How do employers determine severance offers? My job is being eliminated after 31 years. I’m being offered 10 weeks of severance.

Unless there is an employment contract that speaks to the issue of severance (and there's probably not, in your case), the employer is not legally...

Can I sue my public university for making me suicidal?

To sue the school, you would have to prove the school acted NEGLIGENTLY in doing what it did. Unless you can show the school has done this before,...

Can my girlfriend and I move in together ,she’s 18?

The law doesn't care about age if you are dating in the old-fashioned "let's go to the malt shop," or "will you go to the prom with me" sense. The...

When a cop wants to your car does he have to tell why he wants to search the car?

No, the officer does not have to tell you why he wants to search the vehicle.

Defamation (sometimes called "libel" if it is WRITTEN, or "slander" if it is SPOKEN) requires the plaintiff (you) to prove that the Defendant: (1)...

Like a lot of employees, you're overlooking a very important fact: "your" job isn't really "yours" at all -- it belongs to your EMPLOYER, and the...

Im 16, a man is blackmailing me with naked pictures. need advise

This man is a criminal. The pictures of you -- regardless of how he obtained them -- are child pornography, and it's a crime to possess child...

Can a 16 year old have sex with a 20 year old

In Indiana, the legal age of consent for sexual activity is 16. A person who is at least 16 can participate in whatever kind of LEGAL sexual...

Can. I refuse to falsify a receipt to help a tenant that owes me back rent

Not only CAN you refuse to falsify a receipt, you SHOULD do so. Depending on circumstances, you could be charged with forgery for falsifying a...

Can I sue Ray's Recycling in Indianapolis for wrongful termination and false accusation?

Like a lot of employees, you're overlooking a very important fact: "your" job isn't really "yours" at all -- it belongs to your EMPLOYER, and the...