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Is it legal to only hire your race if you have a franchise restaurant?

I work at a downtown restaurant; it is a franchise. I am Afro-American. There are about 15 people that work with me that are all…

CanI legally stay in theUS with a 3 year J-1 visa?

I am an au pair and the state department only allows me to be an au pair for 2 years but my visa expires after…

Do I need a lawyer to draft “a written statement” for my I-751 late filing?

Forms were returned for lack of written statement. Should a written statement be notarized?

If Iwas told from my employer that they don’t have anymore workfor me but I am not fired, what can I do?

Is it legal for my boss to pay me a server’s wage instead of a caterer’s wage if I perform catering duties after my regular shift has ended?

Frequently, the catering department will host a private event in one part of the restaurant, while servers provide normal dinner service in another part of…

If I have been complaining for months about electrical issues and pests but all my landlord keeps telling me is that I’m on the waiting list, canI sue?

A new management company has taking over my apartment unit. They fixed up all the vacant apartments and did some renovations. There were 4 apartments…

Which paperwork will need to be submitted to add additional names to a home deed without transferring the property?

My father and mother are still living but would like for their children’s names to be placed on their home’s deed. They want to continue…

Can a landlord claim damage and cleaning fees from me from almost 2 years ago?

Can I be held “jointly and severally” liable for an unsigned lease if I move out?

I moved into an apartment that had been on a one year lease the day that lease expired. On that day, the lease turned into…

How best to disinherit a son?

Can a father and a son make a contract that the son will get nothing upon his father’s death? Disinheriting in the Will and putting…