Questions tagged [united-states]
For questions specific to the United States as a whole, or that span multiple state jurisdictions. If your question is related to a specific state then you should use that state's tag instead (or as well).
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O1 Visa work contract with German employee
In context of an O1 Visa
Given the employer/employee relationship between the US company and the employee in a different country, in this case Germany
How would the contract look? Would it be a US ...
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What does it mean for the average person when a US Circuit Court vacates and remands a case?
This question was inspired by the recent decision in Health Freedom Defense Fund v. Carvalho (if that's the right way to refer to it) but I intend the question to be more general if it's possible to ...
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Why are divination services, psychics and all that stuff not considered fraud?
Or are they fraud? Are they just tolerated? Is it that no one really has the money/time to take them to court?
I am very interested in learning the rationale behind this.
Any jurisdiction applies but ...
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Can you appeal a decision if the judge based it on subjective and unclear testimony?
Suppose in a non-jury civil lawsuit, the Plaintiff calls the Defendant to the stand, and proceeds to question him. During the testimony, the judge interrupts to ask the Defendant witness a question.
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Conflicting disabilities
While rare, you sometimes see situations where you cannot feasibly accommodate two employees at once. For example, you might end up with one employee who depends on a service dog, and another who has ...
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In the US, are employers liable for torts caused by their employees working from home
I WFH and today I had a meeting that ran way over time and I had to pick up my kid from school. I didn't want to miss the rest of the discussion and wanted to push back on one issue, so threw my ...
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Is a movie resonsible for damages caused to unintentional (but undeniable) likenesses?
Say that a huge blockbuster movie mentions a made-up phone number (xxx) xxx-xxxx for the serial killer villain. Except, it turns out that that phone number is real and points to an ordinary Joe. That ...
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Can you use Yandex Cloud services, like the Yandex Search API, in the United States or are there sanctions against it?
I'm trying to sign up for the Yandex Search API.
When I'm creating a Service Account with them to sign up for the Search API, it's not letting my select the United States as a region.
I was going to ...
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how can a website have a power of attorney in it's terms of service?
I was looking at rategenius.com's terms of service and they have a section entitled "Limited Power of Attorney":
For purposes of this Agreement, you hereby appoint us, The Savings
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Can you make a logo very similar to an existing trademark?
In the US, there are two banks, Capital One and Credit One that have very similar names and more similar logos:
Is the similarity something that could be claimed under trademark infringement?
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Instrument builder in a scientific lab w/ academic funding using a technique described in a patent for research, and for developing new technology
From this answer to Is it allowed to use patents for new inventions?:
From https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/essentials#questions, "A U.S. patent gives you, the inventor, the right to '...
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US(Florida) - Can I post publicly against the grift from my landlord [closed]
So I am getting grifted by my landlord, he is trying to charge me for applicances(Dishwasher/Refrigerator) replace/repair cost which according to contract should come from him(Pic posted). I used to ...
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Do California's whistleblower protections apply to non-employees and private businesses?
In California, do the whistleblower's protections apply to non-employees and private businesses?
For example, suppose you live in a small town with a single gas station. And you notice that its ...
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Can a business in the US allow only customers who are provably citizens of foreign countries?
It would require that customers provide proof of foreign citizenship — a green card, visa, or foreign passport, and would not bar US dual citizens as long as they could prove citizenship in another ...
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Is it legal to hire an actor to imitate another performance (to which you don't have the rights)?
Say that Dave the director really likes Keanu Reeves in John Wick, and wants a character just like that for his original movie. But Dave can't get Keanu, copyrights to the character, or anything ...
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