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The majority of workplaces benefit from having a workforce made up of people from all walks of life. Different people with various skills and outlooks can offer a variety of commercial benefits. For example, a new employee may offer a fresh perspective as well as...
You don't have an estate plan yet, but you know that you're going to need one. You have a lot of company. The fact of the matter is that most Americans have not even done their estate planning yet, despite the fact that they will someday need a will. One of the...
Some people want to keep their estate plan as simple as possible and only draft a will. Even those who protect themselves with a more comprehensive plan that includes a living will or powers of attorney may decide against adding a trust without much consideration. A...
Employees have specific rights at work. These include being able to speak up if their employer is taking part in illegal actions or allowing those to occur at work. Employees who file complaints or cooperate with investigations into things like harassment or...
Your estate plan helps you support your loved ones after you die and leave something meaningful for different people. You may have invested a lot of time and consideration to find the right way to split your property fairly or to earmark specific family heirlooms for...
Fresno County takes sexual harassment seriously. In the workplace, it is expected that all workers will be treated with respect and that they won’t have to endure any type of sexual harassment on the job. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. There are two types...
If you already have an estate plan in place, you may feel confident that it will always meet your needs. However, certain milestones in your life may weaken your arrangements if you do not reexamine your situation. If you have not created an estate plan, it is wise to...
If you die without an estate plan, then it is important for you to understand that there may be costs that your family or friends will have to pay that could have been avoided. If you don’t have an estate plan, there will be monetary and psychological costs. To start...
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that gives certain employees the right to take unpaid leave from work in specific situations. The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) expands on the FMLA, protecting the rights of workers across the state. In...
When a sexual harassment scandal comes out, multiple victims may surface, claiming to have been harassed over the years. One of the most common responses that you see to this is people asking why no one reported anything when it happened. Why didn’t they complain...