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Yahoo Sports reports that Elin Nordegren is now renegotiating her prenuptial agreement with Tiger Woods. It is speculated from other third party sources that she is seeking an immediate $5 million dollars from Tiger Woods as well as an additional $55 million dollars to stay in her marriage with Tiger Woods for two more years. The initial terms of the prenuptial agreement between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren were reportedly $20 million dollars after being married for 10 years....

As an employer, facing lawsuits from current or former employees may be an unavoidable consequence of doing business. Sometimes, however, lawsuits are the direct result of an employer hiring a bad, or maybe just naive, boss. There are countless reasons why employees decide to sue. For employers and bosses, both new and old, the following five tips will provide some guidance on how to avoid employee lawsuits. Particularly when it comes to terminations, layoffs, discipline, raises and promotions, rules should be enforced evenhandedly across all levels and types of employees....

The Occupational Safety and Health Act covers most businesses that have employees. It has specific rules and regulations but it also specifies a number of industries that are exempt from the OSH Act. Not everyone has to follow OSH Act regulations and many small businesses are exempt from the requirements. Most OSH Act requirements are designed to keep employees safe and it’s a not a bad idea to consider if they can help you, both for your employee’s sake and yours....

There are plenty of how-tos for when it comes time to write a will, but that doesn’t answer the question of when “when” becomes “now.” Having a will can make things easier for those you leave behind but it’s often not done. More than half of U.S. adults don’t have a will according to a 2007 study by Harris Interactive. People who are young and healthy don’t want to think about dying....

Conservative group Judicial Watch has filed the first lawsuit against the U.S. government asking for the release of the Bin Laden photos. The lawsuit follows the group’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, which it sent to the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense denied Judicial Watch’s FOIA request on May 9th. In its denial, the Department of Defense stated that the 20-day statutory time limitation on providing the requested information would be impossible to comply with - even given the statutory 10-day extension period attached....

A new report finds that a majority of Americans believe the federal government should not interfere with a state’s decision to allow the legal use of marijuana. The report by think tank Third Way found that 60 percent of American voters believe states should be able to decide whether to legalize marijuana, reports The Huffington Post. The report also found that 67 percent would support the federal government offering these states safe haven from federal laws making marijuana illegal....

When MaryAnn Sahoury agreed to do a breastfeeding education video she never dreamed the clip would end up on porn sites or that it would force her to file a lawsuit. Two years ago the new mother agreed to appear in the video about how to breastfeed. She was told that the video would air on Parents magazine’s website and that they would only use her first name. But a Google search a few months after shooting the video told Sahoury that she had been exposed....

Obamacare’s online Marketplaces, also known as Health Insurance Exchanges, are gearing up to provide both individuals and many small business owners with a place to shop for insurance coverage. As you probably know, the smallest of small-business employers – those with 50 or fewer full-time employees – are not required to offer health coverage to workers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). However, business owners may shop for health coverage in the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace....

Last week, news broke out of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, that factory workers at the Just Born candy company’s Peeps factory have gone on strike. The men and women who make the delightfully fluffy, sweet, and soft confections walked out after the company proposed eliminating pensions, reducing wage increases, and increasing employee contributions to health plans. Union officials for the Peeps’ workers are pushing for the union’s peeps to be treated fairly, receive reasonable wage increases, and the pension they’ve been promised....

Trying to shed the label of “sex offender” can be hard when many churches are not welcoming. In fact, Dick Witherow, pastor and author calls sex offenders modern day lepers. But unlike many faith communities, Witherow’s church, Miracle Park, about 90 miles outside of Miami supports sex offenders’ rights to worship. Wearing ankle bracelets and electronic monitors on their belts sex offenders are invited to fill the pews. So, may sex offenders attend church?...

Schools in Colorado have an unusual mandate that may be coming to your state soon. They have been ordered to formulate policies allowing medical marijuana possession by students who use cannabis to treat illness. The law applies only to non-smoked marijuana, so it’s not like the Colorado schoolyards will be packed with blunt-puffing kids. It is intended to protect children with serious illnesses who rely on cannabis and, before the passage of this law, were technically violating policy by consuming it in school....

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed affirmative action to survive in college admissions but imposed a tough legal standard, ruling that schools must prove there are “no workable race-neutral alternative” to achieve diversity on campus. The Court, in a 7-1 vote with Justice Elena Kagan not taking part, ruled that a federal appeals court did not apply the correct legal standard – called strict scrutiny – in deciding whether the University of Texas at Austin’s admissions policy violated the U....

Leave it to Texas to boast the country’s highest speed limit. Construction crews in the Lone Star State are reportedly putting in place 85 miles per hour speed limit signs along a pending section of toll road on Texas’ State Highway 130, reports NBC. The toll road between Austin and San Antonio will allow motorists to zip along, much to the chagrin of some safety groups. It’s hard to believe that just in the mid-1990s, there was a national speed limit of 55-mph....

Two recently introduced bills aim to clean up some shady 401(k) practices. Though they could provide some welcome clarity and cut out some less than ethical investment advisor practices, they won’t save 401(k) plans from perhaps their biggest short term threat: the disappearing employer contribution match. Last week, two 401(k) related bills moved forward in the House. Both aim to provide transparency to those who participate in 401(k) plans. The 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act would require that fees associate with 401(k) plans be disclosed on quarterly statements, in simple dollar amounts (not percentages), and broken down into investment management fees, transaction fees, administrative fees and other fees....

Retail businesses, or really any companies that engage in the buying or selling of commercial goods, are subject to a piece of law called the UCC. If you’ve never heard of it before, now is the time to keep reading. While state legal systems don’t differ too dramatically, when it comes to details there are often surprises if you’re not familiar with a state’s legal codes. The UCC, or Uniform Commercial Code, aimed to solve that by standardizing the laws regarding the sale of goods across the country....

You probably spent so much time battling back from injury and fighting for compensation last year that you can’t imagine having to pay some of your personal injury settlement out in taxes. And, for the most part, you won’t need to. But there may be some portions of the settlement or award that may be taxable income, and you may owe some percentage to the IRS. So here’s what you need to know about how a personal injury settlement will affect your taxes....

Just about every teenager dreams of the day they can live on their own, yet few understand the emotional or legal process of making that dream a reality. While most courts consider you an adult when you turn 18, you can get that legal recognition when you’re younger – but it can involve a lot more paperwork than many teens expect. Here are three things you need to know about becoming an emancipated minor....

Without admitting any fault, the University of California agreed to fork over about $1 million to a group of students who were pepper sprayed by campus police at UC Davis. The million-dollar settlement ends a lawsuit brought by 21 students and former students who sued the school last year. As part of the settlement, each of the 21 students will receive $30,000. The students will also receive assistance and counseling for “academic performance issues that allegedly arose” from the incident, reports The Sacramento Bee....

If you plan to vote (and you should), then you need to keep an eye one deadlines for online and mail-in registration, which vary by state. Some states do allow residents who miss the deadline to register and cast ballots during early voting or on Election Day, but it’s best make sure you’re registered ASAP. You can visit Vote.org for more information about where and when to vote. Your first step should be to verify whether you are already registered to vote and where....

Even if a contract exists, it may not necessarily be enforceable. There are a number of reasons why a court might not enforce a contract. Often, it’s to protect people from unfairness in the bargaining process, or in the substance of the contract itself. In such circumstances, a contract may be voidable. But what is a voidable contract? When a contract is voidable, a party to the contract is able to cancel or revoke the contract....