I signed a non compete clause in 2007 and was fired yesterday, i was fired for failing to take a pay cut and work longer hours.

In New York non-compete agreements are heavily scrutinized by the courts and must meet the following criteria to be upheld: (1) The restraint...

How many consecutive days can an employer expect their salaried employees to work?

Even as salaried employees it is possible that your boss is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). However, whether or not you and your...

In NY, how difficult is it to get a default judgment? What are the steps to get a default judgment? This is a civil court

Courts have massive leeway to permit individuals to answer beyond the statutory periods and it happens very frequently. Why do the courts often...

Yes, if they continue to remain unresponsive to your attempts to contact them then you would absolutely have the right to file suit against the...

What should I do?

I'm sorry to hear this individual is putting you through this. Unfortunately, if he continues to be unresponsive your only remaining option would...

Can children ages 13+ participate in a purely skill contest with a cash prize in the US?

There are actually a number of elements at play when evaluating whether a skill contest will run afoul of New York's gambling laws. For that...

Is it possible to establish a Delaware company with office address in Israel when I am a Greek citizen?

Yes as others have pointed out, forming a Delaware corporation is quite easy and you could certainly form one. However, simply incorporating alone...

If a cease and desist for TradeMark Infringement is sent BEFORE the actual filing of the name, is that punishable by law?

Despite his cringe worthy cease and desist letter and misuse of the (R) designation, there are several legitimate issues at play here: what was the...

If the bank has indicated they will only release their internal information to you in response to a subpoena, then they will likely only issue the...

Creating a domestic LLC or Corporation between a US Citizen & Foreign National is permissible?

As Michael pointed out, there is nothing that prevents foreign nationals from being the co-owner/operator of a US corporation. However, whether or...