Can I fire or suspend an employee who didn't come to work due to me changing to schedule of an employee he carpools with?

Absent any discriminatory or retaliatory motive/intent, or contractual arrangement to the contrary, employment is at will in CA and anyone can be...

When a corp in CA forms a new business entity, can they stop doing business in the name of the old entity & start a new one?

No matter how cleverly an agreement between companies is drafted to avoid the assumption of liabilities, successor companies that have purchased or...

I was offered a 75K contract position that was rescinded.

Once someone has accepted an 'unconditional' job offer, they're in a legally binding contract of employment. However, a 'conditional' job offer can...

Get a doctor's note indicating your periodic need for appointments related to the pregnancy. Generally, pregnancy disability leave requires that...

I was offered severance pay and on my last day of work they say it wasn't the process. Can they do that ?

You simply have no right to a severance package and so I agree that unemployment or a new job are your remaining options.

The "hearing" (really a conference) itself is at the employee’s option. You are entitled to a representative of your choice. Additionally, you are...

What are my next steps in adding members of an LLC to the judgment?

You can attempt to amend the judgment, but you really should have included the individuals in the initial litigation with the LLC under alter-ego...

If I hold durable POA for a beneficiary of a trust, can I also be trustee? The settler is deceased.

Not necessarily. As long as you fulfill your fiduciary obligations in both roles, you will be fine. If you are fearful of some future conflict from...

Employers may require salaried exempt employees to use accrued vacation or paid time off (PTO) for partial day absences in any increment, including...

How can I find out if my grandmother left me an inheritance

If the testator is deceased but the will you are looking for has not been probated and if you are a named beneficiary in the will or a guardian of...