I was laid off from work about two weeks ago, my employer told me i would get a severance package. how long can i wait?

Normally, an employer has no obligation to provide severance. If the employer offered to provide severance, you should politely follow up since...

If I do not answer the door in time, but find a Summons taped to the door when I do answer it; is that deemed proper Service?

In order for such service to be valid, the process service has to state under penalty of perjury that the process serve has done their due...

3 months behind if I give one month with the idea of catching up can the landlord turn around and start the eviction process?

Under the circumstances, the landlord has a right to begin eviction proceedings, since you are behind in the rent. You can certainly attempt to...

An employer's unemployment insurance rates may go up, the more former employees obtain unemployment insurance. As a result, your former employer...

If I had a restraining order placed against me 6 years ago during a divorce does that show up on my background check?

Probably yes. It will turn up if someone searches the court records in the county where it was issued.

My landlord informed me that he's loosing the condo I currently Lease from him. Am I getting evicted?

The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act (“Act”) requires ninety (90) day pre-eviction notice to bona fide tenants. Further, the Act requires the...

Can employer (public entity) force an employee to involuntarily retire without due process of the law for employee?

Your husband's claim for disability discrimination is probably time barred. In order to file a disability claim under California or Federal law,...

CA: can I restart mechanic's lien timer?

Mechanic's lien are improvements to the property. Since the chair is portable and not fixed to the property, work on a chair is unlikely to...

Can a landlord require 2 months deposit, in addition to 5 months rent up front. the main question is about the extra deposit.

Erin Farley is correct about the limits on security deposit under Civil Code 1950(c) and 1940.5. Alternatively, under 1950.5(c), a landlord can...

Should I continue to file as an S-Corp or Sole Proprietorship?

I just want to add that professional malpractice insurance should also be considered as a means of protecting the assets of the person who asked...