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It looks like the only option I have is the "investment" option. That's basically a bribe right? You loan the govt some money for a few years and you're in, is that how it works? In Canada (which I'm also considering) I believe it's around US$230k. I can swing that after I sell my real......
"if any" comp ? MichiganI am a sole proprietor. With no employees. I was working as a sub-contractor for "joe-blo". I carried an "if any" policy before i started subbing from him. I let that policy lapse for 3 months. While I was subbing I hired 2 other sub-contractors with no employees to help......
"I hate him. He'll be fired within the month"My husband and I are both customer rep's for a credit card company in Alabama. His supervisor has recently been trying to get him fired because she does not like him.. basically she was hired by a stroke of luck and has no idea how to do her job, and was "put into her place" when she......
"Hurt on Company Outing"Hello, I went to a company meeting out of town that was 4 days long. We were told that we would be volunteering our time and not get paid for the actual hours worked. (Past meetings we have been paid for all hours worked, even though they say we will not) I injured myself while there and I am......
"Honest" Money Maker isn't a labor related question.shake it elsewhere....
"Holding Back" first paycheckWhat is the name of your state? Reside in Maryland, work in Virginia. Hi- My husband started a new job this past Monday and had his orientation today. One of the things he learned is that he will be paid he 15th and last day of the month. His effective date with this company was October 1st. He......
"HELP PLEASE" definition of salary hourly payState: Georgia I am supposed to be salary with straight time if I go over 40. They say I do not get overtime. Only straight time and only for the hours work. I make aprox. 60 k a year Below is the email from my payroll department. ______________________________________________...
"Have to let you go"What is the name of your state? Virginia Here it is, I was fired for supposedly taking advantage of my employer. I was told that my work day started at 7 a.m., and for three years, and some, I have put 7 a.m. on my time card. I worked for a company who had put a fax machine in my home so he......
"Good Cause" New YorkI have been receiving unemployment benefits for about 2 months now but have just run into a bit of a problem. Basically my employer provided incorrect information to the State. They have been discussing with me how it might be corrected but in case I need to make an appeal, I want to make sure......
"Good Cause" For Leaving EmploymentAs the sole bookeeper for a retail business, I was well aware that the store was failing fast. During the last 2-3 months of working there, I received numerous calls and visits from angry and rude vendors who had not been paid. The owner of the store would have me write the checks to these......
[Insurance Law] CA - I was laid off on April 8, 2002. My husband, who was covered under my insurance policy, went to the doctor on April 11. On April 15, I received a call from the doctor's office stating that my insurance was canceled on April 1, which meant we'd be billed for that past office visit and my.........
Title IX OCR Investigation Sexual Harassment[Government & Administrative Law] What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Arkansas What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Arkansas Anybody ever had any experience with the OCR investigation. You talk about close mouthed, this federal Agency will not.........
sole proprietorship, how do I pay taxes?[BUSINESS & FINANCIAL & Corporate LAW] What is the name of your state? Florida Hi, I work as an independent contractor and have registered a business name which is a sole proprietorship. I am a contractor at this time and have been working for 3 months. My employer set me up this way for reasons unknown. Based on this, could you.........
Application fees[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] First of all, i am in California. I have a question regarding application fees for housing. Real Estate companies make a killing around here off students just from them. Usually they are $10-25 a piece, and most of the time they dont even call you back. My gf who is a poli sci major was talking.........
adverse possession[Real Estate & Property Law] What is the name of your state? North Carolina We pored a driveway in 1987 at our summer home. We inadvertantly used about 1 1/2 to 2 feet in the corner of the driveway which was on our neighbors lot. (we did not realize this at the time) The small piece has since showed up on survey maps of the.........
Chapter 7 & Charged Off Second[Consumer Law & Fraud] I am getting my first modified. My second charged off. there is no equity. But the second still has a lien on the property. If I do a Chap. 7 can I dump my second in there and will they release the lien? Or How do I get the second to release the lien? I cannot pay. This is CA. Is there a Statue.........
Property Title[Real Estate & Property Law] I am a Pastor of a church in maryland, and we have been in the same church for 27 but we have one problem : The church property is in the name of the old church that was in the building before us. When we did a property search the name on the searches were blank or said unknown. What should we.........
Self-pay denial[Insurance Law] What is the name of your state? RI I was covered under a family plan (BC/BS of MA) through my husband's employer for two years and when he left the company, we switched to Cobra (initially under BC/BS HMO, then moved to a self-pay with Anthem BC/BS.) There have been no gaps in coverage. In.........
health insurance & pregnency[Insurance Law] What is the name of your state?FLORIDA My hasbend got fired from his job and we have our health insurance from the company he workd for. now I found out that I am pregnent and my question is if there is any law that protect me all the way to the end of the pregnency or they just can cancel our.........
Small business fiasco[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] What is the name of your state? Tennessee I run a taxidermy business. I mounted a clients trophy and called several times trying to have the balance sent so his mount could be finished and shipped to him. I first contacted this person in early Spring of 2007 trying to get him to send the.........
Texas, Harris. Just noticed that my employer has a question on the resume that states "Have you been ever been arrested..." without any reference to being convicted. I am not sure if my employer is truly unaware or is playing stupid when I have approached and said that it might be......
Hello, it is me again. Same Company, another issue. My offer letter, which calls itself a contract, states that if I meet a certain quota I am entitled to a "guaranteed merit bonus". Now my employer is trying to add conditions to the bonus. Now Quota only accounts for 50% of the......
I am a salaried and exempt employee who was recently part of a corporate spinoff in which my department was transfered to a company which awards vacation days according to years of service whereas our previous company awarded a flat amount of vacation days. Our department is comprised of......
It is the unofficial <but consistently applied> practice of the restaurant in which I work, when receiving job applications, whomever is handed the application makes notations at the top of the application grading (on a 1 - 4 scale) appearance, attitude, and overall presence. I do not......
I've been doing some research of my own and I have found so far it seems difficult to quit a job and still retain UI benefits. I have been thinking about quitting for about three months now, but I do not want to lose my benefits. I want to know if any of my reasonings for leaving would be......
What is the name of your state? New York I have recently been denied for unemployment benefits. The entire staff where I worked were smoking pot on the job and were recently all let go for it. The reason states that I could have waited for human resources to deal with the matter and that my quit......
Hello: I am trying to get clarification of "good cause" in the sense of terminating my employment; more specifically the clause that states (clause 1256--I added the ... to shorten the post): "1256. An individual is disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits if the director fi...
Hi all I fell on ice at a friends house helping her unload her car, breaking my wrist. On a "right/wrong" point I guess she was wrong - she could have parked the car elsewhere in her driveway which was totally clear. Rather, she chose to park it as far back as possible - right over ice......
I work for a privately owned company in California. We currently have someone working here as an intern who is receiving credit through her graduate school program. She will have "used up" all of her internship credits at the end of this term, but she would like to continue working here......
:confused: -Hungry in SC Can someone please enlighten me? I work as a salaried employee in SC. I am trying to figure out if it is legal for my employer to "require" us to attend weekly training sessions from 12:00pm to 1:00pm without providing food or allowing us to go get food......