Is it legal to have hidden cameras or recorders in the bathroom of a workplace?

As far as I know from studying privacy issues for the state legislature many years ago, so long as the cameras are not in places where people...

Is it a violation of privacy for an employer to take your cell phone and "scrub it"?

It sounds like you are given the choice of bringing it in and having it checked or leaving it outside. In that case, while I am not a New York...

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Is it against the law for an employer to record your personal phone calls?

I am a Virginia attorney. I am aware of rulings in some states when I studied this for the state legislature many years ago, that said employers...

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Non-Disclosure Agreement help

I am not a patent attorney, but I know enough to heed Mr. Ross's warning. If the invention is revealed and not protected, it loses protection. If...

I filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Federal Court earlier this week.Today, my disability insurer wants to settle in a lumpsum buyout

You had a claim before you filed. If it was not listed, your schedules should be amended now. Otherwise, you may lose your discharge and possible...

Where is the money? If you have it in your hands and it was disclosed, then all you did was convert the asset from liquid (bank account) to liquid...

Bankruptcy, modification and tenant

If the property is truly being rented to someone else, then the income may be an asset of the estate. If that is the case, then it is being held in...

The notice of trustee sale was going to be posted next Monday

The revisions to the Housing Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) prohibit treating people in bankruptcy any different for loan modification...

Should I pay my husband's car loan?

First, do not record the communication. California requires the consent of both parties to a phone call to do that. You can leave it on voice mail...

I filed bankruptcy chapter 7

It is good practice to list all leases even the month-to-month leases. The reason is based on your state's law regarding termination. In Virginia,...