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Civil court

Thanks for using Avvo. I am Josh King and I am the General Counsel for Avvo. Because we are receiving so many questions right now, it may take longer for some of our loyal Avvo lawyers to get back to you. In the meantime, I wanted to offer some preliminary help. Please keep in mind that I am not an OR lawyer, and to get a definitive answer on this you should consult a top Avvo-rated lawyer in your area (see link for list below). Your questions are very broad in nature, and would require...

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Domestic servant

Whether you pay in cash or some other means is immaterial; if you employ someone there are a host of things you need to do with the IRS and state tax/employment authorities. Keep in mind that this doesn't apply if you are hiring a maid service or other independent contractor to do the work. In either event, the expense might be deductible as a business expense, but you'll need very good documentation that it is directly related to your home business. The IRS has very specific rules...

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Is the use of my business name to make more money illegal?

It's not illegal to buy keywords that include a competitor's name, as long as the campaign isn't designed to confuse consumers. This issue has been litigated many times, but a decision from earlier this year in the 9th Circuit (which includes California) largely laid it to rest. You can read more detail at the link below.

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Disabled employee work requirements

Employees with disabilities are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act and some state law equivalents. As a general rule, employers have to provide "reasonable accommodations" to those with covered disabilities. However, this doesn't mean specific lunch/rest breaks unless that sort of accommodation is what is reasonably required so that the employee can do their job.

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Being Defamed on a website forum.

Be careful about suing the website operator. Even many attorneys are unaware that websites that provide a forum for third party comments are, except in exceptional cases, immune from defamation liability under 47 USC section 230.

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WA state personal injury/tort law, seeking damages from bar where injuries were sustained

Thanks for using Avvo. I am Josh King, General Counsel for Avvo. Because we are receiving so many questions right now, it may take longer for some of our loyal Avvo lawyers to get back to you. In the meantime, I wanted to offer some preliminary help. Please keep in mind that I am not a WA lawyer, and to get a definitive answer on this you should consult a top Avvo-rated lawyer in your area. It sounds like you won't be able to track any of the bar patrons down (and even if you did, they...

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WA small claims statute of limitations

It depends on the cause of action, not the fact that it's filed in small claims court. However, most small claims cases involve breach of contract, and the SOL for breach in WA is three years. See links below for the WA small claims court guide and WA ch. 4.16, which covers the statutes of limitation for various causes of action.

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Wrongful Termination

You're right to consider whether you want to pursue this - your rights well may have been violated, but litigation is messy, stressful and usually unsatisfying. However, if you want to find a lawyer, it's easy to do so on Avvo. Here's a list of Seattle employment lawyers: http://www.avvo.com/employment-labor-law/wa/seattle.html Make sure you find one who primarily represents employees.

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Is it legal for me to mock the lawyers answering questions on this site?

You can certainly add your own comments to correct what you feel is wrong or harmful advice, or mark an answer as objectionable. However, "posting a link beneath such an answer to a website where I liken that lawyer to a "pimp" and identify them by name" is a not useful to the Avvo community and violates our terms of use - we'll delete any such answers we find. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions.

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Bought a guard dog, german sheppard for $3500.00 but she doesn't guard!

Keep following up with the calls to get the papers; sometimes it just takes a lot of persistance (but make sure you are entitled to papers; there should be a purchase agreement or other document re expectations). Ultimately, you could choose to file a small claims case. It's easy to do, although you will likely have to file in the county where the kennal is located.

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