Daily puzzle · 14 September 2026
Guess the state, 14 September 2026
Five facts about the same US state or the District of Columbia, every one of them read off a public record and checked back against the page it came from. They get more specific as you go.
Clue 1
Joint liability rule — Each defendant is jointly and severally liable.
Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state
Clue 2
Example of a protected activity — for organizing or joining a tenants' union or similar organization
Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state
Clue 3
Employee threshold — 25 or more employees in the commonwealth
State pay transparency laws
Clue 4
Bond amount — not less than one-half of the total contact price
State public works payment bond requirements (Little Miller Acts)
Clue 5
Taxable wage base — $15,000
State unemployment insurance taxable wage bases and new employer tax rates…
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Massachusetts. Each clue is a value one of these records publishes — open any of them for the source page and the sentence on it that says so.
- Joint liability rule: Each defendant is jointly and severally liable.ama-assn.org · checked Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state
- Example of a protected activity: for organizing or joining a tenants' union or similar organizationmalegislature.gov · checked Landlord retaliation presumption period by US state
- Employee threshold: 25 or more employees in the commonwealthmalegislature.gov · checked State pay transparency laws
- Bond amount: not less than one-half of the total contact pricefullertonlaw.com · checked State public works payment bond requirements (Little Miller Acts)
- Taxable wage base: $15,000uionline.detma.org · checked State unemployment insurance taxable wage bases and new employer tax rates…