in the roles of victims. Writing for ABC News, Laura Mattia of the Baron Financial Group believes that women often become financial victims during divorce because of the way they relate to their spouses during marriage. But divorcing spouses can empower themselves when it comes to financial and family situations, rather than taking a sideline in their own divorces....

The Americans with Disabilities Act seems to consistently face criticism from the business community and public at large. Despite being a 26-year-old law, businesses new and old are frequently found to not be in compliance with the ADA’s requirement that all businesses be wheelchair and disability accessible. Rather than apologetically coming into compliance, businesses all too frequently try to blame the disabled people and their attorneys that are out there enforcing the civil rights law....

A report released today pinpoints improper anchoring as the cause of a Florida boating accident that is presumed to have taken the lives of three football players. A fourth man survived the February 28th boating accident. The proper operation of boats and other watercraft – and any injuries caused by boating mishaps – is governed by maritime (or admiralty) law. The operation of all watercraft – such as the 21-foot motorboat involved in the accident – is regulated under a distinct system of federal law known as admiralty (or martime) law....

Small business owners are concerned that due to the health care reform, the health insurance plans most small businesses currently use will no longer be offered once there is a transition to the new system. The Obama Administration believes it can remedy this issue. The White House has assured everyone that they will be able to keep their current plans, though they may wish to transition to new plans with greater protections....

As Thanksgiving approaches, businesses have three concerns in mind: surviving the Black Friday rush, making sales on Small Business Saturday, and serving customers easily on their web store. Business owners that plan on putting out online deals should prepare for Cyber Monday. Previously, we discussed some tips that businesses should keep in mind when preparing their stores for Black Friday. But, when you’re talking about online sales, it’s a whole different ballgame....

It has been nearly five decades since four people were shot dead by Ohio National Guard members while protesting the Vietnam War on the Kent State University campus. The deaths on May 4, 1970 are the subject of a lawsuit filed 46 years later to the day, naming the Federal Bureau of Investigations and US Department of Justice as defendants. Filed in federal court by attorney Michael Kuzma, the lawsuit comes after other efforts to uncover what the authorities knew about the killings at Kent State yielded little, reports Reuters....

When Corey Burr shipped off to Afghanistan in January as a member of the U.S. Marines, his parents erected a banner in their front yard displaying his picture and reading, “Our son defends our freedom.” Residents of Bossier City, Louisiana, the Burrs live in a community that is governed by Gardens of Southgate Association, a homeowners’ association. The association claims the banner is against the rules. Like most HOAs, Gardens of Southgate restricts lawn signs, limiting their size....

In areas of the country where the winters are harsh, with each yearly snowfall comes a flurry of slip and fall lawsuits. This observation carries with it particularly interesting ramifications for Massachusetts residents this year. In a decision made when the weather was a bit warmer this past summer, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that homeowners will be liable for the buildup of snow and ice on sidewalks adjoining their property....

Georgia is on the verge of joining several other states who already ban texting while driving. Georgia would become the 20th state to ban texting while driving if the legislation passes According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, State Republicans Allen Peake and Amos Amerson introduced bills in the Georgia House that would prohibit the practice and come with a fine and driver’s license penalties. Peake acknowledges however the new law would be tough to enforce but it could cost drivers who get caught at least a $50 fine and two penalty points on their driver’s licenses would be a deterrent....

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spilled the beans, and now Obama adminsitrion officials are confirming that a lawsuit will be filed against Arizona over it’s new immigration law. Clinton alluded to a challenge of the law by Attorney General Eric Holder after she was asked about the law by an Ecuadorean TV station in an interview on June 8. “The Justice Department, under his direction, will be bringing a lawsuit against the act,” Clinton said....

To be fair, naming a restaurant “The Kitchen” doesn’t sound all that original. But that’s not Kimbal Musk’s argument. Billionaire engineer/entrepreneur Elon Musk’s billionaire restaurateur brother is suing Wolfgang Puck over a restaurant concept Musk says he started and shared with Puck in 2012. So which eatery giant gets to use a generic word for cooking room? Let’s take a look at the lawsuit. Colorado Kitchens According to the younger Musk’s legal filing, he conceived of a farm-to-table restaurant, “dedicated to environmentally-friendly practices, including composting, wind power, eco-friendly packaging, and recycling” in 2004, and opened the first “The Kitchen” in Boulder, Colorado....

Just when you thought YouTube was for quirky home videos of people’s cats, catching up on what happened at the latest primetime awards show, or following the newest post of a video blog you are following, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is on the scene to remind you that it is a voice for small business, in real-time and in Web 2.0. The independent government agency has started a YouTube channel, www....

Melinda Dennehy, a former high school teacher, has pleaded guilty to emailing nude photographs of herself to a 15-year-old male student. Dennehy, 41, of Hampstead, New Hampshire pleaded guilty to misdemeanor indecent exposure. The story began in March when nude photos of Melinda Dennehy, who taught sophomore English, were passed around the high school. Dennehy resigned three weeks after the photos circulated. Police later determined that Dennehy sent four posed photos to the 15-year-old male student with her genitals exposed....

As the economy is recovering, more households than ever are packing up their vacation gear and taking off for the long Labor Day holiday weekend. AAA Travel has projected that 34.1 million people – nearly 11 percent of Americans – will be traveling more than 50 miles away from home this Labor Day weekend. To help keep you safe and ensure a happy vacation, keep these Top 10 travel tips in mind:...