Law & Ethics - November 2006

Is it against the law or do you not have to tell them the truth about your high school GPA on a job application?

2006-11-07 17:22:40 · 4 answers · asked by ohsswim04 2

2006-11-07 15:54:04 · 1 answers · asked by PnkTryngl 1

2006-11-07 15:45:18 · 1 answers · asked by jo b 1

I know someone who is paying child support but the state of WA wants to take the other half of his pay check. I am trying to find some one who knows what church in Seattle,WA helps with this issue.

2006-11-07 15:43:00 · 2 answers · asked by watcher_kat 1

for the last couple of weeks there has been a storm over a protestant minister who had a homosexual encounter with another man, but bout 3 weeks ago a Jewsh Rabbi was caught trying to solicit sex from young under age boys yet, I have not seen one piece about it here on Y,A, or in any news media or T,V, why?
is it not a sin in the Jewish church or ?

2006-11-07 15:34:06 · 8 answers · asked by jim ex marine offi, 3

Does rape happen often in prison. And if you refuse to give in?

2006-11-07 15:15:53 · 7 answers · asked by Greg S 3

I live in alaska with my nephew. His mother is incarcerated in washington for some bad choices years ago. She called our home from jail. The auto voice machine asked if we would accept a collect call from her, to accept press 1. I did so and was immediately sent to some billing company that wanted around 60$ for 15 minutes of phone time. Other than being morally absurd greed on someones part, is this an accepted practice? The place made it seem I woudn't accept the call. I just didn't have the money right now. I'm sure she thinks we just said no, we didn't want to talk to her. Whats up with this?? Is this legal or just another way to extort money from people who are not having the best time in life as it is. When I call Washington, I pay around 8 cents per minute. If she calls it's 3$??

2006-11-07 15:14:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

With or without a will, does the court decide who gets what? Would there be a court record somewhere?

2006-11-07 15:05:43 · 1 answers · asked by DallasGuy 3

2006-11-07 15:01:16 · 1 answers · asked by Trevor R 1

Here in ohio we are voting to band smoking or to allow it in bars,bowling alleys,bingo halls ect.

But right now *as of 11pm* the issue to band it is passing. Yes smoking is bad but it shouldn't be up to the government to take it away. whats next....saying how many beers you can have? How much a certain food you can have? Lottery you can buy?

2006-11-07 15:00:13 · 15 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5

is it a law to stop for a funeral procession, or is it just common courtsey.

2006-11-07 14:59:27 · 5 answers · asked by teresa s 1

I plan on writing a fictional young adult novel and basing it on my own life as a high school student on Long Island. I was wondering, when writing about characters from real life how would I avoid defamation of character? My friend who takes a law class said you could use the same first name but must change the last name and physical appearance, etc.

So my questions are:
How do I change characters as to avoid DOC?
What falls under DOC?
Can I keep the same first name and change the last name and some personality traits, etc?

and also:

Would I have to get consent from a company if in my novel if a character says something about a certain TV show, etc?

And do I need consent when quoting a book, movie, song, or TV show?

2006-11-07 14:58:16 · 3 answers · asked by mighty* :] 2

is francine busby the one who wants to make it so girls under 18 can have an abortion without their parents' permission and without their parents being informed??

2006-11-07 14:57:19 · 1 answers · asked by emily.grace 3

Thoughts?

2006-11-07 14:55:56 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 14:52:03 · 3 answers · asked by will j 1

I'll be going away for likely up to 30 years, what can I expect in a Maximum Security, Secure Medium Security or high Medium security, not totally sure.

2006-11-07 14:36:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Wheter or not to amend the Constitution of Virginia to permit same sex marriage was voted upon today. I neither condemn nor condom homosexuality. Is it a behavior that I would choose for myself or my children? Absolutely not. Homosexuality in it's very fabrication is contrary to nature. Same sex relations or marriages serve no useful propose biologically. The same sex can not reproduce together, it's impossible. The legalization of same sex marriages would erode the moral and ethical fiber on society. Should they be allowed to co habitat, if that's what they choose. However, to allow their union to be legalized under the covenant of marriage is egregious. I voted accordingly.
What's your opinion?

2006-11-07 14:27:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

of mental problems for me, is there anyway I can sue them now, before I didnt want to because it was causing to much anxiety but i just feel I need justice, can you still sue if its like 4 or 5years ago?

2006-11-07 14:27:42 · 5 answers · asked by luckylove 1

A buddy of mine has a family event that he cannot miss tonight. However, he is scheduled to go to his DUI (drunk driving) class tonight. He wants to call in with an excuse on why he can't make it, and how he will make up the class, but he does not want to say he is sick because they will request a doctors note. What should he tell them?

2006-11-07 14:27:10 · 11 answers · asked by Surge 2

There is nothing in the work contract that states this can happen. Structure for one of the clients has change. By accident the new procedure was not followed to the dot. The product was caught before it was sent to the client. I was told if the mistake happens again that the cost of it would be deducted from my pay. Is this legal?

2006-11-07 14:22:16 · 13 answers · asked by adyafterday 2

can a person who is on ARD probation leave the US to go to Canada

2006-11-07 14:20:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 14:16:12 · 6 answers · asked by DOLLARZ 2

Cops: Actress slain after noise complaint
By Rocco Parascandola
Newsday Staff Writer


November 7, 2006
Her family's insistence that actress Adrienne Shelly would never take her own life, a mysterious sneaker print at the Greenwich Village murder scene, and detectives' discovery that the apartment beneath Shelly's was being renovated -- these were prime factors that police sources Monday said led to the arrest of a suspect in the slaying.

Diego Pillco, 19, of Sunset Park, a handyman who was working in the apartment being renovated, was charged with second-degree murder in the popular indie-film actress's death on Thursday, police said.




Sources said Pillco confessed to detectives Monday that he was angry that Shelly, 40, had complained about the noise he was making as he worked. He told police he beat her and tried to make it appear as if she had committed suicide, using a bedsheet to hang the actress from a shower rod in the bathroom of the Abingdon Square apartment she used as an office, the sources said.

Shelly's husband, Andrew Ostroy, who found her body Thursday, said in a statement Monday night, "My wife's senseless death is devastating to me, our families and friends. We are incredibly grateful to the New York City Police Department for their dedication, professionalism and tenacity in following up on every lead in this case."

Shelly -- born Adrienne Levine in Queens and reared on Long Island, where she attended Jericho High School -- starred in several of Hal Hartley's movies. She most recently appeared in "Factotum," with Marisa Tomei and Matt Dillon.

Police initially thought the actress had committed suicide.

But Shelly's family was adamant that she would not take her life and leave her daughter Sophie, 3, without a mother.

There also was the matter of the mysterious sneaker print on the toilet in the bathroom. And the shower rod showed no sign of stress from the weight of Shelly's body, sources said, which raised questions about whether it was a suicide.

An autopsy was inconclusive. As the city medical examiner was conducting further tests, detectives learned that renovation work was being done inside apartment No. 37, directly below Shelly's apartment. That apartment's former resident died recently of natural causes.

Detectives zeroed in on Pillco, one of several workers in the building. He confessed while being questioned Monday, sources said.

Sources said Pillco told police that Shelly complained to him about the noise of the renovation work. The confrontation became heated and then got physical, Pillco told detectives, as Shelly slapped him and he punched her, knocking her to the floor, a law enforcement source said.

Pillco dragged Shelly's body into her apartment, where he tried to create the fiction of her death by suicide, sources said.

Pillco, who at 5 feet tall was shorter than Shelly by 2 inches, apparently had trouble trying to situate her body to fit a suicide scenario, so he had to step on the toilet, leaving behind the sneaker print, sources said.

The cause of death still was not clear, the medical examiner's office said.

Pillco immigrated to the United States from Ecuador in July, police said. Several other men lived with him in a basement apartment on Prospect Avenue, neighbors said.

At Shelly's building Monday, resident Ilana Abrahams, 22, said news of the arrest frightened tenants who had assumed that if Shelly had been slain, it was not at the hands of a stranger.

"We thought it was someone she knew," Abrahams said. "[Building management] was leaving the door open all the time and just letting contractors walk in and out."

A close friend of Shelly's, who asked that his name not be used, said the arrest was a confirmation for those who could not believe Shelly had taken her life.

"I saw the rat right away," he said of the initial suspicion about suicide. "If Adrienne had some depressed thoughts or feelings, we all would have known right away."

Ostroy, in his statement, said, "We appreciate the outpouring of support we've received. Her fans and the film community knew Adrienne as an award-winning actor, screenwriter and director, but her most enduring legacy is our wonderful daughter. To those closest to her, she was the best mother and stepmother, wife, daughter, sister and friend anyone could ask for."

2006-11-07 14:11:52 · 11 answers · asked by die_illegals 1

I have a friend who works in a resturant as a server. When business is slow, the boss makes a few of them sit around and wait until (or if) business picks up. Sometimes this wait is 2-3 hours and it never does get busy so they go home with 3 hours of their time not compinsated for. Oh, and I guess they have to wait in the dingy basement now...

Is this legal? I'm in Michigan. Anyone know of where on the Michigan.gov website I can find out about this. I've looked a little and can't find anything.

It just seems to me that this "on call" time is time the employer is taking away from my friends own time and she should be paid for it...

2006-11-07 14:09:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 14:05:59 · 16 answers · asked by shoaib 1

What are the steps of setting up a small import and export company in Singapore and how much of capital must i have to began? And legal doc or things i must take note of? And what are the cost of legal laws of exporting and importing to overseas companies?

2006-11-07 13:53:50 · 1 answers · asked by Larina 2

i want to research all of my rights and all the laws so i can defend myself from being harrassed by the police.

2006-11-07 13:45:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think NOT. If you want to talk about Qualifications, Work Ethnics, Experience, and Education then I'm sorry to said but for those that think Affirmative Action gives other sex, race, gender an "edge", more like it's helping you.

I'm sorry but I was going through the forums about Proposal 2 and all the replies were about "white" this, "white" that, "I lost my job because of Affirmative Action", gimme a break. Don't put me in that category of "SLACKER HIRE!" Cause I'm WELL Qualified, more Experience, and more Educated.

There have been plenty of times I tell myself this, "Why is he even my boss?" He doesn't even know what he is talking about! I ask him, "How you get this job?" He answers, "My dad knows one of the corporate guys." So hiring someone just because daddy's knows someone = "EDGE". No ****** wonder our economy is downhill. I believe we NEED only the BEST in our schools as well as in our Businesses, Corporation, work place, etc; or we'll lose this Global Competition.

2006-11-07 13:44:56 · 2 answers · asked by Moua 1

Sometimes I look at how much money in taxes are taken out of my paycheck and feel like I've been robbed!

2006-11-07 13:37:47 · 11 answers · asked by Rebecca T 1

Looking for different viewpoints here.....I need some convincing arguments for this LD Topic for a speech tournament on friday...
help me out here......

2006-11-07 13:32:49 · 2 answers · asked by JChurch 1