How Long Will My Case Take?
Posted on October 16, 2008 - Filed Under Law | Leave a Comment
One of the most common misconceptions about injury cases is they take years to be resolved. New clients regularly express this concern. This misconception comes from cases in the news which have taken years to settle. However, for the most part, it remains a myth.
One of the most common misconceptions about injury cases is they take years to be resolved. New clients regularly express this concern. This misconception comes from cases in the news which have taken years to settle. However, for the most part, it remains a myth.
Read More..>>Age Does Not Matter
Posted on March 24, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
As the old and overly utilized cliché goes; “Age does not matter.” This statement would pertain not merely to the daily facets of everyday living but it would also be an appropriate statement for laws abhorring discrimination on the basis of age.
Read More..>>Using Dvd Media In Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation
Posted on March 18, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
INTRODUCTION
Read More..>>Preventing Employee Lawsuits
Posted on March 12, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Q: I was a manager at a small company for many years. This company had a couple of lawsuits filed by disgruntled employees. Now I am in the process of establishing my own business. How can I prevent lawsuits by employees?
A: You can’t. Our legal system allows individuals to file lawsuits, meeting a fairly minimal threshold, when they believe they have been wronged. And while employers may and often do ultimately prevail, even winning can represent a significant expense to your company – one that most would prefer to avoid if at all possible.
Read More..>>Keys To Dismantling An Expert Witness
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Television and movies have colored the opinions of millions of people regarding the inner workings of a trial and the techniques routinely used by lawyers. In truth, a director of a television show has a limited amount of time to hold an audience captive and keep viewers tuned in. Although many attorneys would do well to abridge their own, often long-winded presentations, it’s just not possible to perform meaningfully in a few short minutes.
Usually, a lawyer in a movie comes out breathing hellfire from the opening salvo of a cross-examination to the moment he sits down four minutes later. This just isn’t practical in the real world.
Read More..>>The Race Of The Races
Posted on February 21, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The rule is quite simple, equal employment opportunity is available to any person without regard to his racial orientation, or his genetic characteristic that may be associated with his race. Even marriage to or association with someone of a marginalized ethnicity cannot be a basis for unjustly discriminating an employee.
The prohibition from discriminating against an employee because of race or perceived color covers not merely the hiring of employees but extends to promotion, compensation, job training, termination, or terms, privileges, and conditions of employment. Employment decisions on the basis of assumptions on abilities, and the performance of an individual based on the fact that the employee belongs to a particular ethnic or racial group is also abhorred.
Read More..>>How Private Are Your Documents?
Posted on January 6, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The modern day law office relies substantially on the computer system and the network upon which it operates. Document creation, modification and retention is inextricably tied to the office computer system, and often left vulnerable to theft or piracy via that firm’s open internet connection. As the power and potential of the internet expands, the threats to personal and document privacy increase proportionally. Whether you run a corporate office, a law firm or a small business, the secure protection of your private documents will often represent the difference between victory and loss in a law suit.
Read More..>>The Rights Of The Workers Against Employment Discrimination
Posted on January 2, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
To deter the employers from exercising discriminative acts to their employees, many labor decrees have been ratified by the Federal and State governments in the 1960’s. Such law provisions tackle most of the aspects which have great deal in the upholding of the workers’ rights besides their personalities and work nature.
These were subsequently followed by the promulgation of the employment discrimination law which aims to impede the employers to continue their illegal acts or else face the consequences of being penalized.
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