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Did you not read the pdf yourself? It clearly stipulates, "The signed Consent to Join Form must be postmarked by May 7, 2007. If your signed Consent to Join Form is not postmarked by May 7, 2007, you will not participate in any recovery obtained against Defendants in this lawsuit." I...

Contracts are a legal issue, business procedures are not. All your employer must do is pay you a minimum wage of $7.15/hr in New York for hours worked. Your last worked day was in Feb., since your employer extended your "employment" till April it is nothing more that severance pay and...

Employers must notify plan administrators of a qualifying event within 30 days after an employee's death, termination, reduced hours of employment or entitlement to Medicare. The plan administrator would then be in touch with you. Yes You would need to show that you were directly...

Unless you have some sort of contract to guarantee performance by the college, I see no legal recourse. A college is like any other business and they probably made a budget decision to cancel the program. You are a most unfortunate bystander.

My non-legal suggestion would be: Send a letter to your ex-boyfriend (hopefully you know of his current address). Advise him that you would appreciate the return of all items belonging to you - list each item with full description. Mention that upon the delivery of these items to you, he...

Sounds like a minor clerical error. You may need to cut thru the red tape to get to someone who is helpful to fixing this for you. Be persistant. That is all it takes. I've personally been wrestling with Verizon for six months. I'ts a matter of speaking with 1) someone who knows what they...

You have the upper hand as you have a valid completed contract. Unless it can shown you were fully aware of the mistake prior to signing and were intentionally trying to deceive the Dealership, the Dealership has no legal basis. It is a business error and the Dealership needs to take it as a...

I saw no one else had answered you so even though I have no legal knowledge in this area, I will take a shot. I seriously doubt this. Were these all speeding tickets or reckless driving charges? Speeding tickets are usually considered infractions versus reckless driving which would be a...

Since you did not indicate your State, I shall assume you live in an "at will" state. Thus terminology does not matter as they can let you go, fire you, terminate your employment, lay you off, etc. etc. for any reason other than discrimination. When you file for unemployment, that is when it...

I feel your pain, yet the tax lien is "fact". Though there are circumstances which were somewhat out of your control, it remains that the taxes were not paid and a lien was placed. Equifax and the others allow you to dispute errors, yet this is not an error situation. Make certain that the...

The employer is not legally obliged to fulfill the performance bonus unless possibly you had a separate written or verbal contract indicating that you would indeed be given it. Same as the 60 day extension of your pay, they were not legally obligated to do that. NY is an "at will" state; and...

Unless you had an employee contract, your employer is not legally obligated to pay a terminated employee any performance bonus, serverance, or any other payout. It appears you have taken the appropriate steps to inquire with higher management. Yet, don't cut your bridges if you wish to use...

Question for dee_dub For taxes severance pay will be viewed as payment for past services rendered (wages). But since severance pay is not mandatory by FLSA, can it not legally be construed as a gift? And if so, can a gift be withdrawn even though it was verbally promised? Is a gift lacking...

This should not matter. Evidently the employer felt that adultery by their employees does not represent a good image for their corporation. There are no borders between right to privacy and employment. Think about the inappropriate manner of a policewoman posing in her uniform, yet half...

As a parent myself, I say "drop it". Perhaps your son is over sensitive. Did you ever attend a parent/teacher conference to discuss the situation with the teacher? "Terrorist threat"?! Are you saying we have terrorist teaching our children? I would think it is the other way around and the...

A check is a negotiable instrument. A negotiable instrument is not a contract, as contract formation requires an offer, acceptance, and consideration. Thus the employer had every right to stop payment of the check. If anything the employee may argue that he had a verbal contract to receive...

Your analogy doesn't fit. The employer is required to pay wages, yet severance pay is not a requirement. Thus I was inquiring if it could be considered a gift. By offering the severance pay, what did the employee put on the table? How can this be considered a contract agreement? The...

Providing this ocurred in an "At will" state, the employer may terminate the employment for any reason that does not violate Federal law. Federal discrimination laws make it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees and job applicants in any aspect of employment based on age...

Yes, I saw the Australia case. Yet the U.S. isn't always as liberal. I was fairly certain I could legally use this avenue, but I didn't want any quirky law to popup. Thanks.

Did this occur in a "No Fault" state? Apparently your insurance company found reason to believe the claim was unfounded and refuses to pay. Thus the passenger is seaking other sources for relief. As you yourself mentioned, this appears to be a "baseless lawsuit". I'd recommend consulting...