# Commoner Law

> Free, plain-language legal rights reference covering 27 country editions and up to 11 legal categories per country. Every article cites specific statutes and is reviewed for accuracy. Written at an 8th-grade reading level.

## About

Commoner Law translates statutes and regulations into plain language so everyday people can understand their rights. Content is sourced from primary law (U.S. Code, CFR, state compiled statutes) and cross-referenced against official government guidance. The site is free to use and does not require registration.

Every right page carries a verified-citation footer: each statute, regulation, case, or agency-guidance reference links to its primary source. The date a human last re-checked each reference is recorded in the content source and drives the re-verification cadence. See the methodology page for sourcing and cadence.

- Editorial methodology: https://commoner-law.com/editorial-standards
- Citation methodology: https://commoner-law.com/methodology
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## United States (Federal + 50 States)

- [Workers' Rights](https://commoner-law.com/rights/workers-rights): Overtime, minimum wage, FMLA, discrimination, whistleblower protections, workplace safety — 17 federal rights with state-specific variations for all 50 states + DC
- [Police Encounters](https://commoner-law.com/rights/police-encounters): Miranda rights, search and seizure, recording police, excessive force, false arrest, DUI rights — 8 federal rights with state variations
- [Housing Rights](https://commoner-law.com/rights/housing-rights): Eviction, security deposits, habitability, fair housing, rent control, foreclosure — 9 federal rights with state variations
- [Tax Rights](https://commoner-law.com/rights/tax-rights): IRS audits, payment plans, penalty abatement, collection, appeals — 5 federal rights with state variations
- [Family Law](https://commoner-law.com/rights/family-law): Custody, divorce, child support, domestic violence, parental rights — 5 federal rights with state variations
- [Consumer Rights](https://commoner-law.com/rights/consumer-rights): Debt collection, credit reports, small claims, identity theft, lemon laws, bankruptcy — 9 federal rights with state variations
- [Immigration Rights](https://commoner-law.com/rights/immigration-rights): Due process, visa types, deportation defense, asylum, workplace rights — 5 federal rights with state variations
- [Healthcare Rights](https://commoner-law.com/rights/healthcare-rights): HIPAA, informed consent, medical billing, disability rights, emergency care — 8 federal rights with state variations
- [Immigration Pathways](https://commoner-law.com/rights/immigration-pathways): Visa categories, green cards, naturalization, work authorization, family sponsorship — federal rights with state variations

## International Coverage

- [Canada](https://commoner-law.com/canada): 70 rights across 11 categories, with regional variations
- [France](https://commoner-law.com/france): 85 rights across 11 categories — in French, with regional variations
- [United Kingdom](https://commoner-law.com/uk): 114 rights across 12 categories, with regional variations
- [Ireland](https://commoner-law.com/ireland): 94 rights across 12 categories
- [Singapore](https://commoner-law.com/singapore): 84 rights across 11 categories
- [Australia](https://commoner-law.com/australia): 84 rights across 11 categories, with regional variations
- [Denmark](https://commoner-law.com/denmark): 81 rights across 11 categories
- [Iceland](https://commoner-law.com/iceland): 81 rights across 11 categories
- [Denmark (English)](https://commoner-law.com/en/denmark): 83 rights across 11 categories
- [Iceland (English)](https://commoner-law.com/en/iceland): 83 rights across 11 categories
- [Germany](https://commoner-law.com/germany): 90 rights across 11 categories — in German, with regional variations
- [UAE](https://commoner-law.com/uae): 89 rights across 11 categories
- [Saudi Arabia](https://commoner-law.com/saudi): 89 rights across 11 categories
- [Qatar](https://commoner-law.com/qatar): 88 rights across 11 categories
- [Bahrain](https://commoner-law.com/bahrain): 89 rights across 11 categories
- [Kuwait](https://commoner-law.com/kuwait): 89 rights across 11 categories
- [Oman](https://commoner-law.com/oman): 89 rights across 11 categories
- [عُمان (Arabic)](https://commoner-law.com/ar/oman): 89 rights across 11 categories — in Arabic
- [الإمارات (Arabic)](https://commoner-law.com/ar/uae): 89 rights across 11 categories — in Arabic
- [السعودية (Arabic)](https://commoner-law.com/ar/saudi): 89 rights across 11 categories — in Arabic
- [India](https://commoner-law.com/india): 77 rights across 10 categories, with regional variations
- [Bangladesh](https://commoner-law.com/bangladesh): 85 rights across 11 categories
- [Indonesia](https://commoner-law.com/indonesia): 62 rights across 11 categories — in Bahasa Indonesia, with regional variations
- [Pakistan](https://commoner-law.com/pakistan): 82 rights across 11 categories, with regional variations
- [New Zealand](https://commoner-law.com/new-zealand): 73 rights across 12 categories
- [Mexico](https://commoner-law.com/mexico): 66 rights across 11 categories — in Spanish, with regional variations

## Free Tools (Calculators & Checkers)

Interactive calculators and checkers with visible formulas, verified statute citations, and step-by-step walkthroughs. Free, no registration.

- [Security Deposit Return-Deadline Checker (All 50 States + DC)](https://commoner-law.com/usa/tools/security-deposit-deadline-checker)
- [UK Tenancy Notice Period Checker](https://commoner-law.com/uk/tools/notice-period-checker)
- [UK Deposit Protection Compensation Checker](https://commoner-law.com/uk/tools/deposit-protection-checker)
- [UK Statutory Redundancy Pay Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/uk/tools/statutory-redundancy-calculator)
- [UAE End-of-Service Gratuity Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/uae/tools/end-of-service-gratuity-calculator)
- [India Gratuity Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/india/tools/gratuity-calculator)
- [Australia Unfair Dismissal Eligibility Checker](https://commoner-law.com/australia/tools/unfair-dismissal-checker)
- [Saudi Arabia End-of-Service Award Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/saudi/tools/end-of-service-award-calculator)
- [Qatar End-of-Service Gratuity Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/qatar/tools/end-of-service-gratuity-calculator)
- [Oman End-of-Service Gratuity Calculator (2026 Split Formula)](https://commoner-law.com/oman/tools/end-of-service-gratuity-calculator)
- [Oman Overtime Pay Calculator (RD 53/2023)](https://commoner-law.com/oman/tools/overtime-calculator)
- [Oman Notice Period & Final Settlement Checker](https://commoner-law.com/oman/tools/notice-period-checker)
- [Bahrain End-of-Service Gratuity Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/bahrain/tools/end-of-service-gratuity-calculator)
- [Kuwait End-of-Service Indemnity Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/kuwait/tools/end-of-service-indemnity-calculator)
- [Calculateur du SMIC 2026](https://commoner-law.com/france/tools/calculateur-smic)
- [Canada Termination & Severance Pay Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/canada/tools/termination-severance-pay-calculator)
- [Ireland Statutory Redundancy Calculator](https://commoner-law.com/ireland/tools/redundancy-calculator)
- [New Zealand Bond Refund Checker](https://commoner-law.com/new-zealand/tools/bond-refund-checker)

## Legal Letters & Packs

Self-help demand-letter generator: jurisdiction-tailored letters ($19 USD, $9 for stage-2 escalations bought by returning buyers) plus bundled situation packs. Every letter cites the relevant statute; the buyer completes and sends it in their own name.

- [Letter catalog](https://commoner-law.com/letters)
- [Tenant Deposit Recovery Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/tenant-deposit-recovery): Four letters, in the right order, to recover a wrongfully withheld security deposit. ($49)
- [Wage Theft Fight-Back Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/wage-theft-recovery): Three letters plus retaliation protection for workers fighting unpaid wages and overtime. ($49)
- [Debt Collection Defense Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/debt-collection-defense): Three letters to stop collector calls, force validation, and clean up your credit report. ($49)
- [Canada Scam & Refund Recovery Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/canada-scam-refund-recovery): Three letters, in the right order, to claw back money after an online purchase goes wrong in Canada. ($49)
- [UK Deposit & Repairs Recovery Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/uk-deposit-recovery): Three letters, in the right order, to recover a withheld tenancy deposit anywhere in the UK. ($49)
- [Australia Bond Recovery Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/australia-bond-recovery): Three letters, in the right order, to get your rental bond back in any Australian state or territory. ($49)
- [New Zealand Bond Recovery Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/nz-bond-recovery): Three letters, in the right order, to get your rental bond back under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. ($49)
- [Ireland Deposit Recovery Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/ireland-deposit-recovery): The demand letter and the RTB referral, ready together, to recover a withheld rental deposit. ($29)
- [Ontario Wage Recovery Pack](https://commoner-law.com/packs/ontario-wage-recovery): Three Ontario employment letters to recover unpaid wages and challenge a wrongful dismissal. ($49)

## Find Help — Official Help Directory

Curated, verified directory of the free official bodies — labour ministries, ombudsmen, consumer and data regulators, banking-fraud and cybercrime channels, courts, and migrant-welfare bodies — to contact for each kind of legal problem, by country. Every entry links to a primary source with a verification date.

- [Find Help directory](https://commoner-law.com/find-help): official help channels across 22 countries
- [Where to report a scam or online fraud — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/report-a-scam)
- [Free help with a work or wage dispute — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/labour-dispute-help)
- [Where to file a consumer complaint — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/consumer-complaint-help)
- [Report misuse of your personal data — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/report-data-misuse)
- [Free general and human-rights help — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/human-rights-and-general-help)
- [Housing & tenancy dispute help — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/housing-dispute-help)
- [Visa, residency & overstay help — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/visa-and-residency-help)
- [Family & domestic-abuse help — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/family-and-domestic-help)
- [Where to complain about healthcare — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/health-complaint-help)
- [Report a crime or police misconduct — by country](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/compare/report-crime-and-police-help)
- [Find help in United States](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/usa): 12 official bodies
- [Find help in United Arab Emirates](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/uae): 10 official bodies
- [Find help in Saudi Arabia](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/saudi): 13 official bodies
- [Find help in Qatar](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/qatar): 12 official bodies
- [Find help in Bahrain](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/bahrain): 10 official bodies
- [Find help in Kuwait](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/kuwait): 9 official bodies
- [Find help in Oman](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/oman): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in India](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/india): 12 official bodies
- [Find help in Pakistan](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/pakistan): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in Bangladesh](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/bangladesh): 12 official bodies
- [Find help in Indonesia](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/indonesia): 12 official bodies
- [Find help in United Kingdom](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/uk): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in Ireland](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/ireland): 13 official bodies
- [Find help in France](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/france): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in Germany](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/germany): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in Singapore](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/singapore): 10 official bodies
- [Find help in Denmark](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/denmark): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in Iceland](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/iceland): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in Canada](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/canada): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in Australia](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/australia): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in New Zealand](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/new-zealand): 11 official bodies
- [Find help in Mexico](https://commoner-law.com/find-help/mexico): 9 official bodies

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