In 2011, PLF client Uri Rafaeli of Oakland County, Michigan, accidentally underpaid property taxes by $8. He paid all the following years' taxes on time. But in 2014, after making his first tax payment for the year, he discovered that the County had foreclosed on his home to collect the $8 debt, plus about $277 in penalties, interest, and fees. The ...
In previous posts, we have explained how the Obama Administration has been exploiting disparate impact theory in unprecedented ways. There seems to be simply no possible avenue for American businesses, schools, governments, or employers to avoid being dragged into a disparate impact lawsuit. Can you screen employees for criminal histories? Nope, ...