What is a Last-Chance Agreement? A last-chance agreement is a written document entered into voluntarily between an employee and employer as a condition of continued employment. Last-chance agreements often precede a heightened form of discipline, like termination. Typically, they come at the end of a progressive discipline process. If an employee is facing termination, the employer may instead offer the….
Centro Legal Hispano Explained Centro Legal Hispano is based at 501 Smith Street, #200 in Providence, Rhode Island, but it serves the Hispanic community all over the state of Rhode Island. Centro Legal Hispano helps low-income Spanish-speaking individuals and families get immigration help, English help, housing assistance, public benefit assistance, and family law assistance . Centro Legal Hispano aims to….
Non-Compete Agreements: What Are They? Non-compete agreements (also referred to as restrictive covenants) are employed by employers attempting to protect intellectual property or information that is company specific and in danger of being shared with a competitor .A non-compete agreement restricts an employee’s ability to work for competitors or start a competing business, within certain parameters.The essential purpose of non-compete….
What is a Debt Collection Email? The use of emails for debt collection has recently become a more prevalent method of communication, and Baker Law Firm has found that it can be done efficiently and effectively. The power of email gives the client/customer an ability to quickly and easily get in touch with the company. The interaction of emails is….
Introducing Rental Contracts in Utah Rental contracts in Utah, just as with all other states, are agreements intended to outline the obligations of both the tenant and the landlord. They can be extremely beneficial if the tenant has a specific question about the terms of the contract. It can help determine things such as who is responsible for specific household….
A Primer on Public Officers Law 87 Public Officers Law 87 ("POL 87"), codified as Article 6, sections 84-90 of the New York Public Officers Law, governs the public’s right to access existing government records. Together with POL 89, which addresses requests for existing government records, POL 87 is one of the primary statutes confirming the importance of open government…..
Who Can Be a Marriage Officiant in North Carolina? Your Aunt Susanne and her wife Sue-Lynn are finally getting married. Yay! They ask you for the name of someone that can officiate the wedding. Sure. You give them the name of your neighbor who is a minister. But will your neighbor be able to legally officiate that event? And moreover,….
Academic Performance Law schools also seek academic excellence from applicants. Typically, the LSAC suggests that a prospective student have a GPA of 3.0 (on a 4-point scale) or an LSAT score of 150. How do law schools evaluate grades and grade-point averages when evaluating prospective students? In law school admissions, transcripts of grades are reviewed thoroughly. To determine how well….
Repair Contracts 101 Repair contracts are a critical component of the service industry. While they can be commonplace, there is actually a lot that goes into the composition of a basic agreement. In the most basic of terms, a repair contract is composed when a service provider (contractor) agrees to perform a specific task of repair in exchange for payment….
What is Contract Rescission? Contract rescission is the legal term used to cancel a contract and terminate the rights and obligations between the contracting parties. Contract rescission makes an agreement void ab initio meaning it totally negates any legal effect (as opposed to voidable, which means that the contract may still have some legal force). Both parties must consent to….