Can a landlord come after you for back rent if it has been more than 7yrs in California

If you got a notice to vacate from the Sheriff, then your former landlord got a judgment against you for unpaid rent. With that being the case,...

Billing charges for a lawyer?

Costs for travel associated with litigating a case are not at all uncommon. Now, costs associated with the daily commute (validated parking at...

How do I determine if my employer has been underpaying me as an exempt/salaried employee?

So, the way to figure out if you have been underpaid as a salaried exempt employee is to look up the minimum wage for each year (google it and it...

What is commissions OT?

By law, you are required to receive overtime at one and a half times your regular rate of pay. That term "regular rate of pay" includes all form of...

Can Penal Code 396 for “price gouging” effect my landlord raising my rent 29%?

I don't think I've ever seen PC 396 ever used in a housing context before, but the statute does cover housing. Generally, your landlord has the...

If i have filed a wage claim plus wait time penalties and finally get paid can i still claim penalties

Yes. They can use the fact that they paid you as a defense to waiting time penalties, but you can also use it as evidence that they had no good...

So with regard to the exempt issue - your employer can dock your vacation and/or PTO time if you have to leave early, but your employer cannot dock...

You're getting shift jammed. Because the shift spans over the course of two days, the employer is treating it like you are working two different...

How do I collect the money I'm owed since my termination?

You are referring to waiting time penalties pursuant to Labor Code section 203. To get those, you have to show that your former employer willfully...

What shows up on employee background check?

As far as civil cases go, if the civil suit is older than 7 years old, then it shouldn't show up on the background check. If its younger than 7...