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Can my employer postpone my raise until after I come back from maternity leave?

I was supposed to get a raise end of last month, June. However, because I’m taking maternity leave from September-December, my employer decided to postpone…

If my ex-fiance and I bought a house together and the down payment was a gift to me from my father’s life insurance,am I entitled to get all that back and then split anything over?

Can a tenant circumvent foreclosure on a house by offering to buy it from the mortgage company if the owner is in default and is refusing to sell?

We live in a home with my father.My brother-in-law swindled my father out of tbe house years ago but having him sign it over and…

What type of document would I use for an agreement with a supplier?

What type of document would I use for an agreement with a supplier of a product that has agreed to discount the sale price of…

Is it worth my time to pursue a lawyer to help me get a refund from a website building company located in India that did a poor job?

About 2 years ago, I paid a company called Fitser to create a website for my business. They took 6 months, constantly pressured me into…

Can I be forced to take a meal break?

I started working part time in November 2013, 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. By December of 2015 I was working over 6…

Can an online customer file dispute or legal action against for something not ordered?

We sell reborn dolls on Etsy. A custom order was placed for a doll to have light brown hair and dark blue eyes. We shipped…

Treatment of estate check

My mother recently passed away. She resided in AZ. My sister currently in OH is executrix in the Will that she she left. She was…

25 years married husband never put me on deed

We refinanced a home and at that time husband didn’t include me on the deed. We purchased it in 2000 and maybe 10 years later…

Can my lease with option to buy Lessor refuse to sell the house to me?

I have live in the house I’m buying since 2013. I purchased the home as a residential lease with option to purchase agreement. I purchased…