Legal Questions and Answers
Can my employer deny me health benefits?
Can my employer deny me the option to join their health care plan? Employer, who has more than 25 employees, considers me a consultant but I suspect that legally I am an employee. They won't allow me to join their health care plan for 5 more months (totaling 6). I do not set my work rules or my hours, I do not supply my own materials or supplies or location, I do not have a con...
04/27/2009 | Category: Employment | State: ALL | #16201My mother wants to purchase a home from an annuity, but at her age would her investment be protected
My mother is considering buying a home in Spooner, WI. She would be using money from an annuity. She's is in fairly good health and barring anything unexpected, would live there several years. Our question is: If something were to happen and she suddenly had to go to a nursing home or other care facility, how could her home investment be protected? That would really be her only...
04/27/2009 | Category: Debts and Credit | State: Wisconsin | #16200We need a waiver to protect us in case of an accident while the contractor is repairing the roof
We are hiring a contractor who has no insurance to work on our roof. We have no homeowner's insurance. The contractor has agreed to sign a waiver to protect us in case of an accident while he is working on our house. Will this protect us in the event that he is hurt on the job? Please explain what should be included in the waiver.
04/27/2009 | Category: Contracts | State: ALL | #16199What if I believe I was defrauded of my inheritance?
A Grandmother passed away and left money for her granddaughter, who is of age to receive such a large amount of money. The granddaughter was recently told about it but never received the money and was told that someone forged her name to cash in on the gift and still never received the money. After contacting the insurance company regarding the facts, the insurance company tell...
04/27/2009 | Category: Criminal | State: Florida | #16198What action can I take against my landlord for cutting off my water when that is a city service?
We live in a mobile home community. We only pay space rent. We are responsible for our own utilities. The landlord turned off our water without notification, not even a knock on our door. What course of action do we have against him?
04/27/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: ALL | #16197What forms do I need to purchase for legal separation in the state of Nevada?
What forms do I need to purchase for legal separation in the state of Nevada?
04/27/2009 | Category: Divorce » Legal Separa... | State: Nevada | #16196Is it legal for my son to be fined for possession of paraphernalia based on a witness report?
The police came to the door and stated someone saw my son discard something along a roadside. My son admitted so to the officer. The officer stated that it was a bong and issued him a citation for possession of drug paraphernnelia. It looks like it is a fine of up to $500. Is it possession based on above? Should we fight? Should we treat it as a life lesson and have him pay fin...
04/27/2009 | Category: Criminal | State: ALL | #16195How will my being a US citizen and being paid by an overseas company affect my taxes?
A Spanish company hires me in the USA (I am a USA citizen) and tells me that all taxes etc are my responsibility. I file 2007 taxes as independent contractor. They control all facets of my work and want me only working for them. In 2007 they also incorporate in the States and reneged on promise that I would become full time employee in 2008 of USA Inc company. They maintain me ...
04/27/2009 | Category: Taxes | State: ALL | #16194Will my position listed on the LLC documents affect my rights to ownership or input to the company?
My wife & I have recently formed a corporation & purchased a business, along with the land it sits on & the building it occupies. We formed an LLC for the building & property, to protect them from anyone who might try to sue the business. We included our primary home & a rental property in the LLC also. Both my wife & I are listed as officers/shareholders of the corporation. By...
04/27/2009 | Category: LLC | State: ALL | #16193Can I be forced to pay child support even though I did not know the cihld existed?
One year ago I was contacted by a former girlfriend. She told me she believed her 13 year old daughter was mine. I had no idea I had a daughter or even the possibility. She left me prior to telling me she was pregnant and moved from Texas to Arizona with another man. The child was born in Arizona. The mother married this other man and he has raised the child as his own daughter...
04/27/2009 | Category: Divorce » Child Support | State: ALL | #16192