| Volume 10 Number 8 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
If you have been a victim of identity theft there is a way to make sure it never happens again. Texas law allows you to put a "security freeze" on your credit report, preventing an identity thief from using your information. To find out more, Click here for more.
Should You be Getting Overtime?
If you've been putting in extra hours, you might be entitled to extra pay. Whether you're hourly or salaried, blue-collar or white-collar, if you've been giving your boss more than 40 hours per week, you're due time-and-a-half for each hour of overtime, unless you fit into one of the exceptions. Click here for more.
Wire Transfers Are Scam Signs
Many scams today have one feature in common. They all tell you to send money by wire transfer before you receive anything. This can be a way to lose money quickly. Once the money is paid out, you cannot get it back. Scammers want to get your money by wire because it is the fastest way to steal your money and not get caught. Click here for more.
FTC Issues Annual List of Top Consumer Complaints
The Federal Trade Commission today issued its annual report, ¿Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data¿ on fraud complaints consumers have filed with the agency. For the seventh year in a row, identity theft tops the list, accounting for 36 percent of the 674,354 complaints received between January 1 and December 31, 2006. Other categories near the top of the fraud complaint list include shop-at-home/catalog sales; prizes, sweepstakes and lotteries; Internet services and computer complaints; and Internet auction fraud. Click here for more.
Choosing a Nursing Home
Here's what you need to know to pick the best facility and ensure the best care for your loved one. Click here for more.
Your Money
When will I recover my stock costs? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Law firm that handles evictions may be liable under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The New Jersey Supreme Court has held that a law firm that regularly handles evictions may be held liable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Click here for more.