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You can expect restaurant injury settlements to compensate you for your legal damages. These are all of the losses that you have sustained from the incident. They can be calculated using a settlement formula. Generally, restaurant accidents rely on premises liability. A personal injury lawyer can help guide you through the settlement process, similar to …

Paid Less Than Coworkers? How to File a Wage Discrimination Lawsuit — Top Labor Lawyer ExplainsWatch this video on YouTube Wage discrimination is the illegal practice of an employer paying unequal compensation to workers for substantially the same work because they belong to a protected class. California’s anti-wage discrimination law – called the California Equal …

Normally after you get arrested and charged with a crime in California, you either take a plea or go to trial. Pretrial diversion “diverts” you from this process before a plea is ever entered. Pretrial diversion programs allow you to avoid jail and a conviction as long as you complete all the required conditions. These …

In my experience as a California criminal defense attorney, defendants can get their felony charges reduced to misdemeanors in the following four ways: Accepting a plea bargain to a lesser offense, Completing a pretrial diversion program, Filing a Penal Code 17(b) motion, or Showing that one or more “elements of the crime” are missing. I …

Senate Bill 384 (SB 384) changed the sex offender registration process in California as of 2021. The legislation replaced mandatory lifetime registration for all sex offenses with three separate tiers based on the seriousness of the sex offense. Also, juveniles are treated differently from adult offenders under SB 384. Plus, there may be registration complications …

Work Furlough Programs in San Diego — Top California Defense Lawyer ExplainsWatch this video on YouTube Inmates who are eligible for work furlough in San Diego can request to spend the remainder of their prison sentence at a work furlough facility. Work furlough allows inmates to work, or to look for work, before their sentence …

Workplace Investigation — What Are My Rights as an Employee? Top California Labor Lawyer ExplainsWatch this video on YouTube As employees, you have rights during a workplace/human resources investigation. These can be especially strong if you are a public employee or have a collective bargaining agreement. Regardless, your employer must follow company policies during the …

5 Most Common Examples of Pregnancy Discrimination in California Workplaces — Labor Law AttorneyWatch this video on YouTube Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is both illegal and common. A recent study shows a link between a mother and baby’s health and perceived pregnancy discrimination, which is alarming considering more than 70% of all pregnant women …

Are Salaried Employees Required to Get Holiday Pay in California? — Surprising Answer ExplainedWatch this video on YouTube There is no distinction between salaried (exempt) and hourly (non-exempt) workers when it comes to the law of holiday pay. Both types of employees are only entitled to PTO (or premium holiday pay) if their employer offers …

5 Important Home Confinement Rules That You Might Not Know — Top Defense Lawyer ExplainsWatch this video on YouTube 5 common rules of home confinement are: random check-ins by a probation officer, wearing an ankle monitor around the clock, no drugs or alcohol, no leaving the house except with prior approval, and an evening curfew. …

House Arrest vs. Jail — Everything You Need to KnowWatch this video on YouTube House arrest is different from jail in that you would be confined at home, rather than in a state prison or county jail. Both types of confinement can be used for pre-trial or pre-sentencing, or as a prison term. While house …