Merrimack Valley Legal Blog

People tend to feel almost invincible when they are online. Unfortunately, this can lead to them doing things that are uncharacteristic for them. This can include exploring sexual fantasies that they wouldn't normally have any interest in. For example, a person might be curious about a specific demographic of people for the purpose of sexual pleasure.

When a person is accused of an internet sex crime, they might not have ever had physical contact with anyone. In fact, many offenders who have internet-based charges don't have a history of related offenses. They might have been acting on a one-time only desire to see something or someone specific.

Many actions that businesses might take aren't lawful because they go against laws that are set to protect employees. Even though there is a wide berth for what employers are allowed to do, they must never retaliate against an employee who engaged in a protected activity.

The laws against retaliation are meant to help stop employers from forcing employees to avoid filing complaints about illegal activities. Without these laws, the employers would be free to demote or fire employees who alert the authorities to problems like discrimination or other illegal acts like environmental violations.

There are specific factors that employers can't consider when they are trying to determine certain employment actions. For some employees, age is one of these factors. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prevents employers from considering the fact that a person is 40 years old or older as part of the employment process.

Every aspect of employment is covered by this law. It includes hiring, assigning jobs, pay, termination or layoffs, training, promotions, benefits and demotions. People who fall into his age category must remember that they can still face negative employment actions if they don't do their job duties. The protections of this act are strictly for decisions based on the employee's age.

Recently, a congresswoman in another state resigned from the House of Representatives as a consequence of her husband circulating nude photos of her in compromising positions with a female staffer to tabloid and right-wing publications.

California freshman Dem. Rep. Katie Hill released an announcement that she was resigning from Congress last month. Former Rep. Hill was an openly bisexual member of the House and was going through a divorce when her husband released the photos in a smear attempt.