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My Sister who is doing her masters here in USA, She applied for a car loan and received a bank cheque. We ha
I do not agree with a single part of the settlement agreement and I do not want to lose my rights to sue. Can my employer terminate me if I refuse to accept and sign the release of claims.
answered on Mar 24, 2018
Is your employer asking you to do this as part of a settlement of your claim? If so, then it is up to you whether or not the settlement is worth signing the release and withdrawing your claim.
I work for Amtel and they told me because I called out twice because the first time I went to the clinic do to high blood pressure and I’m diabetic so my sugar was really low the second time was because I got sick with strep and fever and because of my fever I had a really high blood pressure... View More 
answered on Jan 30, 2018
Contact an attorney who specializes in suits under the American's with Disabilities Act. You can call the Boston Bar Association or the Massachusetts Bar Association for a free referral. It would seem that the Company has terminated you for an invalid reason. One issue is however if you were... View More
I just finished my associates degree and I would like to know if my partner should pay for half of my loans.
answered on Jan 24, 2018
The factors on property division are also applicable to debt division. Without knowing the circumstances and the duration of the marriage it is not possible to respond other than that if divorce was already contemplated when the educational program was commenced, that it may be unrealistic to... View More
Also there is a school resource officer at my school
answered on Oct 22, 2017
Because of the lower expectation of privacy that students have in schools, school officials need only have "reasonable suspicion" to conduct a search of a bag a student brings to school, not a warrant. This document summarizes the applicable laws (but it is several years out of date,... View More
Are there only vague laws or are there definitive laws that exist?
answered on Jul 2, 2017
Where are you recording this? Where is the sign? More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney such as myself. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media... View More
When I started school my mother disowned me and is holding my birth certificate, social security card, and my passport hostage and won't give them to me. is there anything i can do to get them back
answered on Jun 29, 2017
If she doesn't give them to you, you can file for new ones. It is a federal crime to withhold such documents of yours. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my... View More
He has physically hurt his 8 year old brother. He doesn't listen to his father or me. Yells at us, hits walls, throws things and does as he wants.Leaves thw house when he wants, tells us he isnt doing chores becuase he isnt a slave. I am scared of him, what he can do to me and my yougest son.... View More
answered on May 27, 2017
Perhaps therapy is the answer. You and your husband may start with a therapist to learn how to deal with this. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials,... View More
Hey, im on exchange in the US with a program that has a rule and thats no dating. But im dating a girl in Vermont and im in Massachusetts. She's 18 and im 17. They told us we couldn't see each other any more and im wondering if that is legal or not for them to keep us apart?
answered on Apr 18, 2017
It depends on whether you're interacting sexually, since sex with a minor is illegal.
See: http://www.aeesq.com/criminal-defense-lawyer/sex-crimes/
More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with... View More
answered on Mar 27, 2017
As in requiring a public school to set up a special church for you to study in? No, that would violate the Establishment Clause. More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me,... View More
They have 5 health violations and have not fixed them. The town is taking to court on those as well. Plus defamation of character to us. They lied to the town saying we are threating them and they need escorts to property. There is a ton of thing wrong here but i dont want to spend money just to be... View More
answered on Mar 12, 2017
Why would you want to live in a condemned house? More details are necessary to provide a professional analysis of your issue. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me, my credentials, awards, honors, testimonials, and media appearances/... View More
The case involves civil rights, housing discrimination, a sick (heart attack) disabled veteran and his spouse (both indigent) and the Due Process clause of the 14th Amendment.
answered on Mar 6, 2017
See: http://www.americanbar.org/publications/insights_on_law_andsociety/14/winter-2014/understanding-injunctions.html
See: https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_65
See: http://www.flmb.uscourts.gov/judges/tampa/mcewen/Corcoran_Article_on_Preliminary_Injunction.pdf
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I have worked in the same job for 20+ years The male employees have, and have had a changing/ workout and showering area. Female employees, having no private area, they complained and were given a public bathroom with a sign put on the door and now a lock on it. Complaints are still being made as... View More
answered on Dec 11, 2016
This may evidence gender-based discrimination at your place of work. The best first step is an Initial Consultation with an Attorney. You can read more about me on my law practice website. This answer does not constitute legal advice; make any predictions, guarantees, or warranties; or create any... View More
I was recorded talking about my boss and did not know ! also they said there firing me as an example! i was never ever given a verbal warning or written in the 20 yrs worked there, when all other people get warnings
answered on Oct 10, 2016
It certainly sounds unfair, which does not necessarily make it illegal. I would need more information about the overall situation before answering about the legality. For example, did people get warnings for talking about the boss or for other types of "misbehavior?" Did you know you were... View More
For example the MGLs against discrimination prohibit discriminating against a person on the basis of color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, marital status...etc
but there are cases when the discriminatory behavior is strongly and obviously manifest yet it is... View More
answered on Aug 7, 2016
Not enough information to tell. Suggest you talk to a member of the Mass Academy of Trial Lawyers who handles the area
involved (employment, education, putlic access, etc). They'll give you a free consultation.
answered on Apr 29, 2016
You should meet with an attorney in your state to assess the strength and potential value of your specific case. Settlement or judgment values are unpredictable and are based on many factors, including the overall strength of the case and the extent of the injuries that you suffered.
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