Most employment in the US is “at will,” meaning that an employer has the right to terminate the employee at any time and for any reason, as long as it is not an illegal reason. So, how do you know if your termination was legal or illegal and how do you know if you...
Month: March 2014
Rent Control Laws in California
There was this lady in New York who felt that her landlord didn’t have the right to kick her out of her apartment since her legal guardian was the previous tenant. Under current succession laws in that state, Maria DeTommaso (the 63-year-old woman that had lived in...
Already Too Many DUI Wrongful Deaths in 2014
It’s really sad to say, but there have been a larger number drunk driving deaths already in 2014. It’s even sadder to say that many of these deaths were people who didn’t deserve to die. But, because someone chose to be careless and irresponsible while drinking then...
Should You Sue Your Lawyer for Malpractice?
If you are in a situation in which you’ve turned to an attorney for help, this likely means an event compelled you immediately to seek legal assistance or a circumstance in your life has moved into a dire state. It could be a problem at your workplace, within the...
Contraceptives are Killing Women
If a drug does what it’s supposed to do and may possibly have what we like to call ‘bonus benefits’, people who need it jump for joy. That’s how 24-year-old Carissa Ubersox from Madison Wisconsin felt about the birth control pill Yaz. She’d heard that it helped with...
Meal Breaks in California
In California, employers are required to give you a 30-minute lunch break. These breaks are supposed to be off duty, meaning that an employee is free to leave the property if he or she pleases. In the event that the employer doesn’t allow you a break, they have to pay...
Defining Insurance Bad Faith
Insurance bad faith means the unfair or disrespectful behavior of an insurance company when they turn away from an insurance claim that they should clearly pay. In addition to not paying you what you deserve, an insurance company’s unprofessional delay in issuing you...