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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Getting a call about a debt you don’t owe – or even recognize – can be annoying. It can be downright scary when the caller claims to be a lawyer and threatens legal action if you don’t pay. Such are the ploys of phantom debt collectors: lies, harassment, intimidation and threats. Click here for more.
New Texas bill looks to prevent mobile phone throttling during disasters
Net neutrality found itself at another fork in the road over the weekend, with the Texas State House of Representatives considering a bill to make throttling data during emergency situations unlawful. Specifically, State Representative Bobby Guerra’s proposed bill lays out that, effective September 1, 2019, “mobile Internet service provider(s) may not impair or degrade lawful mobile Internet service access in an area subject to a declared state of disaster.” Having had its fill of recent disasters like Hurricane Harvey, Texas wants to make sure it doesn’t suffer the same money grab that California did in the midst of its 2018 firestorm. Click here for more.
Your Money
While you may consider a balance sheet to be an essential financial statement for a company, assessing your own personal assets, equity and wealth in a well-laid-out financial report is equally important. Typically updated at least once a year, these financial documents outline how much someone owns, what they owe and how much they are worth. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
New Jersey limits pre-dispute arbitration and non-disclosure provisions. The New Jersey Legislature has passed Senate Bill 121 affecting claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. If signed into law, the bill will render any prospective waiver of rights against public policy, including pre-dispute mandatory arbitration agreements. In addition, non-disclosure provisions in settlement agreements involving these claims would be unenforceable against employees. The bill does not appear to affect existing waivers or non-disclosure agreements. Governor Phil Murphy has not commented publicly as to whether he will sign the bill into law. If signed, the breadth of this law would surpass any similar law in the country. Click here for more.