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Age Discrimination in Employment

The Federal law, presented by the Cornell University Law School.


American Bar Association: Consumers' Guide to Legal Help
A guide to legal assistance, including agencies that offer free or low-cost help. Organized by state.

 

American Bar Association: Estate Planning FAQ's
Provides answers to common estate-planning questions.

 

Better Business Bureau
Use this site to locate a Better Business Bureau in your area, to file a complaint, and to obtain consumer-related news.

 

Consumer Protection
From the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission, (FTC), this site is designed to protect consumers from unfair practices. To this end, it provides many helpful guides, tips, alerts, and warnings on a variety of issues, ranging from advertising to tobacco. It is possible to search this site for your particular topic. Some articles are in Spanish. All articles include an address to write to for more help and information.

 

Easy Wills Company: Legal Wills & Trusts Forms
This fee-based service sells legal forms online or by phone.

 

ElderLawAnswers.com
Provides answers to legal questions on a wide range of issues.

 

End of life issues
Links to inform and advise from the National Library of Medicine's MedlinePLUS.

 

Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is responsible for preventing fraudulent business practices, from diet scams to identity theft.

 

Federal Citizen Information Center (U.S. General Services Administration)
This federal government office "has been a trusted one-stop source for answers to questions about consumer problems and government services for over 35 years."

 

Fighting Back Against Identity Theft
An estimated 9 million people are affected by identity theft each year. Learn from the FTC what it is, how it happens and what you can do about it.

 

Fraud.org
Operated by the National Consumers League (http://www.nclnet.org/), this site provides tips on how to avoid fraud and what to do if you fall victim.

 

LawHelp: National Home Page
Provides access to free or low-cost legal help by state. Created by the non-profit group Pro Bono Net.

 

Lawyer Locator from Martindale.com
Search by name, specialty or location; provides information about attorneys, such as their education, years of experience, and-in many cases-includes a peer review rating of the lawyer's legal ability and professional ethics.

 

The Living Trust Network
Provides in-depth information on estate planning, living trusts, and other legal topics. (Note: Includes paid ads.)

 

MedlinePlus: Health Insurance (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Provides links to information on health insurance topics.

 

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Includes a database of elder law attorneys and an extensive list of legal resources.

 

National Consumer Law Center
Contains articles on a wide range of legal topics and offers legal assistance.

 

Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection Division
Help for Washington State citizens with auto repair, charities, identity theft, junk mail, contractors, landlord/tenant, lemon law, pyramid schemes, senior scams, privacy, and other consumer problems. News of issues and initiatives currently pursued by the Attorney General. Includes an online form for filing complaints. Some information is also available in Spanish and Russian.

 

Planning 101
From Find Law; checklists and sample forms for a broad range of estate planning, including wills, probate, trusts, living wills and more.

 

SeniorLaw
Information and resource links for seniors, advocates and other professionals presented by Goldfarb Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin LLP.

 

USA.gov: Senior Citizens' Resources
This site provides online access to government information and services of interest to seniors in the areas of consumer protection; education, jobs, and volunteerism; federal and state agencies; health; laws and regulations; retirement and money; taxes; and travel and leisure. Searchable and browsable. From USA.gov (formerly FirstGov.gov), the U.S. government's official Web portal.