The number of elderly Americans is on the rise because many baby boomers are reaching senior status. Consequently, there will be a great need for quality nursing home care. However, a study of 2,000 nursing homes shows that 44 percent of residents have been abused....
People who are in desperate financial straits commonly put off looking into bankruptcy options as long as they possibly can. They may feel like filing for bankruptcy is a personal failure, and they find the situation terribly embarrassing. Consulting a bankruptcy...
Some people who've had work injuries are pressured into making choices that should never have been an option while in recovery. Employers must have the means to provide workers compensation, but it's not always easy to get the benefits necessary for the condition...
Massachusetts is an at-will employment state. This means that employers can fire their employees for just about any reason at all. The key words here, however, are "just about." There are protected classes that a person can belong in and an employer cannot fire them...
When a person dies, their estate goes through a process known as probate, which entails distributing assets to heirs, paying necessary taxes, liquidating liabilities and collecting a decedent's assets. These actions require extensive document preparation and frequent...
