Legal Articles (Sorted by date)

How To Incorporate Yourself Without A Lawyer

You could save hundreds of dollars by incorporating yourself without a lawyer. How? Is it advisable to do so?1. This is Not Legal Advice!The only ones who should be giving legal advice are those licensed to practise law (in other words, only...
Stephen PopeJanuary 20, 2006

Civil Partnerships

Civil Partnership Act 2004 The Civil Partnership Act 2004 came into force on the 5 December 2005 providing a long overdue legal recognition of same sex couples' rights.
Janine ByrneJanuary 20, 2006

Divorce, Taxes, and the IRS

In Divorce, potential tax liability can frequently become the tool for one spouse to use against the other spouse. If improperly used, this tool can destroy all of the marital assets.
Howard IkenJanuary 20, 2006

How Are You Liable Under The Sarbanes Oxley Act

With the passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, two different legal routes for punishment were created, one for criminal penalties and one for civil penalties.The civil penalties for the Sarbanes Oxley Act are listed under 15 U.S.C.
Earl PowersJanuary 19, 2006

Sunshine State Seeing Yellow Thanks To Lemon Laws

When people think of Florida, they think of the Sunshine State and their top agriculture product - oranges. However, it is the lemon law Florida enforces that makes vehicle owners see yellow.
Earl PowersJanuary 19, 2006

The American With Disabilities Act (ADA) & Reasonable Accomodations

JAN - the Job Accommodation Network is, without doubt, the absolute best resource and link for anyone who is disabled, who is facing becoming disabled, and who is still working!
Carolyn MaguraJanuary 17, 2006

Finding A Vioxx (or any) Attorney

Since a south Texas jury awarded more than a quarter billion dollars to the widow of a man who died after using Merck's Vioxx medication, the trial lawyers have been circling the web.
Joan BounacosJanuary 17, 2006

Divorce & Health Insurance

Recently, I had a question from someone who was going through a divorce and was concerned about lost health insurance coverage because she was covered under her husband's insurance.
Carolyn MaguraJanuary 17, 2006

DISABILITY and WORKING: Making the Systems Work For You

In a previous article, we discussed the JAN – the Job Accommodation Network, and just how valuable a resource that link is to those of us who are disabled, yet still working.Alsoin that article, we left me as the VP-HR for an entire Ship Repair...
Carolyn MaguraJanuary 17, 2006

How To Choose The Right Disability Lawyer / Attorney

Research shows that people spend WAY more time selecting a car then they do an attorney – of any type! However, if you are looking for, and need, the services of a Disability Lawyer, it is STRONGLY recommended that you spend time preparing a...
Carolyn MaguraJanuary 17, 2006