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Getting Even: Unlawful Acts of Employee Retaliation in California

When we were children, one sentence more than any other sentence pervaded classrooms, playgrounds, and auditoriums. “I’m going to get you for that.” The simple sentence is the declaration of retaliation. From getting even with another kid for stealing lunch...

May 11, 2021

Wrongful Termination

Fight Back Like Rocky: How to Handle a Wrongful Termination

In the film series Rocky, chief protagonist Rocky Balboa overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds in each movie to achieve boxing greatness. Whether he has to fight a towering Russian champion or deal with the death of a dear friend, Rocky prevails...

May 11, 2021

Wrongful Termination

Evidence You Need to Submit with a Wrongful Termination Claim

In the popular television show CSI, supervisor Gil Grissom parted with the same words of advice for the members of his team. “Follow the evidence.” In the world of employment law, following the evidence is critical in winning a claim...

May 11, 2021

Workers' Compensation

Show Me the Money: The Types of Workers’ Compensation Benefits in California

Employees in California file worker’s compensation claims for a wide variety of reasons. The injuries listed on workers comp claims generate claims pay out different types of benefits. Getting familiar with the worker’s compensation system in California starts by understanding...

May 11, 2021

Workers' Compensation

Most Common Types of Workers’ Compensation Claims

May 11, 2021

How and When to File a Workers’ Comp Claim in California

Workers' Compensation

How and When to File a Workers’ Comp Claim in California

If you suffered a work-related illness or injury in California, the legal guidelines written into the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act might qualify you for financial benefits. California law requires employers of all sizes to compensate employees for the expenses associated...

May 11, 2021

Workers' Compensation

Choosing the Best Workers’ Compensation Attorney

It is bad enough to deal with a work-related injury that has forced you off the job. However, things take a turn for the worse when your employer violates one or more provisions of California’s worker compensation statutes. If your...

May 11, 2021

After a Workplace Injury: Working for your Employer Again

Workers' Compensation

After a Workplace Injury: Working for your Employer Again

You could never shake the nagging thought. Weeks on the mend from a workplace injury left you feeling incredibly frustrated and unfortunately, poorer for the experience. Rapidly piling up medical bills left you in a deep financial hole because you...

May 11, 2021

Medical Malpractice

Not on the Mend: Surgical Errors and Medical Malpractice

Making fun of surgeons on television is about as much as an American pastime as baseball and apple pie. Some of the jokes poke fun at actors playing surgeons that close a wound with a medical device or instrument inside...

May 5, 2021

Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice in California: What You Need to Prove

They say the proof is in the pudding, but for medical malpractice cases, proof might as well be inside a magician’s hat. Here one minute, gone the next. Medical negligence lawsuits are notoriously hard to win because the plaintiff must...

May 5, 2021