Recent content by tbanks

What is the name of your state? WA A person stole a huge amount of money from my employer. He signed an agreement/promissory note to pay it back on a schedule (to avoid felony prosecution), with the agreement that this could go to collections and he would pay any collections fees if he...

What is the name of your state? WA I am curious whether there is any restriction, either national or specific to WA, on a company deliberately overhiring for a specific position, and then conducting a layoff at some future date.

FYI, you're in Florida, it's illegal for you to record phone conversations without the agreement of all parties. http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states.html

I have had a similar situation with a phone number that used to belong to a local business. We simply filter every call through an answering machine, and do not pick up the phone if it's someone we don't know.

I would be worried less about sharing any money earned in the four months and much more about incurred debt for which you would be jointly liable. I would suggest immediate separation of finances, cancelling any joint credit cards, and filing a statement with the three credit bureaus to prevent...

What is the name of your state? Washington I'm presuming this is legal, but would appreciate any additional information: is there any legal reason why a company can't overhire for positions, planning for layoffs at a later date? Certainly there are substantial moral reasons, but I'm only...

I recently interviewed for a position at a major company, was told repeatedly that I was an excellent, very qualified candidate, and... surprise!... they're still looking at other candidates and I doubt I'll get the position. It happens. Life goes on.

What an astonishingly incandescent thread. ;-) Might I suggest looking for some positive action you can take here, while you consult with an attorney (and maybe a religious or secular counselor?) It seems very likely that your mother will be divorced soon. You might want to make sure she has...

From another website: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which processes applications for the H1B program, is no longer accepting petitions for visas for initial employment for this fiscal year, which runs from October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2005. I would suggest that you...

You may want to read the book "The Gift of Fear", which has some very good recommendations for dealing with stalking situations.

I would also suggest you consider reporting that credit card as "compromised" and have it cancelled and reissued with a new number, so that no further charges can be made to it. If you have your credit card company handle the refund, which would be my suggestion (I would not accept a check from...

Unless the books are in the public domain, you'd need to get permission of the copyright holder. Which could be either the author or the publisher, depending on the publishing contract terms.

I had a friend who was arrested for the bad luck of visiting the house of drug dealers during the bust. What she went through was terrible. I would recommend moving out ASAP and not putting yourself at any further risk. Also keep in mind that while these friends may seem fairly harmless, some...

Thank you for your post. I also hope that the court judgment can be based off the promissory note, without bringing HIPAA-related matters into it. This will have to go through an attorney before we take any action, but it is useful to get some opinions on this in advance.

I'm not a HIPAA expert either, to be honest, but apparently this relates to confidentiality in the employer-employee relationship. Or so I was advised. Many thanks again for the information provided.