Can a restaurant be in trouble for not providing proper ventilation in the kitchen that can be affecting workers?

This sounds like an issue to report to California Department of Industrial Relations. https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/complaint.htm

Who Is responsible to pay the plumber?

You can file a complaint with the Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department to force the landlord to fix the sink.

Is my landlord dissuaded from giving me more than 50,000 in a tenant buyout because of Form 1099 and taxes?

The 1099 Form means that the landlord is taking a business expense deduction for the payment to your father and your father will be taxed on the...

On a split shift, the employer is only required to pay the applicable minimum wage for the time from the start of the first part of the shift to...

Ms. Jones is correct assuming the property is not subject to the City of Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance. If the RSO applies, then the...

Tenant Law?

You should consider filing complaints with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the City of Los Angeles Housing + Community...

Being named Chief Officer of a Company

You should be aware that Labor Code 588.1 provides for individual liability of corporate officers, when an employer fails to pay...

If a 60 day notice is given to a tenant, on a month to month lease, on the 14th of the month, when does the 60 days start?

The 60 days starts immediately. It does wait until the start of the next rental period.

My neighbor, a 90-yr woman recovering from a stroke, has a lodger who for over 9 years has refused verbal notices to move out.

Your neighbor should hire a landlord tenant lawyer to handle the eviction. She should also consider contacting an elder abuse lawyer and/or the...

What can I do for living in uninhabitable living conditions?

Contact the Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department to report the uninhabitable conditions and request a rent reduction for the...