Can I take email addresses off of a website's free, open, email directory, and sell them on my own site?

While the information itself is not protected by copyright laws, you may be violating the other website's terms of use. You should check.

Is it legal for National Rent to Own to contact someone I know, My father, and tell him to have me call them?

They legally could contact your father to get location information on you. They should not have discussed the overdue payment with him.

I was an independent contractor who worked for a company. They still owe me money but are not responding. How do I proceed?

It's unclear from your description whether you were a W-2 employee or a 1099 independent contractor. The issue is complicated, but the primary...

It's clearly a violation of your privacy, but that violation is not illegal. The US Supreme Court has determined that none of us has the...

My employer put a stop payment on my check after he fired me was that legal ?

Terminated employees are entitled to be paid all amounts they earned prior to their termination. Considering the amount of money involved,...

Your employer is just begging for trouble. New York, among other states, is becoming much more aggressive in going after employers who misclassify...

Restaurant paycheck and tip issue

You can file a wage claim with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (see link below) or file a lawsuit against your employer.

Nonprofit Association and corporate power

It's the board that exercised the corporate powers, so it's a bit of a non-issue to accuse it of assuming the powers. However, the board may have...

I was buying a house under a LC. The contract was never filed, it is in Michigan and the LC is an Ohio LC form. Is it legal

It's difficult to answer your question without seeing the LC, but from the little you've said it's likely that it's still in effect. Why did you...

Do I have any legal grounds to get my earnest money back from a builder?

Thank you for your service to your country. It's difficult to answer your question without seeing the full contract of sale. It does seem likely...