In some states, parties can form a common law marriage, meaning that the state recognizes the persons as legally married even though they have not performed a ceremonial marriage. Instead, the parties live together for a period of years and hold themselves out to be married.

• How can people be married?
• How is marriage defined by the law?
• What types of issues are covered by family law, or the law of domestic relations?
• Can your employer force you to take a polygraph test?
• What if you test positive for drugs, but you really believe that the test was wrong? Is there any recourse?
• Can your employer require you to take a drug test?
• How does the unemployment benefits process work?
• If you are fired from your job can you obtain unemployment benefits coverage?
• Must an employer do anything to accommodate employees who wish to breast feed their children?
• Must employers give employees time off for lunch and for rest periods?
• Are employment discrimination awards taxable?
• Can an employer fire an employee for filing a workers compensation claim?
• Are there time limits and notice requirements on filing worker compensation claims?
• What if an employee suffers a permanent disability?
• What does the employee receive in workers’s compensation benefits?
• What if you suffer a heart attack due to stress on the job? Are you compensable under workers compensation?
• When does an injury arise out of and in the course of employment?
• What is considered a work related injury?
• What entity handles worker compensation claims?
• Why is workers compensation considered a form of compromise?