Hardship Exemption
Hardship may refer to: * Hardship clause, in contract law * Hardship post, in a foreign service *Extreme hardship, in immigration law *Undue hardship An undue hardship is an American and Canadian legal term referring to special or specified circumstances that partially or fully exempt a person or organization from performance of a legal obligation so as to avoid an unreasonable or disproportionat ...

Hardship Clause
Hardship clause is a clause in a contract that is intended to cover cases in which unforeseen events occur that fundamentally alter the equilibrium of a contract resulting in an excessive burden being placed on one of the parties involved. Hardship clauses typically recognize that parties must perform their contractual obligations even if events have rendered performance more onerous than would reasonably have been anticipated at the time of the conclusion of the contract. However, if continued performance has become excessively burdensome because of an event beyond a party's reasonable control that it could not reasonably have been expected to have taken into account, the clause can obligate the parties to negotiate alternative contractual terms to allow for the consequences of the event reasonably. Relation to ''force majeure'' The hardship clause is sometimes used in relation to ''force majeure'', particularly because they share similar features and they both cater to situati ...
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Hardship Post
In the terminology of the United States Diplomatic Service, a hardship post is a diplomatic post where living conditions are difficult due to climate, crime, health care, pollution Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause harm. Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the component ... or other factors. Employees assigned to such posts receive a ''hardship differential'' of between 10 and 35 percent of their salary. A hardship post with security issues, for example in a war zone, may also be a designated hardship post with employees eligible for additional danger pay. References External links Hardship Posts for Beginners, Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide Government occupations United States Department of State {{US-gov-stub ...
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Extreme Hardship
{{refimprove, date=October 2011 Extreme Hardship is a legal term in the United States of America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguo ...'s Immigration Law. United States Immigration Law: Extreme Hardship In U.S. Immigration law effects of certain grounds to deportability and inadmissibility can be waived, under the discretion of the USCIS adjudicator or immigration court. Several waivers are available by the statute of immigration codes while some other require showing "extreme hardship" potentially caused to a qualifying family member (the US citizen or legal permanent resident's close relatives) of the defendant (person excluded from admission or being removed). Note that the hardship to the defendant is not relevant here, only the hardship caused to the qualifying fa ...
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