Colorado Law Compass

Thinking About Lying on Your Bankruptcy Petition? Bad idea.

I’d never condemn someone for lying.  Perhaps there is someone out there who has never lied, never told an untruth.  But I haven’t met that person.  Let me be clear, however.  I don’t condone lying.  But I can understand why someone would. And I will give a person who asks me if he should lie in [...]

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Can I Get Served at Work?

On the list of embarrassing things, getting served with a lawsuit has to be near the top (right below having your ex show up at your wedding or losing control of a bodily function in public).  But is it illegal? Unfortunately, no. According to Rule 4(e)(1) of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, a lawsuit can be [...]

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How to Avoid Identity Theft

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Department of Labor Launches Disability Nondiscrimination Advisor

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the availability of a new tool to help America’s employers ensure their employment policies and practices do not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. The interactive, online Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor helps employers quickly determine which federal disability nondiscrimination laws apply to their [...]

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How to Calculate Child Support

How To Calculate Child Support on Howcast

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Colorado Man Goes to Prison for Lying on Loan Application

Seems like no big deal, doesn’t it?  What harm could there be in lying on a loan application?  While the story below does seem pretty severe, if a lender finds out that you lied on a loan application, there will be consequences.  You could lose your loan or be sued for the amount of the [...]

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What to do if You Can’t Make Your Mortgage Payment

The Federal Trade Commission has some helpful tips if you feel like you’re on the verge of being unable to make the payments on your home: Know Your Mortgage Do you know what kind of mortgage you have? Do you know whether your payments are going to increase? If you can’t tell by reading the [...]

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Court Certifies Class Action Against Wal-Mart

This is not good news for Wal-Mart.  In a sharply divided, 6-5, opinion, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals certified a class action sexual discrimination lawsuit against the world’s largest private employer.  Under the ruling, Wal-Mart will have to face charges that it pays women less than men for the same jobs and that [...]

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The Art of Writing a Demand Letter

Colorado Law Compass wants to congratulate Texas lawyer Bill Ogletree for yesterday’s wave of unwanted attention in the blawgosphere.  Mr. Ogletree’s name was all over the place for a Smoking Gun story about a letter he wrote to the City of Houston, Continental Airlines, and the Houston airport’s food court management company.  During a layover [...]

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States Consider Ban on Employee Credit Checks

Tough economic times have a way of compounding problems. What happens when the unemployed can no longer pay all of their bills?  Unfortunately, a debtor’s story of woe is probably not going to be enough to keep a creditor from reporting late payments or an account in default.  When that happens, finding a job with [...]

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