Recent content by cbg

Somehow I didn't see this one till now. I don't know what part of California he is in, but California has a great many excellent law schools. Many if not most law schools offer clinics where third year law students, under the guidance of their professors, offer free or very low cost assistance...

May I offer a suggestion, Joe? Many law schools offer clinics where third year students, under the guidance of their professors, provide assistance at low- or no-cost to individuals who cannot afford private representation. I don't know what part of Nevada you are in but there is at least one...

IMO, you're going to need a great deal more than you've got to prove that race was a factor. I'm not saying it's impossible, but the only way this is going to be illegal discrimination is if the SOLE reason you were not promoted was your race. There is no requirement that everyone who is...

FYI discrimination on the basis of having worked/not worked with the applicant before is not illegal.

I'm sorry to have to write this but quite honestly, his best bet at this point is to operate on the assumption that he has been fired and start looking for another job. I would recommend that he apply for unemployment; no one has to tell him he's been let go before he can apply, and it might...

Mine was taking tickets at the local swim club.

I'm sorry for your loss. It would be pointless to pass a law to "protect" us from the mistakes of others. We are all human, even doctors, and we all make mistakes, even doctors. No law can ever change that. But I think what you are really asking is, can the doctor who made the mistake be held...

A great many people invest in mental health care who are perfectly sane and reasonable people but who need help coping with an emotional trauma of some sort. You don't have to be crazy to seek mental health therapy. If you are right about what happened, that kind of mental trauma would be a...

I'm sorry to hear that. When you have a legal question, be sure to let us know.

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Sorry, I wasn't thinking about the difference between a green card holder (the OP) and a dual citizen (me). Not enough coffee this morning, I guess.

In my state, I only needed to indicate on my marriage license that I intended to take my husband's name. I am not in your state, though, so YMMV.

We have great freedom in this country to be a jerk. By all means talk to HR about it, but if HR refuses to take action there's no recourse for you in the law.

Obviously I can't say if this is the case or not, and in fact it's not overly likely. But some years ago my then-employer required every employee to sign a non-compete/non-disclosure agreement because it was required by the source of our funding. We had absolutely no intention of enforcing them...

I have three books available for sale on Amazon, all of which are copyrighted and listed with the Library of Congress, and I don't have a certificate for any of them.