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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Check out the First Step Poster Adviser on the Department of Labor’s website to find out the posters you must conspicuously post for your employees and the consequences if you, as an employer, ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Make certain your home stays free and clear from encumbrances. Is your home safe from liens? A mechanic lien is a claim against property for the value of services provided to a property owner with ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Oklahoma Attorney
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Employee Wage and Hour Violations on the rise. The IRS and the Department of Labor have teamed up in a new bill named the Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009 ( H.R. ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Divorce: Before you say I do, Ensure you can say I don’t A proposed law: House Bill 2279, will limit divorces under the incompatibility provision, stating a divorce should not be granted if ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Which makes sense for you? Wills v. Trusts Michael Jackson’s case In July, Michael Jackson’s will was filed in the probate court. It was surprising, actually, that someone with his assets ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Here in Oklahoma City many immigrants may think they know how to effectively represent themselves. This may be true, but immigrants should understand that statements they make at their personal ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
According to NewsWeek,”In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, pressure is intensifying on the Obama administration to grant temporary protected status (TPS) to undocumented Haitians living ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Discrimination in the workplace is illegal and can take many forms such as in hiring, promotions, termination and many other aspects of employment relationship. Protections are provided under certain ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Finding a good employment lawyer in Oklahoma City can be challenging. In today’s economy, it’s becoming increasingly common for employers to abuse employee rights as they look for ways to ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
If you’re about to enter a divorce or family law proceeding in Oklahoma, there are a few important things to consider. Any parent who is engaged in any dealings of family law often encounters an ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
How H1-Bs can protect their status when laid off. The economy has not left anyone untouched by its dramatic impact. Stories of banking crises, bailouts, rising unemployment, plummeting securities and ...
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Posted on Jan 2, 2012 By Mazaheri Law Firm
What Small Business Management needs to know about their workplace No one wants to fall into the possible traps and pitfalls that Michael Scott falls into in the popular tv show, The Office. Employers ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2012 By Mazaheri Law
Head scarfs are not as cool as torn jeans A head scarf, also known as a hijab or chador, is an item of clothing worn by many Muslim women that represents a symbol of religious identity and observance ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By Mazaheri Law
www.duiokc.com Now that school’s back in, it will become increasingly important for college kids to be careful in either monitoring their drinking or taking a taxi if they have ingested more ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2011 By Mazaheri Law
All work and no play could mean you’re owed money! “ APPLE’S belief that its employees should work just for the joy of labouring within Steve Jobs’ aura was confirmed this week ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2011 By Mazaheri Law
Baby’s Daddy or Baby’s Momma not helping support your child? A recent report from KOCO channel 5 stated that since Oklahoma implemented the lottery, over $100,000 in state lottery winnings ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Mazaheri Law
Increasingly we are living in a smaller and smaller world, it is not uncommon for people to leave their country of citizenship to live or visit elsewhere. Usually these experiences with different ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2011 By Mazahari Law
Hypothetical: Overweight woman comes into my office complaining that she was discriminated because of her weight. Her former boss has made abusive comments about her size and has made multiple ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 By Mazahari Law
Sally Student works in a movie theater as an usher to pay for school. Lately she has been working 60-80 hours a week but has not been getting any overtime. Sally believes that she should be getting ...
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