Before the California Wage Theft Prevention Act came into effect at the beginning of 2012, many new hires didn’t get any kind of written documentation stating precisely what dollar amount or exactly when they were supposed to be compensated for their labor. Many folks...
It is illegal for your employer to discriminate against you based on your place of birth, ethnicity, ancestry or any other issues related to ethnicity, such as your surname, cultural identity, and accent. The problem with discrimination against national origin is that...
Though Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 didn’t initially include any reference to discrimination based on gender and it was only added at the last minute in an attempt to keep the bill from passing, it is now a firm stipulation that employers don’t have the...
One of the biggest issues in personal injury cases is determining who is to blame from a legal standpoint, also referred to as liability. The easiest thing to do is say that the person or business that led to your injuries should cover the cost of your injuries, but...
If you suffer an injury as the result of a slip and fall in a store or on the premises of a business, it can be difficult to determine whether you can sue and who you should be suing. It’s important to note that you can’t sue just because you fell over in someone’s...
Some people try to handle personal injury claims with their insurance companies on their own. While generally this is a reasonable course of action, in certain cases it’s not the wisest approach. There are situations in which a skilled personal injury lawyer and the...
If you have suffered an injury while you were receiving treatment in a hospital, your first instinct might be to sue the hospital for negligence. However, the hospital isn’t always legally liable, especially if it was the doctor who was responsible for the medical...
If you’ve suffered an injury at work, you might think that the only compensation you will get is from the insurance policy covering your employer for workers’ compensation. Generally, this is true, but there are certain situations in which you could consider suing...
Many times, Intellectual Property cases are around the subject of what is actually sold when a writer submits to a publication. By the time you submit it, you should know what you rights you are giving away. Here are the basic ones that you can put into a contract:...
So you visit a company out in town where you want to work, walk into the Human Resources department, and grab an application. Most of them are the same. They usually start out with asking you for your personal information (name, address, phone number etc.). Then, you...