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Are you violating their privacy?  Arguably..  Are you doing anything which violates your employees' legal rights?  No, unless you have a contract with your employees that you will not disclose their names to third parties.  I wouldn't disclose any social security numbers or other more personal info though.... Read More
Are you violating their privacy?  Arguably..  Are you doing anything which violates your employees' legal rights?  No, unless you have... Read More
Yes, as long as the former employer tells the truth.  However, to avoid any possible liability, many employers have a policy not to say anything more about former employees than to confirm dates of employment.
Yes, as long as the former employer tells the truth.  However, to avoid any possible liability, many employers have a policy not to say anything... Read More

my lawyer the past 6 yrs was disbarred

Answered 11 years and 6 months ago by attorney Bruce Robins   |   1 Answer
Leaving aside the disbarment issue for the moment, when an attorney working on a contingency is replaced by another, generally they divide the fee between them.  So if it is a 1/3 contingency, you recover $30,000, you have $3,000 in disbursements, the attorneys would split the $9,000 fee between them.  So yes, both lawyers are being paid, but you are not paying any more.  However, the attorney who has now been disbarred may be barred from receiving a fee for his work, particularly if the grounds of his disbarment are related to his work on the case.... Read More
Leaving aside the disbarment issue for the moment, when an attorney working on a contingency is replaced by another, generally they divide the fee... Read More
As a general matter, employment in the United States is on an "at will" basis. That means that your employment may lawfully be terminated at any time for any reason or no reason at all. A court will not involve itself in determining whether the employer's claimed reason for termination is valid or founded.... Read More
As a general matter, employment in the United States is on an "at will" basis. That means that your employment may lawfully be terminated at any time... Read More