| Volume 48 Number 12 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
If you are receiving emails that appear to be from Paypal a bank or a credit card company telling you about "a recent charge to your account," ignore them. Do not click on any link to verify your account or dispute the charge. If you want to check with your credit card company, the phone number is on your card. If you think the notice may be real, wait until you receive your credit card bill and then dispute it. These are scams designed to get your private information. Click here for more.
People's Law School This Saturday
The People's Law School returns this Saturday, April 3! The People's Law school is a free program focused on sharing information with the public about their legal rights and the role these rights play in their daily lives. The program is completely free and the instructors include judges, lawyers and professors. However, you must register to attend. To register, Click here for more.
Activists Fight for Consumer Financial Protection Agency
Have you seen friends or family ruined by financial fraud and bankruptcy? During the recent economic recession, consumer bankruptcies and foreclosures increased dramatically after many consumers lost a lifetime of savings to undisciplined and reckless financial institutions. Consumer activists want to prevent another meltdown, advocating for the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. The proposed agency would act as an independent check on the financial sector. However, a new bill before the Senate proposes a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau within the Federal Reserve, rather than an independent agency. Why do consumer activists continue to fight for the Consumer Financial Protection Agency over the currently proposed bureau? Click here for more.
Health Care Reform: The Immediate Impact
Health care reform is in the books and implementation has begun. According to the new law, employers must adopt a number of changes before the end of the year. Find out how your employer sponsored health care will change by years-end. Click here for more.
12 Ways to Cut Your Taxes
Taxes are due on April 15, 2010. Have you finished yours? You may be able to take advantage of the law by using one of these twelve ways to save! Click here for more.
Your Money
Are you considering an adjustable rate mortgage? Calculate the payments before you commit! Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Plaintiff not entitled to attorney’s fees even though insurer violated ERISA. The Fifth Circuit held that even though an insurer wrongly denied disability benefits under ERISA, the insured was not entitled to attorney fees because the insurer did not act in bad faith. Click here for more.