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#FreelanceFriday: Making Contracts Work for You
EnglishMajorLeagues
Welcome back! This week, I want to talk about something that scares many new freelancers to their very core: contracts. It can feel unnecessary, especially if you're new to the game, or even unprofessional to have a contract before you start work. Not to mention, the legal knowledge required can be incredibly daunting. On the other hand, if you don't have a paper trail, you risk losing out on ... ...more
1. #freelancefriday
2. #freelance
3. #work
4. #contracts
5. #legal
6. #clients
7. #drafting
8. #jobs
9. #advice
10. #tips
Dear Flora: Bad Exes Abound
Dear_Flora
Dear Flora, My long term boyfriend and I split up recently and we have been trying to stay friends while we work on ourselves with the intention of getting back together eventually but dating other people while we work on ourselves in the meantime. I was fine with him dating but the day after I posted about grabbing coffee with someone he blocked me on every social media platform despite the ... ...more
1. #DearFlora
2. #ex
3. #exes
4. #property
5. #custody
6. #fights
7. #pregnancy
8. #childbirth
9. #legal
10. #tips
11. #advice
12. #ask
Muted Gamer's Constitutional Violation Claims Struck Down
EnglishMajorLeagues
Amro Elansari, plaintiff, has received a verdict on one of several lawsuits he has lodged in the last year, this one against Jagex. Elansari claims that the UK based company has deliberately violated his civil right to free speech when they muted his online account with one of their online games. Elansari hoped to be awarded "whatever the jury sees fit" in damages. As it turns out, what the ... ...more
1. #videogames
2. #gamer
3. #law
4. #legal
5. #constitution
6. #lawsuit
7. #freespeech
8. #civilrights
9. #firstamendment
10. #Elansari
11. #Jagex
Lawsuit: New Owner of Cat Won't Share Her Bed
EnglishMajorLeagues
Do you share your bed with a pet? If so, you'd be like Carol Money, the New York woman who insists that her cat always be allowed to snuggle in bed with her owner. She feels so strongly about it that she is suing Danette Romano, who allegedly has not allowed the cat to sleep in bed with she and her husband since adopting her from Money. 73-year-old Money, who is undergoing treatment for breast ... ...more
1. #weird
2. #weirdnews
3. #news
4. #lawsuit
5. #legal
6. #cats
7. #animals
Sorry, Reimplanting Ectopic Pregnancies Isn't a Thing
EnglishMajorLeagues
Ohio legislature recently made waves with House Bill 413, which in 723 pages introduces a concept called "abortion murder," which means anybody who has or performs an abortion could face 15 years in prison. But most strangely is the bill's stipulation that doctors must attempt to "reimplant" ectopic pregnancies. Unfortunately, with our current technology, that's not possible. Ectopic ... ...more
1. #ohio
2. #bill413
3. #pregnancy
4. #ectopic
5. #law
6. #legal