Guide to Temporary Work Agreements So, what is a temporary work agreement? In simple terms, it is an agreement between an employer and employee that defines the work conditions, rights and obligations for a fixed period of time. Above all, a temporary work agreement needs to be transparent and unambiguous, setting out the specific terms […]

Digital Law Basics Digital law encompasses a wide array of legal issues concerning the digital and online world. As technology has proliferated into the fabric of our daily lives, so have the legal implications of these advances. Digital law covers online privacy and reputation management, e-commerce and consumer protection, social media and advertising, cyber fraud, […]

What Best Efforts Means Legally Best Efforts is a term often used in contracts. It can be a useful term for the parties to use to signal their commitment to exerting their best efforts to carry out the terms of a contract. Often, when discussing a proposed transaction with a counterparty, one party or another […]

CT Worker Rights: An Overview of Sick Leave The Connecticut Paid Leave Act (CPLA) provides covered Connecticut employees the right to accrue, and use, paid sick leave. An eligible employee in Connecticut is anyone who works part-time, full-time, permanent, temporary, or even a substitute for the same employer for a least a 12-month period prior […]

Defining Equal Legal Access At its core, the legal system is meant to be a fair and just framework in which all citizens have the right to due process. This means that every person and entity has the right to seek legal recourse for any harm done to them by another party. Likewise, they have […]

What is a Wage Garnishment? Garnishment is a legal procedure by which a creditor can seize assets (i.e., cash, property, etc.) from a debtor (Normally, a third party is "garnished," as to intercept the money from the garnished party.) through an order and in connection with a lawsuit. The most common type of garnishment is […]