Attacks target activists in Iraqi Kurdistan
29 June 2011 Authorities in Iraq’s Kurdistan region are urged to investigate attacks on those linked to protests calling for political reform. Iraqi Kurdish authorities must immediately launch an independent investigation into attacks on those with links to pro-reform protests, Amnesty International said today after a human rights lawyer was shot. Karwan Kamal, a lawyer defending the protesters …

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I am suing a company because their employee stole my identity. My lawyer is suing for max at district for $8000. I feel this is worth a lot more and my lawyer never gave me any prices as to how much he costs or how much he would take of the winnings. I never signed a contract or anything with my lawyer. He only asked for $150 to file. Am I going about this the wrong way? Is this worth more? Is my lawyer in the wrong for not quoting me any amount of money? Please Help!
The damage that was done, was not only to my credit report, but I’m listed as having many evictions, even though I have never had one in my life. I can’t find any way to take the fraud evictions off, so my lawyer told me that this is what needs to be done and the company has to fix everything. Can I switch my lawyer?

I have called numerous firms in my area. I have a definate good case as found by EEOC and Florida Commission on Human Rights. I have filed case Pro Se, and it was later closed. I really need an employment lawyer for discrimination case, and can’t get help thru Florida Bar or Legal Aid- they don’t do this type. All other require minimum $5k retainer for case. I just don’t have it and really don’t want employer to get away with this on my behalf or those other employee they will do it to. I’m not looking for any attorneys to call me and go over case details, but some concrete direction on how to access justice. Thank you.

Court Sides With Wal-Mart In Historic Sex Bias Suit
Supreme Court blocks largest U.S. employee class-action lawsuit that included up to 1.6M female workers VIDEO: Supreme Court Rules on Wal-Mart Class-Action Claim Court Won’t Accept ACORN Defunding Case Ruling on Sex Offender’s Custody Offers Hint to Health Care Hearing

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I work for a very small company (under 10 employees) – i have always been a good employee however in the last 6 months i have gotten divorced from a mentally ill spouse, moved 2 times, dealt with real estate and divorce lawyers, cared for a parent with cancer, tried to stay on top of my treatments for past cancer scare, and raise 2 kids that i have sole custody of. Sometimes I am distracted – do you blame me? Now he wants to talk to me tomorrow – Do I have rights?

I just got a job (that I haven’t started working at yet) at a candy counter in a mall, and I was just sent an email concerning my hours and it said that I am to be paid 6 dollars an hour. I know that in New York state the minimum wage is 7.25, and from the government website it looked to me like the only exceptions that would allow it to drop from that are if I’m under 17 (I’m 18, and I told my employer that) or working on a family farm (again, doesn’t apply) or going to be getting tips (which I’m not). Am I missing some other exception, or am I getting cheated? I’m going to be one of only about 5 employees, so I’m going to be getting a TON of hours, and that buck twenty-five is going to add up *very* quickly.

And if my employer *is* giving me less money that he ought to, what am I supposed to do about it? It’s not like I can get a lawyer, and somehow I don’t think there’s a ‘candy-counter-workers’ union. I’ll be starting college in September, so I really need the money. I’ve been job-searching for months with no luck, so I’m pretty sure that if I don’t take this job I won’t be able to find another one. Help!

Ex-employee filed racial discrimination suit against ‘Real Housewives’ spa owner Cindy Barshop
That’s some rough spa treatment. “Real Housewives of New York City” prima donna Cindy Barshop — who owns “Completely Bare” spas — was slapped with a discrimination complaint yesterday by a former employee who claims she was tormented and fired because she is black. Barshop and about 50 other…

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My mother, a naturalized citizen, was told yesterday that she did not have the same rights as a US born-citizen. She has continuously lived in the US for over 30 years, paid her taxes, great employee and model citizen. She was recently a victim of fraud by a realtor and a title company when she bought a house. She sought legal representation and the lawyer she contracted is telling her that she will have limitations in her law suite because she is a naturalized citizen.

Where can I research the topic?

I need a lawyer to look into my rights to work benefits (like health insurance and vacation pay) in the state of California.
This would be in Southern California- Ventura County.

My husband had a job. He was fired. He was not told why. NOW they are blocking him from getting another job. We have been told this in plain english today Straight from the horses mouth so to speak.
I thought that a person could not be blacklisted or thrown under the bus. Who can we talk to; with no money for a lawyer, to get help to correct this?