This week’s question: CAN I DISINHERIT MY CHILD? QUESTION: I am 92, and am not in good health. Although I have a will, it was prepared several years ago and divided up my estate between my three adult children. I would like
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HEY, WORKPLACE LOUDMOUTHS: WHAT YOU SAY MATTERS! QUESTION: I work in an office with a bunch of guys. Our cubicles are pretty close together, so it’s really easy to overhear other peoples’ conversations. Two of my male co-workers talk to each other
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DO NEW OVERTIME RULES APPLY TO SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS? QUESTION: I own a couple of copy centers in town. I have a manager who helps me run them, and I pay him a salary of about $30,000 a year; he usually works
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LOST YOUR JOB BECAUSE YOU’RE ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY? YOU MAY HAVE A CLAIM. QUESTION: I was recently laid off from my job, where I’d been working for the last 10 years. I heard the reason I was laid off, and not
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This week’s question: MISCLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS? QUESTION: I own a small company that does projects on contract. The projects last from six months to a couple of years. I hire people as “independent contractors” on these projects. They
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This week’s question: Do I have to let my ex-spouse take my children on vacation? QUESTION: My ex-husband and I were just divorced this year and share custody of our children. We each get the children for 3 weeks in the summer
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QUESTION: May I work part-time and take FMLA leave at the same time after the birth of my child? Q: I will be having my first child in a couple of months, and would like to apply for leave under the Family
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This week’s question: Will I receive alimony? QUESTION: I’m getting a divorce, and want to know if I can still receive alimony, whether or not I remarry or live with someone. ANSWER: The good news is there’s nothing in the law that
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This week’s question: WHAT IS A LIFE ESTATE? QUESTION: My wife Mary and I have been married 20 years; it’s the second marriage for both of us. I have begun to think about what will happen when I’m gone. I love my
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This week’s question: QUESTION: Do I need a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, isn’t the form the hospital gives me enough? ANSWER: A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care is essential to your estate plan. Other names for this
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