California's procedural statutes and rules governing claims for attorney fees are a mess. They create confusing and contradictory procedural requirements; they are incomplete in carrying out California's policy of mandatory bilaterality in contractual fee provisions; and they irrationally stymie carrying ...
In California, an easy general statute of limitations rules to remember are: Statute of limitations is the time limit for a prosecutor to file charges against someone. one year for a misdemeanor crime, and three years for a felony crime. ...
statutes. Statutes are published in chronological order in the official Statutes and Amendments to the Codes which serves as the permanent record of all statutes passed by the California Legislature. A single statute may affect (add to, revise, or repeal) more ...
PAGA allows workers to pursue civil penalties on the state’s behalf, with a quarter of any award going to the employees who brought the claim and the rest to the state’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency to help fund its enforcement of labor rules...
8. The deadlines specified in the following statutes and regulations shall be extended for a period of 60 days: g) Labor Code Section 5313, related to the period in which the Appeals Board must act on any decision by a workers’ compensation...
“Medical directorships,” or the payment of a physician for overseeing clinics or other medical services, will violate the Federal and state Anti-Kickback statutes if “even one purpose of the arrangement is to compensate a physician for his or her past or future referrals.” Compensation ...
California's wage and hour statutes and regulations have not incorporated the "de minimis" doctrine, the Supreme Court of California ruled in Troester v. Starbucks Corp.
. To draw the analogy out, bankruptcy is a “legal” process to address insolvency since it is governed by a comprehensive regime of federal statutes and rules in the Bankruptcy Code (which is, ironically, applied by specialized federal courts), while receivership is the “equitable” side of...
The accusation shall be a written statement of charges which shall set forth in ordinary and concise language the acts or omissions with which the respondent is charged, to the end that the respondent will be able to prepare his defense. It shall specify the statutes and rules which the ...
And speaking of real estate law, California has statutes and regulations that all real estate professionals should be aware of. The California Department of Real Estate has a guide to laws governing real estate in the state,including what may have changed year over year. More details can be fo...