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Jorge Vasquez worked as a maintenance technician for Franklin Management Real Estate Fund, Inc. He was paid $10 per hour for 40 hours per week. Jorge's supervisors regularly instructed him to drive his own truck for work-related errands, such as going to the hardware store to buy items needed for apartments managed...

Q: I am an hourly employee at a skilled nursing facility working 12-hour shifts, three days a week. I usually work more than 12 hours per shift finishing up paperwork but we are not paid for the extra time. There are times when I am asked to work a 4th day during...

Q: I worked in a company for more than 10 years. A new supervisor was recently transferred to my department. This person and I do not get along. Last week, our human resources director informed me that the company was letting me go and gave me my last paycheck. I don't have...

Max started work for Nabors Drilling as a “floorhand” on an oil rig in June 2010. Mason and Mendez were Max's supervisors. Several times a day, Mason called Max a “queer,” “homo,” and “gay porn star.” Max protested to Mason that he was not a homosexual and that he had a girlfriend....

Q: I was terminated from work and my employer told me to sign a “termination form” and a “release.” I was told that I would not get my final paycheck if I do not sign these documents. Is this legal? A: If you were discharged from work, the employer must...

Accidents that result in serious injuries affect the injured person and his/her family in significant ways. Rights to medical treatments, including who should pay for past and future medical expenses, and loss of earnings, may become issues. Physical pains may be accompanied by emotional suffering as the person feels helpless and isolated,...

Based on the many true-to-life stories this author has heard over the years, obtaining Uninsured Motorist (UM) coverage is an essential part of that peace-of-mind value that an insurance coverage provides. Consider the following scenarios: John was rear-ended in the freeway and suffered serious injuries. His medical bills were...

While visiting someone else's home or place of business, a person may become seriously injured. Such injuries may have arisen as a result of wet floors, uneven steps or floors, falling objects, defective elevators, defective roadways and sidewalks, poorly lit staircases, inadequate security, dog bites, and other dangerous conditions on the premises.

Corporate interest groups have criticized the contingency fee system, claiming that it encourages frivolous lawsuits. However, the opposite is true. A prudent attorney accepts only meritorious cases. He or she must carefully evaluate and turn away frivolous cases. Otherwise, the attorney will recover nothing, and will simply face an unhappy client.

Whether you own a home, engage in a business or exercise a profession, it is possibile that a lawsuit will be filed against you. To guard against this eventuality, you purchase a homeowner's insurance, or a business or professional liability policy. You pay good premiums in the hope that if it happens,...

When insurance companies issue a policy, they promise that they will take care of their policyholders when they suffer a serious loss to their home, their car, or their health. Life insurers promise that beneficiaries will be provided the benefits when they die. Disability insurers promise that payments will be made in...

Ronald Shephard worked as an installer for Lowe's, a home improvement retailer in California. Lowe's offers customers installation of products bought at its stores. In June 2012, Shephard sued Lowe's in a class action for misclassification, reimbursement and denial of benefits.  The case claimed that Lowe's misclassified their workers as independent contractors...