How can I be terminated while out on a medical?

Many individuals have to take time off work due to an illness or medical condition. Employees are entitled to medical leave under the Family and...

Can I be terminated for not knowing it was illegal to video a coworker while at work?

You can be disciplined and/or terminated for your unprotected actions as you have described them.

How can I figure out if the trust property I am a beneficiary of is in escrow if the trustees refuse to talk to me?

Get a lawyer and move forward if the above answers do not suffice.

You need to get court to order sale to be stopped and then provide same to escrow. Have your attorney go in ex-parte asap.

As a trust beneficiary and co-executor of a will, is it within my legal rights to request of copy of the trust/will?

Under California Probate Code Section 8200, an Executor of an estate, is required to deliver the Last Will to the County Superior Court where mom...

How can I as the trustee collect back rent from sister living on trust property and just quit paying after last parent died?

You should have trust provisions reviewed if she is also a beneficiary, in order to see if a deduction can be taken from her share. Certainly a...

Certainly you can take a deposition as long as you give the proper legal notice in terms of time and procedure.

Your employer may regulate your hours as she/he sees fit and can even terminate you for no reason whatsoever as an at-will employee in CA, absent...

Can my manager prohibit me from switching/picking up shifts with other co workers?

Your employer may control the shifts you work--as an at-will employee in CA, your hours may be controlled in this manner and you may even be fired...

Is there any way to get out of a non-compete agreement? What rights to I have as an independent contractor?

Non-competes don't work with employees or IC because typically, they have no ownership interest in the business. However, an additional issue would...