Show Notes (11.25)

Legal Help Live will be live on air today (11.25) at 4 PM, to get you going here's a preview of the topics we'll be discussing.

Legal Help Live gives free legal advice each Wednesday and can be found on cable channel 36 in Los Angeles (la36.org) or channel 16 in Santa Monica. If you have a pressing legal question give us a call at 1 (800) 405-4222 to speak to a host. First come, first serve, so be sure to call a bit before 4.

Show Notes
Fired, Laid off, or Discriminated Against?
-Find out what kind of recourse you have and whether you can get your money/job back.
Are you a "Manager" in name only?
- What are your rights if you're doing the work but not being paid fairly?
California adopts stricter rules for drug abusers in the health industry.
-Nurses, dentists, and other professionals with addictions will be subject to more drug tests and any restrictions to their licenses will be listed on public websites.
Effects of Judge's Katrina ruling could be huge.
-A Judge recently ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers was primarily at fault for much of the flooding during Hurricane Katrina.
UC Regents approves 32% increase in education fees.
The Oprah effect: winners and losers.
BMW Bandits
-The bandits who target air bags and headlights primarily in the Westside/mid-Wilshire area are moving into the valley.
Porn Kings trying to release Prejean sex tape.
A setback in Maine for gay marriage, but medical marijuana law expands.
Hollywood Spider-Man impersonator caught in legal web.
Boxer Mike Tyson gets arrested after altercation at LAX.
McCourt divorce.

Any topics you think we missed? Let us know in the comment section below, or tweet us @legalhelplive.

Show Notes

At Legal Help Live TV we cover all types of legal related topics. You can tune in each week at 4 PM on Channel 36 in Los Angeles and 16 in Santa Monica. If you'd like to call in with a legal matter just dial 1(800) 405-4222 to speak to a host.

You can also submit a legal related question or topic you'd like to see covered by leaving a comment in the comment section below or by going to legalhleplive.com and scrolling down to the question submission form.

Previous Show Topics Include:

Exotic Dancers, Wages, and the IRS

Roman Polanski

Guns now allowed in Arizona Bars

Vallejo Police Outsource Report Writing

Appeals court dismisses Dan Rather's suit vs. CBS

City Council demands answers/solutions to L.A. water main failures

1 Skydiver dies, another injured after mid-air collision

Coyote reportedly attacks man in Griffith Park

Contestant sues reality show, claims she was shocked and humiliated

Is a second execution attempt cruel and unusual

Pregnant mother forced to give up IVF baby after doctors gave her wrong embryo

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Legal Help Live Show Topics - 11.11

Legal Help Live is back today and do we have an interesting show for you.

To speak to a host regarding fighting parking tickets to more serious personal injury matters, discrimination, malpractice, drug issues, corruption and marijuana dispensaries and any other legal question you may have call us at 1-800-405-4222. The show starts at 4 PM, and if you want to talk to a host plan to call in a couple minutes before. Legal Help Live can be watched on cable Channel 36 in Los Angeles / 16 in Santa Monica or online at LA36.

Legal Help Live Show Topics (11.11.09)

McCourt/Dodgers Divorce
Clippers Owner Settles Bias Claims
Alleged Extortion from David Letterman
Vatican Looks to Heavens for Signs of Alien Life
Artificial Penis Tissue Proves Promising in Lab Tests
US Supreme Court Considers Limiting Life Prison Terms for Youths
For Equestrians, a Buyer's Market in Horses
Preshrunk Prices - Jeans
Alligator Bites off Golfer's Arm
Report of Shark Sighting off Sunset Beach Causes Buzz Among Surfers
2 Women in Sudan Sentenced to 20 Lashes and $110 Fine for Wearing Pants

If you've got topics you'd like Legal Help Live to cover, leave us a comment in the comment section or tweet us @legalhelplive.

Signing our Dancing Feet Away

As the times change, so must school policies. One of the newest policies to change in recent years is the way schools approach dances. Recently schools have begun to utilize "dance contracts" to cut down on bad behavior and sexually suggestive dancing. The contract requires a student to abide by certain behaviors while at the dance, for example both feet must be on the ground at all time. If found to be dancing in violation of the dance contract they face expulsion from the dance or worse penalties. There are many local schools that employ these contracts including Downey High School, Aliso Niguel High School, and Biola University.

Legal Help Live is curious, do you think dance contracts are necessary for our kids?

Should you report a robbery?

Is it worth reporting a robbery if you fear retribution from those involved?

Robberies aren't supposed to happen, but when they do should you report it? Many don't report small robberies thinking nothing will be done and just move, while others are afraid but do so anyways. The problem is, citizens who do report crimes shouldn't have to worry about the robber retaliating against them.

Legal Help Live wants to know, have you been robbed and did you report it, or have you been the threatened for reporting a crime? Take a look at the unbelievable story of Khristina Henry and leave a comment below.

"After midnight on a cool September morning three years ago, Khristina Henry and her boyfriend stepped out of the El Dorado Bowling Alley near LAX. Nearby, a group of about 20 young men stared hard as the pair of 17-year-olds walked to their car."

Full LA Times article.

HS Football, too dangerous for kids?

In the wake of a recent passing of a high school freshman while playing football, Legal Help Live wants to know: Is high school football too dangerous for our children?

Take look at the article and post your response in the comment section below.

"Spencer Juarez collapsed on the sidelines after carrying the football in the final minutes of Friday's game. The straight-A student ran the L.A. marathon and was a 'curious' observer of the world."

Full LA Times article.

Protecting Yourself from Illegal Contractors

With any natural disaster comes rebuilding, unfortunately many out there seek to capitalize on that at the expense of those who already can't afford it. In an LA Times article titled "Authorities Seek to Warn Station Fire Victims about Illegal Contractors" the question of how to protect you, the home owner, from unscrupulous contractors is raised.

Here's what Legal Help Lives Stephen Jamieson had to say:

It irks me (legal phrase, given I am lawyer) that people are out there to victimize the victimized in these times of great strife and tragedy. this is especially true when it occurs during a horrible recession and people are likely at their most vulnerable position even before the fires. Contractors always need to be licensed. If they are not licensed they are not entitled to be paid. That is the law. Don't pay them in advance and don't hire them unless and until they are confirmed to be licensed and insured. No exceptions!