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Can "Force Majeure" clause be used to nullify contract for wedding event in light of coronavirus situation?
Asked in Charleston,  SC Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

I have a contract with a resort venue for a wedding. This is the Force Majeure clause: "No damages shall be due for a failure of performance occurring due to Acts of God, war, terrorist act, government regulation, riots, disaster, or strikes, any one of which make performance impossible. The Resort ...

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What happens if I am currently being paid lesser than H1-B LCA (But I am not yet on H1-B status)?
Asked in Houston,  TX Mar. 17, 2020 ,  5 Answers

My company just submitted my H1B application and I am waiting on lottery results. However due to certain situations (overall and company's position because of current economy due to coronavirus), I am going to be paid much lesser than LCA for the time being. My questions are: 1. Is this salary cut v...

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Roommates will not leave!
Asked in New York,  NY Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

So I have two people and their one year old son, which I do not mind its his parents that I can't stand, living with me and my family in NYCHA Housing apartment. They were already served papers from housing court from our friend since we cant serve them, by the end of this month they have to leave o...

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I need someone a probono am a black single father who looks like i have no rights..
Asked in Ontario,  CA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

i been in this case for about 5 to 6 yrs now did most what the is asking finish classes everything ..but 3 children 2 a case the other is not.. and they just removed her this county workers supervisor my lawyer all against me i have court comes up April 7 2020..my children were replace with my paren...

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Can a federal work study position work remotely during a state of emergency?
Asked in Denver,  CO Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

With coronavirus happening, I am told as a federal work study at a university that I cannot work remotely, despite all of our work being done online. Is this legal? Can I dispute this and request to work from home? I am told as this is a federal work study position, it does not qualify for things li...

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What is the likelihood of Virginia Beach extraditing a prisoner from Tennessee with the coronavirus scare?
Asked in Whiteville,  TN Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Virginia is the demanding state, Virginia Beach being the destination, and Whiteville Correctional Facility in West Tennessee (near Memphis) is where the prisoner is being housed now. He is flattening out his sentence.

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Can I file for Residency under the 60 day grace period of TN Visa?
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  4 Answers

I have been on TN Visa for 3 years and I just got married to a US citizen on 2/8/2020 and we were just getting our paper work together to file for residency for me and now with the COVID-19 situation I am worried that I might be laid off. If I am laid off then my understanding is that I have a 60 da...

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If our state goes into lockdown over spring break this year because of Coronavirus, where do they go?
Asked in Kent,  OH Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

parents have shared custody with mom having residential custody and dad having visitation every other weekend and a couple days during the week. Dad gets our daughter this spring break. If we go into lockdown during our daughter's spring break does she stay with her dad or go back to her mom?...

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Is it legal to force an employee to come into the office during the COVID-19 Epidemic?
Asked in Atlanta,  GA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

I work with a company that wants me to come into the office twice a week even though the CDC says we should be atleast 10 feet from other individuals. I do not have my own vehicle and I take public transportation which puts me in further danger. I was given the go ahead to work from home by my contr...

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Coronavirus: can I receive unemployment compensation if I have paid time off but elect not to use it?
Asked in Hartford,  CT Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I went on a cruise to the USVI and when I returned my employer banned me from returning to work. I was ordered to self quarantine at home for 14 days and could return thereafter. The employer states "during this 14 day period I "should" use paid time off (PTO). If I don't have any PTO this leave wou...

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Are these the same? VTL 1151 & 1151a?
Asked in Saratoga Springs,  NY Mar. 17, 2020 ,  3 Answers

Was ticketed for failure to tried to a pedestrian in a cross walk “even though he wasn’t in the crosswalk yet” and the officer wrote the violation 1151a which in NYS is failure to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk. He should of put violation 1151. I’m pleading not guilty this is my first time ever...

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Can employer hold off on giving commission pay when business is closed due to the current health crisis?
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I am working for a small marketing/advertising company and gets paid base pay and cash-in sales commission (commission due me when the customer pays the invoice). Because of the coronavirus crisis, our office is going to be closed temporarily. My employer guaranteed my base pay for the next 15 days ...

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What happens if I overstay my visa due to COV-19 quarantine?
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  5 Answers

Recently completed my work permit and booked a ticket to fly back to my country. Given COV-19 quarantine and potential lock-down, I may have to overstay my grace period. Will this cause potential problems if I want to return to the US down the line? Is it work the risk or should I plan to reschedule...

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Is my employer permitted to force me to use my PTO?
Asked in Philadelphia,  PA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

I’m an employee for an agency that provides related services in early intervention for a school district in Pennsylvania; I do not work for the school district. Due to the direct contact nature of the service, and the closing of the school district due to coronavirus, our services are suspended for ...

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Can I amend a Motion for Continuance in Superior Court if the other side has not yet responded to the rule nisi and complaint?
Asked in Marietta,  GA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

Case appealed from Magistrate.. Rule NISI scheduled. Did a Request for continuace previously but now wish to amend and reasons being of coronavirus. Can I amend motion, file stamp it and send copy to judges chambers for a ruling if the other side has yet to respond?

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Can my employer require me to use my own PTO after a forced quarantine for Covid 19?
Asked in Marshfield,  MA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

My daughter traveled abroad, a fellow student has tested positive for Covid 19 and she was with him(not in close proximity 4 days prior to his testing. She is now home and has no symptoms, nor do I. I work in health care and my employer out of an abundance of caution has required me to stay home for...

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K-1 visa - If we married before 90 days, can we file adjustment of status after 90 days? Is there any risk to filing late?
Asked in San Jose,  CA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

My fiance entered the country on December 26th. We got our marriage license from the county and got married on February 28th. The County Clerk is not accepting in-person requests due to the coronavirus shutdown, and so we have to request by mail, which will take at least 20 days, which puts us far p...

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Does coronavirus extend my deadline to respond to Request for Evidence?
Asked in Portland,  OR Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

i called Capriotti and they told me they cannot give me legal advice.

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COVID-19 and placement schedule?
Asked in Sheboygan,  WI Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

My husband has a chronic illness and we have 2 newborns in the house (literally less than a week old at the time of this question). I have 2 children from a previous relationship, and their father has them every-other weekend. He isn't taking any of the guidelines about self-isolating seriously and ...

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What kind of order of protection could be place on my boyfriend?
Asked in Chicago,  IL Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

My parents got a order of protection on my behalf against my boyfriend who is 18. I am 16. My boyfriend has never harassed or abused me ever and my parents have never met him. We have also never have had any sexual relationship with each other. I would like to know which order of protection could ha...

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