In her final inaugural address, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, the first openly gay mayor of a major American city, repeated her call for the City Council to pass an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance. Similar legislation has been proposed in the… read more...

Governor Pat Quinn has signed a historic measure, making Illinois the 16th state to allow gay marriage, the Chicago Tribune reports. This new law now redefines marriage in Illinois from an act between a man and a woman to a union between two people.… read more...

A recent ruling from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has upheld Whole Foods' ban on recording employees at work. The ban, which is contained in Whole Foods General Information Guide, states that it's a violation to record conversations with… read more...

Whether it's a new job or a medical injury, it's not uncommon for child support needs to change when a child's or parent's circumstances change. Fortunately, parents with new needs can make arrangements for child support modification. In general, the… read more...

If you're an intern currently, do you have any legal protections? Interns have been the subject of a lot of legal controversy lately -- in New York, for example, a federal judge ruled unpaid interns don't have a right to sue for harassment because they're… read more...