Since year 2000, Californians have watched an almost never ending wave of lawsuits over workers' rights to meal and rest breaks. As one of the pioneers of this field, now well over 20 years ago, this author has seen (and compelled) big changes in how companies respond within this evolving legal area, and yet, many [...]
For as long as people have been less than honest with each other, false advertising has existed. Luckily, however, California laws prohibiting this practice with regard to consumer goods and services are perhaps the strongest in the nation, yielding extraordinary amounts of damages, including punitive damages, for the benefit of unsuspecting purchasers. The area of [...]
Overtime laws have existed since long before the time of the Great Depression, and are intended as a punishment to employers, to increase worker health and safety and as a tool to incentivize hiring and employee retention. Federal law sets minimum wage and overtime standards, and California state law provides even stronger worker protections. [...]
While cyber security and identity theft are already all over the news these days, the number of data breaches continues to increase at an alarming rate. Thousands of data breaches occur every year in California alone, exposing your highly sensitive personal/financial information–and placing it in the hands of criminals. To answer any questions you have [...]
Toxic chemical releases, unclean water and other forms of pollution of our planet are serious business. This author has, literally, written the book on how badly large corporations can hurt people, their families and their property. We encourage you to read it. We also encourage you to contact us immediately if you believe you have [...]
If you purchased a product that doesn’t work, doesn’t work to the standard you reasonably expected, or fails to satisfy the use for which you bought it, you may have a great case for a defective product. California law is very consumer protective and violations of those laws may entitle you to substantial compensation. While [...]
