CA Court Rules That Employee Who Signed Arbitration Agreement Must Arbitrate Vacation Pay Dispute

May a former employee who has a dispute with his former employer about the amount of his vacation pay bring his claim to the California Labor Commissioner when the employee had signed an arbitration agreement as a condition of his employment with his past employer?  A California Court of Appeals has answered that question in [...]

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Magnuson-Moss Warrant Act: Understanding Lemon Laws

Article by National Lemon Law Center What is a lemon? A lemon is a consumer product which has defects or nonconformities, which either cannot be repaired in a reasonable period of time or which have not been “fixed” regardless of how many attempts have been made. Although people normally hear about such laws referring to [...]

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Solving Disputes Using Arbitration

Solving disputes using arbitration, one of the forms of alternative dispute resolution, is highly effective and cost efficient when compared to court and legal fees. Entering into arbitration means that any decision the arbitrator comes to will be legally binding on the parties involved in the dispute. You can reach a settlement by a third [...]

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Payday Loan Alternatives

Payday loans can be a trap.  Their high interest rates, APRs, and often predatory terms make them dangerous even if you can’t see any alternatives.  But alternatives do exist. Payday loans are designed by their lenders to be short term high interest unsecured loans.  While they are technically secured by a post-dated check, because the [...]

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Lemon Law Help

Article by Jason Sikes Auto lemon law on used cars have played a major part in helping consumers claim their rights in regard to defective vehicles. All states in the United States have passed the lemon laws and they have been operational for over 25 years. When the laws did not exist, lemon owners had [...]

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Dealer Fraud: Car Repair Fraud

Today modern automobiles are compound, highly technical machines. Many car owners have no idea on how to repair or maintain their own vehicle. This fact makes the process of deceiving consumers more easy and they become victims of car repair fraud. Every owner of a vehicle should take precautions when taking a car to the [...]

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