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Archive for September, 2008

You know you are injured, but is your injury covered by Workers' Compensation?

Georgia's workers' compensation Laws require that for compensation to be due, an injury to an employee must 1) "arise out of" and 2) "in the course of" employment. These are deceptively complicated requirements here in Georgia. There is no clear cut test for either of these requirements. Below are some of the major considerations:

"Arising out of employment"
• Must be a causal connection between the condition of the work and the resulting injury
• Injury must relate to the employment and not be independent if it

Although known by several different names, such as a cease and desist letter, a notice letter, and a threat letter, any letter that notes ownership of a copyright and your infringement of that copyright must be taken seriously. A copyright infringement threat letter is a letter or email from an alleged copyright owner threatening to take legal action against you if you do not stop using a work to which it claims copyright ownership. The letter typically starts out by noting who the sender is and the owner and/or author of the copyrighted work. It then provides a reference to the actual work itself, which may include a corresponding registration number with the United States Copyright Office, and identifies the use it claims is infringement of copyright.

If you feel strongly enough to commit your values to writing, why not discuss them with your family now?

An ethical will is essentially a letter from you to your family that articulates your values and beliefs, relates the life lessons you hope to pass on and spells out your aspirations for your family. In theory, writing an ethical will sounds beneficial and fulfilling-and the fact that more clients are asking about it reflects the growing realization that one's legacy consists of much more than the tangible things we leave to our heirs. But in practice, ethical wills may represent a missed opportunity.

Are you a tenant in England or Wales UK? Did you pay a deposit to your landlord? If it was paid after 7 April 2007 - did you know that your landlord should have protected this in a government authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme (TDPS)?

How did this come about?

Tenancy deposit protection was set up after years of complaints by tenants organisations that many landlords were failing to return deposits and claiming expenses without justification, relying on tenants reluctance to take them to court. For example back in 1998 the Citizens Advice Bureau published 'Unsafe Deposit' a report calling for a statutory tenancy deposit scheme along the lines of an existing scheme run in Australia.

Immigration Amnesty Law &' Green Card

The last time we had a Law that many considered amnesty was in 2000. On December 21, 2000, President Clinton signed The Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act of 2000 (LIFE Act) into Law. This Law, commonly referred to as the LIFE Act or 245(i), allowed certain persons who had an immigrant visa immediately available but entered without inspection (without documents) or otherwise violated their status and thus are ineligible to apply for adjustment of status in the United States, to apply if they pay a $1,000 penalty.

Each and every day, the internet allows people to access infinite websites of varied content. Some of those sites, however, are not meant for eyes of all ages, and when viewed by the wrong user, severe legal issues can ensue. For the operators of adult websites, the major challenge is assuring that the site is limited to adult access only and prohibits viewings by minors. Though it may at first seem difficult to accomplish these goals and comply with the Law while at the same time still enabling as many legitimate users as possible, operators can use a few simple tools in order to reduce underage viewers as well as defend their websites if legally challenged.

Are you concerned about identity theft? The fact is that you really do need to be at this juncture in time. The fact is that this crime remains one of the most significant types of crimes that are being committed around the world today. In short, if you are not appropriately concerned about identity theft and the impact that it can have on your life, you need to be. In this regard, you may want to consider the benefits of engaging the assistance of an identity theft protection service.

In general terms an identity protection service generally offers you to a person like you assistance in two areas:

A steady stream of Patents have been coming from the U.S. Patent
Office over the last few years, which have left folks in the
software industry frustrated and outraged.

With Patents that were issued to Amazon, Alta Vista and more
recently McAfee getting extensive headline coverage, many have
asked themselves what is afoot over at the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. How can such universal software concepts
such as "One-Click Purchasing", "Search Engines" and now,
"Auto-Downloading of Software / Software as a Service (SaaS)"
become items that are allowed to be Patented by companies?

The initial step in forming an offshore company is to apply for an International Business Corporation license. Only if it is santactioned that one would be start it operations in another country. In the case of large corporations help is given in the form of offshore company formation consultants. Along with the help being provided, they will also help in simplifying the legal aspects which have to be completed before starting out the venture. Some consultants are even known for their privacy and u can keep matters confidential with them too. Like mentioned earlier, one of the main aims is to evade from the taxes of the existing country. It is quite disheartening to see the money earned through hard work being given away as taxes to the government. Usually corporations do keep a tab on the different rules as well as regulations with regards to taxes. And no company would desire a chunk of their profits being wasted on the corrupt government.

Identity theft this is a most serious crime plaguing people today. If you have been the prey of this, you know it can have serious repercussions. It can be very troublesome clearing your credit, getting into debt, losing money and even possible to get into trouble with the Law. It could be difficult in obtaining a job or a place to live. Landlords do check applicants credit reports.

Thieves need your credit card numbers, name, address, social security number and other personal data to hijack your identity. Once the thieves do this, they can open bank accounts, make purchases, apply for loans, try for new credit cards, get government benefits and forge checks with your name on it.