Whether or not your landlord can raise your rent depends on a number of variables, including the terms of your agreement and where you live. But here are some general guidelines....more
4/30/2013
- Discrimination Landlords Leases Rent Tenants
People, often women, illegally in the United States can feel that they must choose between lives of abuse or, if they report a crime, the threat of deportation. As a result, many illegal immigrants suffer silently rather...more
4/26/2013
- Domestic Violence Sexual Abuse U Visas
During the recession, many middle-wage jobs were lost and replaced with lower-paid work. Many of these jobs pay the minimum wage, which is set at $7.25 an hour by federal law....more
4/3/2013
- Minimum Wage Wages
In a divorce, assets and debts accrued during the marriage are divided. The most valuable marital asset is usually the house. The largest debt is usually the mortgage. Deciding what happens to the house is often complicated...more
4/1/2013
- Debt Divorce Marital Assets
For police to legally search your car, a number of circumstances must be met. Because it is mobile and comparatively easy to dispose of, a car has fewer protections against search than a home. Your permission or a valid...more
3/29/2013
- Probable Cause Search & Seizure
At one time, parenting was a lot simpler. All parents had to worry about was their child’s behavior in school, on the playground or around the dinner table. Children lived in protected, limited universes and interactions were...more
12/12/2012
- COPPA Facebook Social Media
Women are the primary or co-primary earners in two-thirds of American households. Their income is essential to the well-being of their families. Many of these women get pregnant. In spite of evidence that shows that pregnancy...more
12/8/2012
- Discrimination EEOC Pregnancy
Each year, 3.5 million Americans will experience homelessness. On a given night, 636,000 individuals are homeless. Of this number, 40 percent will be “unsheltered.” They will have no place to stay, not even a homeless...more
12/4/2012
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
