Even though many of us may want to care for our elderly parents, uncles, aunts and other family members, our lives just don’t allow us time to. So, we end up relying on medical/retirement facilities to take good care of them in our absence. The other alternative that...
The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act governs the employee—employer relationship, ensuring that employees have certain rights. These rights mainly refer to the level of compensation as well as the number of hours worked. Understanding the Minimum Wage One of the key...
Some employees are eligible for overtime pay while others are not. Employers subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act are required to pay overtime—which is 1.5 times that of regular pay—to certain employees for every hour they work over their regular schedule....
Many employers try to bend the rules when it comes to the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as local state wage laws in an attempt to save money. If you believe your rights aren’t being met and your employer is breaking the law, there are certain steps you can take....
We all hope that when we pay our health insurance that when the time comes we will be covered. Truth is many times that’s just not the case. Even after paying high premiums for months and months on a policy, there are folks who still aren’t seeing any money when they...
About two decades ago, a woman in New Mexico sued McDonald’s for hot coffee burns. She was coming through the drive-thru window getting her order when the hot beverage fell into her lap. Now today, even after all of the criticism that particular case got for being a...
You can’t really sue the government for property damage or injury due to a common law doctrine known as sovereign immunity. This doctrine came into existence as a way to protect monarchs from being sued, but still holds true since you can’t just sue the U.S....
Traditionally, the theory of buyer beware has ruled real estate transactions. However, things have changed significantly and now the realtor has certain duties towards the person they are representing, including loyalty, full disclosure, obedience, and...
Most employment in the US is “at will,” meaning that an employer has the right to terminate the employee at any time and for any reason, as long as it is not an illegal reason. So, how do you know if your termination was legal or illegal and how do you know if you...
There was this lady in New York who felt that her landlord didn’t have the right to kick her out of her apartment since her legal guardian was the previous tenant. Under current succession laws in that state, Maria DeTommaso (the 63-year-old woman that had lived in...