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Kicking off 2023 the Broads dive into a gum-tastrophe in Tennessee schools.  One lawsuit filed in Tennessee alleges that allowing gum-chewing in classes has jeopardized learning.  Plus there is a tangent about caning and Channel One. Do you remember? 

Sources for this episode are as follows:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Fay

Did you miss us? So did we! After a busy 2022, the Broads managed to put together a Christmas special. Tune in for the scoop on paid federal holidays, laws against revelry and the secret ingredient to Christmas pudding (hint, there's meat involved).

Sources for this episode are as follows:

https://www.paycor.com/resource-center/articles/is-holiday-pay-mandatory-in-your-state/
https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/employment-and-labor-laws/topics/leave-laws/holiday-leave/
 
https://www.replicon.com/blog/4-misconceptions-about-federal-and-religious-holiday-labor-laws/
                                                                                                
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2022-10-23/judge-sides-with-california-baker-over-same-sex-wedding-cake
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/us/politics/supreme-court-sides-with-baker-who-turned-away-gay-couple.html
 
https://www.rd.com/list/bizarre-christmas-laws/
 
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/common/whit-sunday
 
https://philly.curbed.com/2017/12/6/16741340/christmas-trees-philadelphia-fire-code
 
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2011/12/07/dear-city-hall-hate-christmas-trees/
 
 
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/o-christmas-fee/
https://blog.cheapism.com/weird-christmas-laws/#slide=2
 
https://recordinglaw.com/weird-christmas-laws-from-around-the-world/

Welcome to Bar Broads, Season 2!

Did you know that there is more than $1.2 million of unclaimed property held by the Tennessee Department of Treasury? Did you know that some of it could be yours?  In what may be our tiniest episode ever, we discuss ways to learn if you have any unclaimed property in the state of Tennessee and, if so, how to collect it.  Tune in to learn how to find out if you are richer than you think!


LINKS
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/tennessee-woman-sentenced-over-2-years-prison-submitting-false-claims-unclaimed
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-filing-false-claims-unclaimed-property
https://www.wbir.com/article/money/consumer/billions-sits-unclaimed-in-tennessee/51-f8f5c777-661f-4a51-ba19-86d8fae54f5f
https://fox17.com/news/local/tennessee-secretary-of-state-reminds-residents-to-check-if-they-have-unclaimed-money-nashville
https://www.wgnsradio.com/article/70252/12-billion-in-unclaimed-property-tennessee-treasury-launches-enhanced-mobile-friendly-claims-portal

In this episode, the Broads discuss recent conservatorship policy proposals and updates on the Britney Spears' and Amanda Bynes' conservatorships. 

Sources are listed below. 

https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/guardianship-battles-in-the-spotlight-spark-new-calls-for-reform
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/the-price-of-protection/freebritney-movement-inspires-law-aimed-at-ending-exploitation-and-abuse
https://lawmagazine.bc.edu/2021/11/rosengart-wins-freedom-for-britney/
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/amanda-bynes-face-tattoo-court-appearance-to-end-conservatorship
https://www.newsweek.com/how-amanda-bynes-conservatorship-compares-britney-spears-1686868
https://www.them.us/story/free-britney-free-act-congress
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article252900103.html
https://www.billboard.com/story-arc/britney-spears-conservatorship/
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/sep/29/britney-spears-father-removed-conservatorship-ruling-latest
https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/britney-spears-court-hearing-gain-control-money-1235020793/
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/britney-spears-wants-choose-her-own-attorney-she-may-find-n1273876
https://www.billboard.com/story-arc/britney-spears-conservatorship/
https://www.blair-law.com/legislative-updates-from-the-2021-session.html
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2022/02/10/new-bill-calls-required-conservatorship-training/6704969001/
https://officeofconservatorshipmanagement.nashville.gov/ocm-educational-materials/
https://officeofconservatorshipmanagement.nashville.gov/ocm-conservatorship-school/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/22/entertainment/amanda-bynes-conservatorship/index.html

In Tennessee, a divorcing party must allege a ground for divorce in order for it to be granted. What does that mean? Listen to the Broads discuss Tennessee grounds for divorce and surprisingly unusual divorce cases they have seen.

Sources for the content of Episode 13 can be found below and on our Facebook page.

Tennessee Code Ann. § 36-5-121 (i)
Tennessee Code Ann. § 36-4-101
Schwalb v. Schwalb, 39 Tenn. App. 306, 282 S.W.2d 661, 1955 Tenn. App. LEXIS 71 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1955) 
McClanahan v. McClanahan, 104 Tenn. 217, 56 S.W. 858, 1899 Tenn. LEXIS 30 (1900) 

Tomato potato.  Do the words that you choose matter to the Social Security Administration? They do if the words are not the truth! Don't be a fibber face and commit perjury.  Tune in as the Broads discuss recent cases where where people suffered the consequences off hiding the truth from the Social Security Administration.

Sources for the content of Episode 12 can be found below and on our Facebook page.

https://oig.ssa.gov/audits-and-investigations/investigations/former-bank-teller-pleads-guilty-embezzling-social-security
 
https://oig.ssa.gov/audits-and-investigations/investigations/shreveport-trauma-surgeon-sentenced-stealing-more-200000
 
https://oig.ssa.gov/audits-and-investigations/investigations/east-haven-man-pleads-guilty-theft-social-security-benefits