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    Working without breaks

    Is there any action I can take with my company for allowing the managers in my department to deny 15 minute breaks to us cooks and tips and simply lie about my ability to make themselves look better to the upper management? Also can they chage my schedule without notice after 4 years without...
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    No one cares about an estate — what does the state do?

    What does the state do when someone dies who has a lot of stuff, but no one cares or wants to be responsible?
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    "Unsafe Work Environment" definition, "essential job function"

    (This could be one question or two questions, but I put them all in one post, because they are related. Also, there are a lot of things going on in the situation, and my essay might have left out relevant details. If necessary, please tell me what details I did not specify.) Been working at...
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    Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft banned from Safeway

    (The situation does not match any of your categories, so I put it in the least wrong section.) About two months ago, a security guard at Safeway told me that his partner (who was not there at the time), told him that I got "caught stealing" and that I was banned from Safeway. He did not say...
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    Right of publicity

    Hello, I am looking for the best lawyer to work on contingency to sue a celebrity for violating right of publicity. They put my likeness in a song without permission, obviously referencing me in a negative way to over 100 million listeners. To sue for this and win all you apparently need is...
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    Criminal Records, Expungement Sealing records in Nevada

    Hello and appreciate any response in advance! I was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada about 10 years ago...the charge was trespassing in a casino and the DA immediately denied prosecution about one week after the incident. I am in the process of sealing the record. As part of the sealing...
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    I need to sue my bank.

    dear friends. i was stalked, harassed, intimidated by my bank in retaliation for filing a complaint about the fraud department. then the bank stole all the money from my business account and closed it (700 dollars). not a lot of money but it was stolen by the bank who wrote a check to itself ten...
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    Need help finding a lawyer for a lawsuit against a company

    Hello, my husband and I are seeking legal council for a lawsuit for Negligent and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress caused by the Special Needs trust Foundation based in El Cajon, CA My husband is person A and I am person AA. We live in Williston,FL. Email is preferred. [REDACTED...
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    Fence, Boundary Issue

    I have rural property with a portion of steel welded horse fence that has deteriorating wood posts that obviously is not 100% on the property line. It is not straight, whereas the parcel map shows a straight line. What makes this complicated is, the property corner, which for my neighbor, is the...
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    Starting a Business By non US citiens

    First of all, Thank you for taking time to read and answer this question. I am green card holder and my colleague is an H1B visa holder. We have a consulting business idea and we would like to pursue the idea to reality. From reading other forums and blogs, It is stated that we would require a...
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    Hotel/Motel GUEST or TENANT?

    When a person stays in a hotel/motel it is understood once the stay surpasses 30-days, the guest is then considered a tenant. Then, if the motel requires the guest to check out 1-day upon 25-days consecutively, and the guest stays the 1-day at the property directly next door with a different...
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    tax on US savings bonds' interest

    I was given 5 us savings bonds 30 years ago. I cashed them on the 1st of Sept, as they had matured. The taxable interest was $78680. I had 0 income in 2020 and 2021 and 0 income, besides these bonds, in 2022. LINE 37 OF THE 1040, THE tax that I will OWE (I AM SINGLE WITH 0 Dependents and am...
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    RETURN OF INHERITED ANTIQUE GUN COLLECTION

    I inherited my father's antique gun collection in 2010. I am 81 years of age. My son was arrested and charged with charges in 2019. In 2019 without advising me of my rights and without a warrant, the Los Gatos Police Department knocked on my door and said that they wanted to take my collection...
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    misdiagnosis

    (My situation did not appear to match any of your categories, so I clicked on the category that appeared the least wrong.) A couple of weeks ago, I e-mailed the following letter to my primary physician (except replacing doctors and psychologists names and the "Please note" portion.): On Dr's...
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    Finance, Investments Publicly Traded Cryptocurrency Exchange Stole my funds. What are my options?

    A cryptocurrency exchange that I use was recently having a promotion where they were promoting staking ETH to ETH 2.0. I saw an ad on their mobile app that was offering a 10% staking bonus up to $500 if I agreed to stake my ETH into ETH 2.0. I figured that this was a pretty good deal and so I...
  16. fusili3

    change joint tenancy of house to trust

    MY jurisdiction is LA, CALIFORNIA, NOT DELAWARE!!!!!!!!!!! I live in California. My mom bought a house in 1972 for $20,000. In 1992 she added me as joint owner and the assessment rate, which is quite low because Prop 13 protects us, did not change. The house was worth about $300,000 in...
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    Tax Rates On Capital Gains?

    I'm going to round numbers. I'm moving into a property for 2 years that I used as a rental. This will give me access to a $500000 maximum capital gains exclusion. When I sell the house, I will have $550000 in capital gains. I have worked through the worksheets in pub 523 and found that I...
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    Quick Trademark Question

    Hi I have a quick trademark question. At the USPTO's website it says one of the benefits of registration is: Legal presumption that you own the trademark and have the right to use it. So, in federal court, your registration certificate proves ownership, eliminating the need for copious amounts...
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    Legal requirements of a web designer/developer

    What are the legal obligations of a paid/unpaid web designer/developer?
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    Mis-classified as independent contractor in CA. Passed benefits?

    I've been working full time for over 3 years as a video editor for a large corporation creating product videos. I use the company's equipment, which has been in my home since COVID. They tell me what to do and when it's due. They tell me when to invoice them. I'm paid by direct deposit. I've...
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