by Christine A. Ferraris | May 18, 2023 | Consumer Fraud, Personal Legal Tips
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency, requires most employers to provide a notice of “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” before conducting background checks. Model forms and disclosures in English and...
by Christine A. Ferraris | Mar 21, 2023 | Business Services, Consumer Fraud, Personal Legal Tips
Almost everything we do—from making a big purchase of a vehicle or home to operating a vehicle and interacting with others personally and professionally—can implicate a legal concern. When do you need a lawyer? When might you handle a legal concern without one? Some...
by Christine A. Ferraris | Feb 20, 2023 | Consumer Fraud, Personal Legal Tips
Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography on Unsplash “Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society.” Kent Conrad Do you own your medical records? Henrietta Lacks unknowingly donated her medical information when as a young...
by Christine A. Ferraris | Dec 21, 2022 | Consumer Fraud, Personal Legal Tips
Photo by Angie Warren on Unsplash “We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature’s inexhaustible source of energy – Sun, wind, and tide… I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power!...
by Christine A. Ferraris | Sep 20, 2022 | Business Services, Consumer Fraud, Personal Legal Tips
We put together some tips on how to improve a business and workspace: Organize. Getting organized is a key to improving your business or employment skills. Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools exist to increase organization. Online programs such as Slack, Asana,...
by Christine A. Ferraris | Aug 17, 2022 | Consumer Fraud, News
Things gained through unjust fraud are never secure. – Sophocles Vehicle Title History. When considering purchasing a vehicle obtain an inexpensive summary of the vehicle’s title history from the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, Carfax, and/or...
