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If an employer finds out they are losing funding for a grant, is there a certain amount of time in which they have to notify grant-funded employees that their job will be over soon?

When an exempt employee’s time is changed based on a punch system, does this make them non-exempt?

An exempt employee working 37.5 hours a week is using an electronic punch system for attendance and payroll. When this employee misses a punch or…

How do you name someone executor if there is no Will?

My friend just died. Her son was her caretaker for years and she wanted him to be her executor. She died before she could get…

Trust fund

When I was 5 years old my father put a Trust in my name; he passed when I was 13; I was supposed to receive…

Can I evict a tenant while my properity is in probate?

My ex-husband is deceased but my name is still on the property. I know he wanted to leave everything to our nephew. He was his…

How can family members request viewing a Will I the executor has been withholding it from them for 5 months?

My uncle passed 5 months ago and left a Will. Initially it was made only to the nieces and 2 nephews. Then, 2 years prior,…

Can my manager refuse to hire me full-time because of a religious belief?

I work in the tire department of my store. I currently have Sundays off because I go to church. The store is going to start…

Can I have a homestead exemption applied to my property tax bill retroactively?

I have been living in my home in McHenry County, Illinois for the past 6 years without the homestead exemption.

Can you transfer cemetery lots in your will?

Through probate I have acquired lots bought by my parents, but are unused. What is the simplest way to transfer them to the cemetery association…

Can I continue to work as a nurse and have my medical marijuana card?

I am a licensed practical nurse and have been recommended to start on medical marijuana.