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Your estate plan determines your legacy after you die. Your will provides instructions regarding how your personal representative distributes your property. It can also name a guardian for your children if they are still young or have special needs. In large part,...
If you are an hourly worker, you deserve compensation for all of the time you put in on the job. Unfortunately, plenty of companies will try to minimize how much they have to pay you. Wage theft is a serious issue that affects hourly workers across the United States....
There are numerous legitimate reasons why employees may need to let staff go. During periods of financial difficulty, for example, it may be necessary to downsize the company. However, a dismissal often warrants further investigation. If you believe that a protected...
Employers may have a lot of responsibilities on their plates depending on the size of their companies. Regardless of how stretched thin an employer feels, they need to know the laws that apply to their industry and abide by them. California Chamber of Commerce...
Face it — 2020 was a rough year, and 2021 is shaping up to be a tough contender, as well. If you are a parent, you could find that the stresses of everyday life have gotten your marriage in a bit of a crisis state. What you might need is a short trip out of the...
You started working in a tipped profession -- like waiting tables -- because you wanted to keep the tips for yourself. You know you’re good at your job and you see it as a way to make more money per hour than you would in most other professions. However, your...
When you are working on an estate plan, one of the things that you have to think about is that you could lose your right to make changes to this plan if you ever lose your mental capacity. Your mental capacity is what determines if you have the right to make decisions...
There’s a lot of confusion in the workforce about what constitutes sexual harassment. Knowing more about your rights can help you protect your future. One myth that is important to dispel is the idea that your harasser has to be of the opposite sex. That is not the...
In a recent post, we discussed the common misconception that estate planning shouldn’t happen until later in life. Many people assume that they should just wait until they are nearing retirement (or later) to draft a will and attend to other estate planning tasks....
Most states, including California, use at-will employment laws. These apply to the majority of workers in most industries -- though there are clear exceptions, such as workers who have a contract. In a general sense, at-will employment just means that the...