Archive for November 2008

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.

Sophia asked: Our community issued tax exempt bonds to build improvements to the utility system. A portion of our utility bill goes to repay that tax exempt bond. However, we are charged sales tax on ALL of the utility bill. Is this legal under the IRS and SEC rules, or should they [...]

Posted Tue, Nov 11th, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. Tagged as: . 4 Comments.

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.

RT asked: I live in Virginia and I am currently having my basement finished. I want to install an electric stove in my walkout basement, does anyone know if it is legal?

Posted Sun, Nov 9th, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. 2 Comments.

home_tundrah asked: I would guess that it could be, since they obtain that information when hiring. But, I was just handed a form to fill out asking me what the highest level of education I achieved was, what type of degree I received and where from.
This may be legal, but it seems to have potential [...]

Posted Sat, Nov 8th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Legal. 5 Comments.

blondie026 asked: I work for a non-profit organization that has, in spurts, started using social networking sites such as facebok and myspace to connect to current clients, as well as a marketing tool to gain interest. What are the legal issues to be considered with these? How can businesses and organizations stay safe legally while [...]

Posted Fri, Nov 7th, 2008. Listed under: Law & Ethics. 1 Comment.

Tiger asked: I’ve been wanting to dye my dog blue, pink, or purple. Lots of people have been dying their dog so I want to too. If it’s legal what color should I dye her?
I DID NOT ask if it was cruel and inhumane. I asked if it was illegal or what color i should [...]

Posted Fri, Nov 7th, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. 11 Comments.

The Naturalist asked: I am going to argentina for a month, and am going to collect plants/insects and preserve them while I’m there. As long as they are preserved, dead, and mounted, is it legal to bring them from Buenas Aires to the US as a non cairry on item, whithout claiming them at [...]

Posted Wed, Nov 5th, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. 1 Comment.

Queen Queso asked: My neighbor is doing that right now, and I was wondering if it was even legal. We are in the state of Indiana.

Posted Wed, Nov 5th, 2008. Listed under: Uncategorized. 9 Comments.