Furthermore, California’s gun laws make it a crime to carry a concealed firearm or concealed weapon. This crime, however, will not get charged if you have a lawful concealed carry permit. Similarly, State law generally makes it illegal to openly carry a gun. This applies to the open carr...
Attorney Paul Mones is up-to-date on the most recent developments in the laws governing sexual abuse claims. Because he has worked closely with child sexual abuse survivors and their families for many years, Paul profoundly understands the trauma experienced by those who have been sexually victimiz...
If enacted, one or more of the federal bills, such as HR 6543, would preempt state laws on the same issue, at least to the extent the state bill is more lenient on its requirements. Click here to read the bill text for CA AB537. Mark’s expertise is in business litigation involving ...
California has laws that relate to employee pay and benefits, including temporary disability insurance, health care continuation, pay statements, wage deductions and wage notice requirements. See Pay and Benefits. Under California law, employees are entitled to certain leaves or time off, incl...
Generally, a leave of absence is time away from work to recover from a serious health condition, or to care for another who has a serious health condition. In other situations, it can be time off for military service, jury duty, and voting. ...
Damages for which the manufacturer, distributor or seller may be held liable can include (without limitation): To help you better understandCalifornia’s “warning defects” product liability laws, ourCalifornia personal injury lawyerswill discuss: ...
Posted in New Laws | Leave a Comment » California Supreme Court Refuses Sleep Time Exemption January 9, 2015 by Rob The California Supreme Court issued its decision in Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, where the court examined California’s sleep time rules for employees working 24-hour...
1.1. Purpose of Workplace Anti-Discrimination Laws Anti-discrimination laws are created and enforced for the betterment of society. Both federal and state governments have declared that seeking, obtaining, and holding employment without unlawful discrimination is a civil right.2 The State of Cal...
Most recently, a jury in San Diego hit Apple with a hefty $2 million-dollar verdict in a class action lawsuit on the grounds that Apple had violated labor laws by cheating its retail workers out of breaks. According to theComplaint, “[Apple’s] meal period policy caused Plaintiffs to wo...
The law, known as thePrivate Attorneys General Act, generates millions each year for a state fund reserved for enforcing state labor laws, including those against wage theft. But despiterising worker complaintsof labor violations and severe understaffinghampering the ...