Archive for the ‘Law & Ethics’ Category

Jon T asked: I live in California. If you are employed by someone who harasses you frequently, but only when you’re alone so that there would be no evidence, would it be legal to record him doing it? Or would you just have to deal with it?

Posted Tue, Dec 16th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. Tagged as: . 4 Comments.

Not Really Morbid asked: I am not considering this, just curious if it is legal, people stuff their beloved pets all the time.

Posted Wed, Dec 10th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. Tagged as: . 10 Comments.

lookingforanswer asked: Hello:
I have been working as an intern for almost a year.
Last week my employer informed me that I would need
to leave by the month because maximum duration of an internship can be 1-year without turning into a regular employee position. Otherwise, he has given me good performance review.
I also found out that [...]

Posted Sun, Dec 7th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 5 Comments.

lovey07 asked: Is it legal to fire someone from their job if the person firing you cant fire anyone else and the only reason she is doing it is because you are not with her nephew anymore? I was working for my boyfriend’s family and I worked with his aunt! She cant fire anyone else [...]

Posted Sun, Dec 7th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. Tagged as: . 5 Comments.

unit asked: I contracted a private company to install a bathroom suite. I’m not happy with the quality of work and the time taken to complete the job. What are my legal rights to argue the cost they’ve quoted?

Posted Thu, Dec 4th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 5 Comments.

joyfulspirit@rogers.com asked: We recently rented an apartment in town to stay at a few days a week. Cable was already installed in this 50+-year-old building when we moved in. We would prefer not to deal with the cable company, as their customer service is terrible and we can get a better package from the [...]

Posted Mon, Dec 1st, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 13 Comments.

Phoenix asked: My sister would like to get legal guardianship of two boys, ages 15 & 13, that are friends of her 12 yr old son. They have lived with my sister on a full time basis since June 2007. The parents live in a motel, & have no money, work, transportation, or [...]

Posted Tue, Nov 25th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 2 Comments.

kbnky asked: If one of the people in the recording is aware that video/audio are being captured, is it legal? If so, can you also provide me with a link or documentation where I can learn more?

Posted Fri, Nov 21st, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 1 Comment.

Arslan asked: I have been moving around for a while and moving from one apartment to another. This seems to continue further till I marry, get a permanent job and set up a permanent address. And I am really tired of following up with adress changes.
Right now I am in Maryland, I am not [...]

Posted Sat, Nov 15th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 1 Comment.

unNamed 1 asked: Due to the increasingly high cost of doing business I have decided to close down. I was just wondering what exactly are the legal and ethical responsibilities that I have to my employees who have been with me for at least 5 years. Experience-based answers (from employees who have been laid off [...]

Posted Mon, Nov 10th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 2 Comments.