The California Junk Fee Law (as implemented by SB 478) is designed to prohibit businesses from advertising a price that’s lower than the total cost a customer ultimately pays. This means previously hidden fees, such as hotel resort fees, restaurant service charges, convenience fees on event t...
California has laws that relate to employee pay and benefits, including temporary disability insurance, health care continuation, pay statements, wage deductions and wage notice requirements. See Pay and Benefits. Under California law, employees are entitled to certain leaves or time off, incl...
Proving pretext does not necessarily mean the jury must find the employer violated the law, but it is usually enough to get the matter to a jury, and then it is up to the jury to decide whether the employer violated the law. Hundreds (if not thousands) of cases throughout the nation ...
How much can I be fined for missing jury duty in California? California law states that the criminal fine for missing jury duty willincrease with each subsequent offense:[3] These monetary sanctions cannot be imposed on you more than once in a juror pool cycle.[4] Are there any valid excu...
California law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.149 This duty arises as soon as the employer knows of the disability.150 An employer does not have this duty, however, if the accommodation would cause the employer an undue hardship.151 ...
If you or a loved one was injured by no fault of your own, the California personal injury attorneys at Shouse Law Group will fight for the accident settlement you deserve so that you can get what you need to focus on the most important thing – recovery.
“The law is clear that where one party to the contract arbitrarily demands performance not required by the contract and couples this demand with a refusal to further perform unless the demand is met, the party has anticipatorily repudiated the contract, which anticipatory repudiation relieves the...
including the alleged perpetrator, as well as individuals in positions of responsibility who may have been complicit in the abuser’s crimes. As daunting as pursuing a child sexual abuse claim may be, Paul Mones will make the law work for you and fight for the compensation and justice you de...
its employees to carry cell phones, radios, pagers, and remain on call to respond while on a break. If it does, its employees are not considered to be relieved of all duty, and the employer is responsible for an extra hour of premium pay for violating the law (further discussed below)...
What is a ‘duty’ that a California driver may have? All drivers on California roads have a duty to “use reasonable care” when operating a vehicle. According to California law, basic standards of care that must be kept include “keep[ing] a lookout for pedestrians, obstacles, and other...