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The US has one dominant language and one dominant culture, but the legal system is complex. There are national laws. There are also 50 states, each with their o
by oftenwrong 5y ago
The US has one dominant language and one dominant culture, but the legal system is complex. There are national laws. There are also 50 states, each with their own sets of laws. There are also laws at lower levels (county, city, etc). There are similarities that hold true, more-or-less, across the nation, but also differences that are relevant to businesses.
For example, the recent battle in California over how "gig economy" workers are classified:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_California_Proposition_22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_California_Proposition_22
Or, the problem of figuring out where you can sell your micro-mobility vehicle:
"The classification of ebikes and other forms of transport is a complex matter in the US. There are federal rules and lots of different regulations at state and city level."
https://www.mypodride.com/faqs https://www.mypodride.com/faqs (see the "PodRide for USA and Canada" section)
The US may be better than in the EU in this regard, but it's also not that different.
- DelightOne 5y agoUS legal system seems less complex than the EU. Thought I admit that I do not have a complete overview of US law. I see it like having many small US countries at the same time, while the EU law above just directs these smaller US countries to implement custom laws for their own backwater. I chose the example because for each country, all the levels you describe also seem to exist.