Ellen Rosner Feig
I have extensive experience in all areas of media and entertainment including 11 years as an entertainment attorney, 10 years as a freelance producer and television development executive and 9 years as a freelance entertainment journalist. Currently I am a tenured full professor of composition and literature at Bergen Community College in NJ where I run the licensed TEDx event.
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Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Differences You Need to Know
What does it mean to be an independent contractor and how is that status different from being a full employee?
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The Basics of Attorney Client Privilege
This privilege is important because it allows a client the comfort to disclose all necessary factual information to an attorney without fear that such discussions will harm the client's case. But what does it cover, and how does it differ in certain states?
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Police Lineups: Are They Reliable?
What is the real-life version of a lineup? And most of all, can you count on it?
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Disabled and in Jail: The Disability Rights of Prisoners
How far-reaching is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
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Who Is Hamdan? the Case of Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld
In November 2001, then-President George Bush, as part of his war on terror, issued an executive order which authorized the trial of those persons considered "enemy combatants" via military commission. Bypassing Congress, Bush's order was clear that these "foreign nationals" would have no ability to "invoke rights under any other body of law, U.S. or international" and that "justice was to be dispensed swiftly, close to where our forces may be fighting, without years of pretrial proceedings or post-trial appeals."
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Is Covenant Marriage the Answer to a Rising Divorce Rate?
To its supporters, covenant marriage is the answer to America's rising divorce rate. To critics, it's a rigid constraint that makes an already difficult situation even more painful.
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