Here are some stories we found interesting last month. Updated Arizona Bankruptcy Exemptions December 5, 2022, Arizona increased the state’s homestead exemption from $250,000 to $400,000, the exemption in bank accounts from $300 to $5,000, both the vehicle and household goods exemptions from $6,000 to $15,000, and the garnishment protection to 90% of disposable wages […]
Coronavirus Public Health Emergency (PHE) officially ending in May 2023. What this means for consumers.
The Biden administration plans to let the coronavirus public health emergency expire in May. This will have some real-world effects on some ordinary Americans who have received free Covid tests, free vaccines and treatments, and so forth, none of which will necessarily be free after the end of the emergency. The government is keeping some […]
Nebraska Inheritance law gets an upgrade for 2023
Nebraska is one of a handful of states that requires inheritors to pay the county inheritance taxes on the amounts they inherit if over a certain amount. However, far fewer people will be affected by this tax after 2023 and beyond thanks to LB 310 which significantly changed Nebraska inheritance law, as of 2023. Here […]
ChatGPT will be a key part of future of low-income legal information for consumers, if it can be done well
The ability of chatGPT to pass a law school exam illustrates that artificial intelligence can, indeed, be taught to “think like a lawyer” and spot relevant issues like a lawyer. While there are many legitimate fears about the misuse of things like chat GPT; on the upside, if one can filter out misinformation, the potential […]
January 2023 Consumer Law Updates
Hello & Happy New Year! Welcome to the LegalConsumer Newsletter! Welcome to 2023. Here’s an update of what’s changed in 2022, and what’s coming in 2023, including: Obamacare 2023 Open Enrollment Changes in bankruptcy exemptions amounts in 2022 and 2023 The growing trend of electronic filing in the bankruptcy courts Student Loan relief program changes […]
23 States With New 2023 Minimum Wage Rates
With January 1, 2023, comes new minimum wages for 23 states that track inflation yearly for their minimum wage rates. We’ve incorporated this information into our city and county 2023 minimum wage listings. New 2023 Minimum Wage in 23 states: Alaska 2023 Minimum Wage: $10.85 Arizona $13.85, California $15.50, Colorado $13.65 , Connecticut, Delaware […]
Don’t Be Caught Off-Guard When Student Loan Payments Resume Mid-2023
After more than two years of forbearance, some Americans may have forgotten about their student loan debt. Since Joe Biden has been in office, no one has had to make a student loan payment on federal student loans (January 2021). (The current forbearance began with the CARES Act on March 27, 2020, before Biden was […]