Plain-language guides, Not a law firm

Shorted on pay. Hurt on the job. Harmed by a drug or product. Hounded by debt collectors.

We can help with all of it.

Pick what happened. A three‑minute guide shows you what to write down and where to take it, so you can push back. You never pay us.

What happened?

Pick the closest one. Nothing to fill in, and you don’t need to be sure it matters.

Guides only, not legal advice. This site doesn’t connect anyone with a law firm.

Example Notes from the lunch guide (an illustration, not a real person’s situation)
Time record
Lunch time deducted on most shifts
What you were doing
Answering the front-desk phone
How often
About three days a week
Who knew
The shift lead

Open the lunch guide these notes come from

What to expect

Nothing to sign up for

No forms, sign-ins, or names, and you don’t need paperwork. Write what you remember, and mark estimates as estimates.

Use a personal device

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You never pay us

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Four places to start

Which of these sounds familiar?

More than one can fit. Open each one that applies.

Work & Wages · 3 guides

Shorted on pay? Open the work and pay guides.

For example:

  • Lunch came off your hours even when you worked through it.
  • Long workweeks, but no overtime on your pay stub.
  • Setup, closing, or texts after your shift, off the clock.

Don’t let them keep your pay.

Hurt at Work · 1 guide

Hurt on the job? Open this guide.

For example:

  • You were injured on the job, and no one wrote it down.
  • You were told not to report it, or to use your own health insurance.
  • You were pushed back to work before you felt ready.

Don’t let them brush it off.

Drug & Product Injuries · 1 guide

Harmed by a drug, medical device, or product? Open this guide.

For example:

  • A medicine caused a serious side effect you weren’t warned about.
  • A medical device failed, broke, or had to be removed.
  • A product caught fire, broke, or caused an injury in normal use.

Don’t let them off the hook.

Consumer Rights · 1 guide

Hounded by debt collectors? Open this guide.

For example:

  • Calls early in the morning, late at night, or at work.
  • The calls didn’t stop after you asked them to.
  • Threats of arrest, or calls to your family or boss about the debt.

Don’t let them push you around.

Something else?

You can also talk to a lawyer of your choice.

How these guides are written: in plain, everyday words, describing situations only. None of them says what the law requires. Last updated October 2026.

Three steps

From what happened to a next step

Each guide takes about three minutes to read, and nothing is sent anywhere.

  1. On this site

    Step 1: Find your guide

    Pick the one closest to what happened: pay, an injury at work, a drug or product, or debt collectors.

  2. Your notes

    Step 2: Write down four things

    Each guide lists them for that situation, such as what happened, when, and who knew. Use paper or your own phone.

  3. Your choice

    Step 3: Bring your notes where you choose

    Each guide ends with places to bring your notes, like a government office or a lawyer you choose.

Questions

Common questions

Plain answers about your privacy, the guides, and what ClearRecourse.com is.

Your privacy

What happens to my information?

This site doesn’t ask for any. There’s no form, quiz, upload, chat, or phone line here, and these pages don’t use Meta (Facebook) or other ad tools or send them anything.

If this site ever asks for information, a full privacy notice will be posted first. See Disclaimer & privacy.

Does anyone see my notes, or learn that I made them?

Not from this site. Your notes stay on your paper or your own phone, and you decide whether to share them, when, and with whom.

Will my employer know I visited?

Not from this site: it doesn’t ask for your name or your employer’s, and it doesn’t contact anyone. On a work phone, computer, or Wi-Fi, your employer’s own systems may record the sites you visit, so a personal device is a better choice, for your notes too.

About the guides

What will I have after reading a guide? Is it legal advice?

Your own notes, in your own words: the four things to write down for your situation, such as what happened and who knew, and places you can bring them, like a government office or a lawyer you choose.

A guide isn’t legal advice. It helps you sort out your own facts; it doesn’t say what the law requires. A lawyer of your choice can advise you.

What if it only happened now and then, or I’m not sure it matters?

You don’t need to be sure. Write down what you remember, including how often it happened, and mark estimates as estimates. A guide doesn’t decide whether it matters. Start with the guide closest to what happened.

Do I need records or paperwork?

No. You can write down what you remember, whether or not you still work there. Pay stubs, medical papers, letters, or messages may help you remember details, but you don’t need them, and nothing is uploaded here.

About ClearRecourse.com

Why does ClearRecourse.com exist?

Because a problem is easier to push back on once it’s written down.

ClearRecourse.com is a marketing and connection service, not a law firm. This website publishes guides only: it doesn’t collect names or contact details, so it has none to share, and it doesn’t connect anyone with a law firm. A participating attorney decides eligibility, deadlines, conflicts, and representation. How a connection is designed to work

Does ClearRecourse.com cost anything?

No. You never pay ClearRecourse.com. Reading a guide costs you nothing, and there’s nothing to buy here.

What if none of these fits my situation?

You can still write it down the same way: what happened, when, how often, and who knew. Not seeing it here isn’t a judgment about your situation.

ClearRecourse.com is not a law firm, and this site doesn’t connect anyone with a law firm, for any situation or place. For pay questions, you can contact your state labor office or the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (both on dol.gov). For an injury at work, your state’s workers’ comp office (listed on dol.gov). For a medicine, device, or product, FDA MedWatch or SaferProducts.gov. For debt collector or credit report questions, see the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (consumerfinance.gov); for unwanted calls, the national Do Not Call Registry (donotcall.gov). You can also talk to a lawyer of your choice.

Is ClearRecourse.com a law firm, and will anyone contact me?

No. ClearRecourse.com is not a law firm and doesn’t give legal advice. This site contacts no one and doesn’t book consultations, and submitting information does not create an attorney-client relationship. Whether to offer representation is always a lawyer’s decision.

Start with what you recognize.

Pick the one closest to what happened. Each guide takes about three minutes and ends with places you can bring your notes.