If your Attorney changes firm name, is the original retainer good, or do I need to sign a new retainer in his new company name?
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Answered on August 22, 2022
When you hire an attorney that is part of the firm, your attorney is the firm, not the individual attorney. If the attorney has left the firm, the...
My employer says I quit (on paper), but I didn’t, and my Boss said to me, “We’re letting you go.” Do I have any legal recourse?
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Answered on August 22, 2022
There is more that would need to be known, but your employer had a right to expect a call from you on the day of the non-injury accident if you...
Can I sue my employer if I quit?
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Answered on August 22, 2022
I am very sorry to tell you that what you report about your workplace conditions is not unlawful.
Generally harassment is not unlawful in the...
My employer said there no light duty for me but if you on workers com there is?
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Answered on August 21, 2022
The employer's duty to reasonably accommodate your restrictions has nothing to do with the cause of the injury. The legal duty applies to those...
Questions Concerning the Paid Sick Leave Law?
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Answered on August 21, 2022
Your boss is wrong. Submit the paid sick leave request to HR. If you do not get paid, reach out to an attorney.
Good luck to you.
Is it illegal for my company to not pay me overtime
after working 7 days in a row?
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Answered on August 21, 2022
This can be confusing.
There is no right to overtime when you work 7 days in a row UNLESS the seven days are all in the same workweek. A...
What can we do if a lawyer has lied in an investigation conducted by the CA State Bar investigation?
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Answered on August 21, 2022
First, be 100% sure that you are right about the statement to the State Bar was knowingly untrue.
Next, you can submit any evidence you want,...
Is it a conflict of interest if one's attorney is personal friends with the DA and his family?
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Answered on August 20, 2022
It is not unethical or unlawful for your attorney to know or even be friends with the opposing attorney. That is not a conflict of interest. A...
Can I sue Ralph’s if an employee denied me to buy alcohol or vegetables because I did not have “VALID” identification card?
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Answered on August 20, 2022
Lawsuits are not available for every slight or inconvenience in life. While you were upset with this interchange, it certainly does not rise to...
What does it mean that an attorney’s negligence is imputed to his client?
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Answered on August 19, 2022
What it means is that if the attorney messes up and misses a deadline or otherwise commits an act of malpractice, the client is often times stuck...
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