Master Weinstein Moyer, P.C.

Minimum wage in the United States has changed quite a bit throughout history as a result of inflation and increasing living costs. Regardless of the current minimum wage, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, any employee 16 and older who works overtime must be paid one and one-half times the minimum wage.

After a personal injury, it's not uncommon for the insurer representing the person responsible for your injuries to want to interview you regarding the accident either in person or on the phone. You don't have to agree to this interview. In some cases, any misstatement you make may be used against you.

The parties eligible for filing a wrongful death suit vary from state to state. However, children are entitled to file suit for their parents and vice versa, throughout the U.S. Some states allow a widow or widower to bring legal action even in the event of a separation, barring a few requirements.

Auto accidents can be caused for any number of reasons including drunk driving and other impaired driving; drowsy driving and drivers falling asleep at the wheel; distracted driving due to texting, rubber-necking, and inattention; speeding; aggressive driving; inclement weather conditions; mechanical issues; and road problems. Your auto accident attorney can help you regardless of the type of accident that caused you injury.

When filing for bankruptcy, you must follow many rules. A trained bankruptcy attorney knows all of these and can prevent the court from throwing out your case because of failure to follow appropriate bankruptcy protocols.

Sadly, auto accidents often result in injuries and one key question people in car accidents often seek answers to involves the potential financial settlement. This issue is usually very important if the accident has caused severe injuries or damages or if a fatality has taken place.

Even in tough economic times when everyone is trying to hold onto their jobs, you don't have to let office discrimination go unchallenged. Legally, your employer is not allowed to retaliate against you in any way after a lawsuit.

Did you know that civil law is code-based? This means that there is a predefined set of rules for deciding disputes and that the civil judge does not interpret the law but rather follows the legal framework already established.

It’s a myth that there is a huge number of medical malpractice claims inundating the court system. Only about 12 percent of patients injured by the negligence of their doctors file claims, according to a study by the U.S. Institutes of Medicine. Medical malpractice makes up only 3 percent of civil lawsuits each year.

Strict liability is a legal theory in which liability is imposed for specific injuries, regardless of fault (or wrong doing). Strict liability works by shifting the burden of proof on the defendant, forcing him or her to prove that he or she is not liable for the injury.

Civil lawsuits are legal actions between individuals or entities in which one party who claims to have suffered some harm at the hands of the other seeks court-awarded monetary damages or performance to remedy the damage.