Law & Legal

2007-12-11 00:59:46 · 8 answers · asked by Teresa 3

I am an English major and I have recently learned that one of the job opportunities for majors such as me is lawyer. My mother has been constantly pushing me to be a lawyer (she's not crazy about it, though; she thankfully allows me the freedom to choose my career path) and though I agree it is a noble profession, I also understand that at times it is not so noble.

It's not really the public speaking, or the endless hours of investigation and research and memory work that intimidates me. What DOES scare me is that at times lawyers have to defend the wrong people and make it seem as though they are in the right, all for the sake of cash. That is the one thing that I find unattractive about being a lawyer.

So for all the lawyers who frequent Y!A, I'd appreciate it a lot if you could give me AT LEAST 5 very good reasons why a person should become a lawyer despite this "risk", aside from the usual "pay is good" or "it's a noble profession" answers.

Thanks. :)

2007-12-11 00:49:00 · 5 answers · asked by Shooting STELLAR Press (MISAWA) 6

2007-12-10 22:42:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-10 20:38:39 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1

i work in a factory with 200 people im never late i do my job i just dont get it what is the law on hurasment

2007-12-10 20:18:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just like the above says. Is this legal? A company approaches someone and says "we can't afford to keep you, we have nothing for you to do in the company, you must leave within 6 months, but if you tell anyone in the company you will be fired immediately". Various other positions also open up within the company in which she is qualified for and she is not being offered them. Another strange coincidence is she is also in divorce precedings with her husband whom works in the corporate headquarters. (Husband does not make any executive decisions, but has worked for the company for almost two decades.) Should she get a lawyer and what rights, if any, are being violated? Does a company have right to put a 'gag order' on its employees in this fashion?

2007-12-10 20:08:54 · 7 answers · asked by missionord 1

i work 4 to 8 hours daily and NEVER get breaks or lunch, and i close the store ALONE at 9 to 10 pm. is there like a safety rule against this?? oh he also refuses to pay us for overtime... legal????

2007-12-10 19:39:15 · 6 answers · asked by *eLiZaBeTh* 3

My friend works on a combination base salary and commission pay structure. She has it clearly stated in her contract that the commission on any new or future business is 10% but has just been told that her commission has been cut in half to 5%. Is this legal in California?
Thanks!

2007-12-10 09:01:17 · 4 answers · asked by msp76 1

Hi,
I am hoping someone can advice me on what to do.
I was offered a job during the summer with a prepschool, and I took it. It pays $21 an hour and I work 12 hours a week...I put both of my kids in childcare and started to job in august. The first paycheck we received was 2 weeks late..Then We did not get paid anymore..My car broke down and I pressed them for money..They paid me another $600 Since, I have not been able to get any money out of them. My mother lives abroad and is terminally ill. I need to travel soon before she passes and I need to travel with my two kids..Tickets are about $1700 for the 3 of us..I don't have the means since I have not been getting paid..My husband can't cover the plane costs either..since all his money goes to bills..I need to go soon and they keep telling me they don't have money..What do i do? please please please help..My mom has cancer and became paralyzed 1 week ago, I am an only child and need to go care for her ASAP...

2007-12-10 07:28:25 · 3 answers · asked by S. A 2

I was sick and not able to attend work 11/26-12/1. I was able to return 12/3 and my boss called and said not to come in, my shift has been covered and rudly hung up on me. Because of that conversation I slipped into a depression (which I have been treated for over the last 2 years with no depressive instances until I started working for this woman, and she knows that.) and was not able to go to work on Wed. 12/5.
I came in with a Dr.'s note (as per her request ) this morning and she had someone covering my shift again. My note stated I was able to work today and she refused to allow me to. She told me to give my keys back to her temporarily until I can come up with a Dr.'s note from having the flu. I do not have ins. or the money to go to see a Dr. and she did not ask for a Dr's note for the flu until she found out that I was out for a mental health issue.
Can I sew her for mental anguish among other things like lost wages and withholding my paycheck?

2007-12-10 07:09:38 · 8 answers · asked by Ron's wife 3

and what is average salary and all that

2007-12-10 05:37:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to lease a home before I buy it so I want to put together a document to propose to those home owners who are looking to sell. I would like to read up on a few contracts and docs to make sure that I know fully what I am doing.

2007-12-10 04:52:36 · 3 answers · asked by Bri up 1

My boss told us late Friday evening that he is selling his company and we can either report to work at the company he sold to this Monday (tomorrow morning) or quit. I have no clue what I am going to be doing at this other place etc. He states I am being laid off but have option to work for this other company. I want to see how this would effect me collecting unemployment insurance if any? Located in CA. Thank you.

2007-12-09 14:37:58 · 5 answers · asked by gumbo 1

I have a diploma of financial services and am currently studying law. I would like to know what the good paying areas of law are in Australia that could use financial qualifications.
Also can anyone tell me what pay I would be looking at getting when I graduate in the legal profession.

Thankyou

2007-12-09 13:03:26 · 3 answers · asked by mel_24 1

Where can I find a professional answer to this question,& others like it ?

2007-12-09 12:58:26 · 5 answers · asked by wns_world 1

2007-12-09 10:34:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi. i have been suspended due to dropping calls on customers. i have been very stressed lately and stupidly started ending calls when the pressure was on.

could anyone tell me if its mis or gross misconduct and can i do anything to help my case when my hearing comes next week?

i work in a telecommunications company and im really worried about losing my job at this time of year. i have worked for the company for 6 years.

thanx in advance

2007-12-09 10:22:45 · 4 answers · asked by ton lad 1

I am a 48 year old grand mother of four. Iv'e worked at an animal shelter for 1 1/2 years. I got terminated from my job because a co-worker assumed I was looking through her locker because she left it opened and I was the only one in the locker room at that time. She told me that even though she didn't see me go through her things, that by me being the only one in the locker room and was near her locker, thats why she think I went through her things. At the hearing before I got terminated, she mentioned that nothing was taken, only things was out of placed. They fired me with attempt to theft. I was misrepresented by my union due to my co-worker being related to them. My termination were based on hearsay. I believe my disissal was unjustified. I am outraged, and appalled by the whole ordeal. Further, I intend to file more official complaints.

2007-12-09 09:03:50 · 9 answers · asked by Ms. Dora 1

I offer my staff 20 days holiday - also 8 public holidays - but we plan to close all of christmas - 4 extra days can i force my staff to take them from theor holiday allowance if they havent already taken them .whats legal opinion -

2007-12-09 06:35:55 · 12 answers · asked by tapmadi 1

starting pay was only 11 an hr , now its over 20.00. Is this legal to do? This is a major corporation. Yes I am putting in my 2 weeks notice at which will be 80 hrs.I wld be fine with this if they equaled it out by dollar amt instead of hours. Can you tell me if this illegal to do?

2007-12-08 20:03:27 · 6 answers · asked by dasmygurl 2

Sorry this is so long...
I was at a job for 6 years. The last 7 months, they changed management & the new management were uh, to be nice, slooow. Lot's of problems. So I was fired, went on unemployment, the new management appealed it & we went to appeals court over it. They lied in court about my character, my job performance, that I was lazy, etc., & basically that I just sucked. The court broke the case into 2 seperate cases (I won't go into it) & I defended myself & proved not only that I was a great employee, but I won both cases & the management was terrible & I could continue to collect the unemployment. Now...how do I oh-so-delicately tell this (or not) to my interviewers? I have been racking my brain about this for weeks. To tell the truth or not? And how to go about it, either way...Thank you so much.

2007-12-08 15:56:31 · 6 answers · asked by Toni 5

around mesa is where iam looking if anyone knows

2007-12-08 14:06:50 · 5 answers · asked by destineers14 1

I am building a new home and recently found out that my bank allowed the first draw to go thru without my signature. The paper work I signed required my signature and the builders. Now I had to hire an inspector because the roofing work is of poor worksmanship.

2007-12-08 13:59:37 · 5 answers · asked by lucyinktown 1

If you work for both BK and Wendy's or KFC and Popeyes, could you get in trouble. Someone told me if you do and the boss finds out, then they can sue you for all the money they paid you before. It has something to do with trade secrets.

My Manager at McDonalds found out that I was working at BK (he locked two of my friends in the freezer until they had to tell me). Now he is telling me if I don't give him all of the money I earned there in the last 15 months, (about $6000), he's going to turn me in to the police. I'm really afraid of gettign busted because I want to go to college someday - but I only saved about $3800 and don't know what to do. He said, he's also going to report me to the district manager of McDonalds - and I've heard that that guys uncle is in the mob.

2007-12-08 13:50:03 · 7 answers · asked by Merve 2

I know its easier to do as an LLC but I need to protect my company names as a Sole Proprietor can this be done?

My business is retail based in North Carolina. It just ran by Me.

2007-12-08 10:42:31 · 4 answers · asked by Good Girl 1

I have 10 years practical work experience in my field. I recently left my old job and in the interviewing process I find that recruiters and HR persons are eliminating me from the pool without further investigation or interview simply because I did not go to a top 25 school. My school is ABA accredited and my work history and experience is top notch. What's the problem and how do I get around this?

2007-12-08 06:13:18 · 6 answers · asked by clearances640 1

Situation: A person is hired as a manager, then when the workload required two people, the manager voluntarily requested a senior staff role to focus on mentoring junior team members and addressing immediate needs of the organization. The now former manager suggested to the company that they bring in a director above him to manage the leadership team as well as champion the team's efforts.

During this time, another senior staff member was added to the team so now the former manager and the newer staff member are peers. A company-wide announcement was issued by the VP of the team detailing the former manager's new role.

The company has decided they need to layoff people across the company and for the purposes of the layoff changed the former manager's title from senior staff member back to manager. Now the manager has no peers. The former manager is an African-American male-40 years old. The only people on this team who were impacted were also the only two African-Americans on the team.

I can provide additional details if needed.

2007-12-08 05:21:07 · 3 answers · asked by Charles H 1

I've heard that under certain circumstances, this can happen. True? What circumstances?

2007-12-08 01:25:05 · 8 answers · asked by Employment Guy 7

2007-12-07 19:46:40 · 7 answers · asked by Jodi P 1

I was fired from my job two weeks ago without any prior warning. I had worked there for just under 6 weeks. I had worked nearly half the day when my Supervisor says I'm fired and its her fault for hiring someone without more experience and only having a secretary to train me. She did pay me for the rest of the week. I'm a medical assistant. Is there anything i can do?

If it helps, I live in Maine

2007-12-07 19:23:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous