EMPLOYER VIOLATES EMPLOYEE RIGHTS WHEN IT BARS SALARY DISCUSSIONS QUESTION: My friend and I both work at the same company. We learned by accident that one of our co-workers, who does the same work we do, is earning almost $10,000 more per
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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: 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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This week’s question: Does a parent have to pay college expenses? QUESTION: My husband and I have are going through a divorce. We have two kids who are under 18 and one who is in college. We always agreed that we would
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This week’s question: How will my ex-husband’s medical marijuana card affect custody of my children? QUESTION: My ex-husband and I have joint custody of our children and we have 50/50 parenting time. I have recently learned that my ex-husband received a
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This week’s question: DO I HAVE TO PAY MY DECEASED MOTHER’S CREDIT CARD BILL? QUESTION: My mother recently passed away and I have been appointed personal representative of her estate. I just received a notice from her credit card company saying
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This week’s question: WHAT’S IN A NAME? SHOULD I CHANGE MY NAME TO INCREASE MY APPEAL TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS? QUESTION: My parents gave me an ethnic name as a link to my cultural heritage. I just saw a television show where
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Presentation to GBN in Ferndale by Daniel Gwinn 11-19-2014 Stereotyping people because of their sexual orientation is wrong. It’s particularly egregious in the workplace, where LGBTQ people are typically discriminated against and where their rights to equal employment are not honored. LGBTQ activists
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