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Housing Crisis and Student Loan Crisis Are Joined At the Hip

The Student Loan Crisis will have long lasting effects on our economy, and in particular, the real estate market

It May Make Sense to Get Over It - Mr. Obama Is Not Going To Save Your Home...

Bank controlled mortgage modifications are simply not working as they were intended

Bankruptcy Filings Are Down - But That Doesn’t Mean People Do Not Need to File

Even in an "up" economy there could still be a need to consider bankruptcy

On-the-job injury - Additional Compensation

Workers hurt while at their jobs have two potential sources of compensation for the physical injury suffered.

Florida’s New No-Fault Insurance Law: 2013 Changes

Changes passed by the Florida Legislature in 2013 are far more favorable to auto insurance companies than to consumers injured in auto accidents. Some of these changes severely limit your rights to obtain medical and wage-loss benefits under your own No-Fault auto insurance.

BANK OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES TOLD TO LIE

six former employees of Bank of America who explain what they saw behind the scenes while Bank of America was processing loan modification for homeowners allege that that Bank of America routinely denied qualified borrowers an opportunity to modify their loans to more affordable terms .

The New Powerful Power of Attorney Law

This article summarizes the changes in the Florida Statute applicable to Powers of Attorney.

Equal Pay Act

An employer cannot base pay on the employee's sex

Retaliation for Planning to File Workers' Compensation Claim

An employer firing an employee in retaliation of the employee's plan to file a workers compensation claim is illegal in Ohio

Complaining To Co-Workers About Work Conditions

Employees have the right to complain

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