Mr. Masiuk and Mr. Frederick give you good advice. There are things that I don't quite understand as to your parents' intentions at the time of...

Can I be fired? My job is constantly threatened and it's making me ill, something has to change.

You're in a tough spot. The fact that your employer has an "ethics hotline" suggests it is a very large company. It's impossible to say, without...

Can employer call me "stupid" during formal job performance review?

Ms. Spencer, as always, provides good advice. There are no particular words that an employer is prohibited from using, unless words are used that...

Termination of employment - mutually agreed upon. Who needs to initiate the letter and what are consequences?

Typically among the issues that arise after employment ends are whether there is any severance package, whether any monies are due the employee,...

Can a beneficiary also be the executor of the will?

As Mr. Parker and Mr. Smolinski correctly advise you, there is no prohibition against a beneficiary being named executor. In fact, it is an...

You have a dilemma of the type that is an avoidance/avoidance conflict. On the one hand, appearing too confrontational with your old boss may...

What should you do if you are a victim of inheritance highjacking?

Whether anything was "hijacked" cannot be determined based on the scant information in your posting. The fact that the deed is now in her...

Can an executor keep estate furnishings & money even though the will has beneficiaries?

An executor owes a fiduciary duty to the estate. And that means, among other things, that the executor cannot engage in self-dealing that is...

My Dad died intestate, but I am appointed administrator of his estate. I want the bank to take my Dad's house.

You don't start foreclosure; the bank starts foreclosure. There are various methods available that may serve as an alternative to foreclosure,...

My boss compared me to a crazy homeless woman collecting cans in the park. He said that's my future. Is this discrimination?

Mr. Kirschbaum gives you good advice. It is not considered unlawfully discriminatory to colorfully refer to an employee in a nasty manner (unless...