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  2. How is Christmas' status as a federal holiday legal?

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    The federal statute at issue in this case—which declares legal holidays on various days, including Christmas, and gives all federal employees the day off on those days—is unmistakably constitutional. Governments, always and everywhere, have marked in law culturally significant days and accommodated their voluntary celebration; culturally ...

  3. united states - What is the law regarding Christmas activities in...

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    Generally, public schools may teach about religious holidays, and may celebrate the secular aspects of the holiday and objectively teach about their religious aspects. They may not observe the holidays as religious events. Schools should generally excuse students who do not wish to participate in holiday events.

  4. Are Federal Holidays business days? - Law Stack Exchange

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    (A) the day set aside by section 110.117, Florida Statutes, for observing New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day, and (B) any day observed as a holiday by the clerk's office or as designated by the chief ...

  5. united states - Do weekend days count as part of a vacation? -...

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    Weekdays are defined as days other than Sundays, church festivals, Independence Day, Christmas Eve, Midsummer Eve, Easter Saturday and the First of May. A full holiday week therefore consists of six days holiday (i.e. including Saturday) even if the employee works a five-day week.

  6. Many nonreligious people celebrate Christmas as a general holiday. If the party is nonreligious, then your religion is mostly irrelevant, whether or not it celebrates a winter holiday. The law requires an employer or other covered entity to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious beliefs or practices, unless doing so would cause more ...

  7. Are Satanists legal in the US? - Law Stack Exchange

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    The United States has two main (and perfectly legal) branches of Satanism: LaVeyan Satanism which dates to about the 1966, and the Satanic Temple founded in 2012. The Satanic Temple has Satanic images recognized in public holiday displays in several states (for example, Illinois and Florida). Satanism is fully protected by the First Amendment ...

  8. Can a pre-court settlement include an admission of guilt?

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    An organization ("The Company") recently broke state and federal laws and I suffered damages accordingly. I contacted them offering to settle without going to court and they made me an initial offer. Their initial offer includes a clause about them making no admission of guilt. The language in the offer is (paraphrased):

  9. Employer Requires Employees to pay Cash Gift to Owners

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    2. Every year an Alabama based small business requires every employee (except for the daughter of one of the owners, apparently) to pay a $30 cash gift that is split between the two owners. In theory, this is a "Christmas gift" to the owners, but is orchestrated by the office manager/wife of one owner. An unconfirmed rumor indicates that if an ...

  10. Are U.S. mailboxes federal property? - Law Stack Exchange

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    24. A common claim seems to be that mailboxes in the United States are federal property (example, example, example). (To be clear, some mailboxes are owned and maintained by the USPS, typically cluster boxes, but this is referring to mailboxes purchased and installed by property owners.) The justification for this statement is typically that U ...

  11. united states - What is a dispositive motion ... - Law Stack...

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    Yes. A dispositive motion is a motion that can end the case. The most common are a motion to dismiss and a motion for summary judgment. A motion for judgment on the pleadings is like a motion to dismiss but usually for plaintiffs arguing that even if everything in the answer to the complaint is true, that the plaintiff still wins as a matter of ...

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