No, not unless you, yourself, have a disability that makes you more likely to contract the virus. The Americans with Disabilities Act does not require your boss to provide an accommodation to you in order to protect a vulnerable family member. However, some employers have been willing to accommodate employees who find themselves in your [...]

Under federal law and local law, an employer can require employees to get vaccinated in order to enter the workplace unless an individual employee has a disability that would be impacted by the vaccine or a sincerely held religious belief that prevents the employee from being vaccinated. In these cases, the employer must provide a [...]

No. Your boss is not obligated to pay to get you to and from work. That is your responsibility. The General Duty Clause of the Occupational, Safety, and Health Act of 1970 requires that your boss provide a safe and healthful workplace that is free from serious recognized hazards. According to what you have described, [...]

The owner of the coffee shop is a private employer and has a right to ask his employees to be vaccinated as long as he does so in a non-discriminatory way. For example, it would be illegal if the owner only required Asian workers to be vaccinated, based on the false belief that they would [...]

Your Power of Attorney will be grandfathered into the new law as long as it was validly executed in accordance with the laws in effect at the time of execution. This holds true for all Powers of Attorney but they, like your other estate documents, should be periodically updated.  If you have any questions about [...]

At the very least, you need a Health Care Proxy and a Power of Attorney. The Health Care Proxy will name an agent to make health care decisions for you and the Power of Attorney appoints an agent (s) to deal with your financial matters. But you should already have these documents, as well as [...]

There is a strong likelihood that you will not be successful. Your Dad did not own the Instagram or blog platforms. He had a license to use them until he passed away. At that point, Instagram and the blog platform, the custodians of these electronic records, took control of your Dad's accounts. You, as his [...]

If you have designated beneficiaries on your assets they will go to those individuals regardless of whether or not you have a will. However, any real or personal property that does not have a beneficiary designation will become part of your estate. If you do not prepare a will, an administrator will be appointed to [...]