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Justia Legal Resources: Workers’ Compensation Law Center

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In 1877, the Massachusetts legislature passed the nation’s first factory safety bill, setting an example that other industrial states followed. Even with legal protections in place for workers, accidents remain an inescapable risk in many industries. Certain agricultural and domestic workers may be exempt, for example.)

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50 Legal Guides to Help Americans Understand Their Rights

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Some of them contain 50-state surveys that track variations in state laws on a key issue. Family Law Matters involving domestic relations tend to have high stakes, financially and emotionally. The Divorce center also contains 50-state surveys on uncontested divorce , alimony , and property division.

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Justia Legal Resources: Employment Law Center

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Federal and state laws provide important rights in the workplace. However, the laws can be complex, and employees may not always know the full scope of their rights. The Employment Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides aims to inform and empower them. Justia provides a 50-state survey on these laws.