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When Is A Manager A Manager And Not An Hourly Worker
Many employers attempt to avoid having to comply with federal and state laws by mis- classifying their employees. Instead of giving them their regular titles they are promoted in title to managers, supervisors, and assistant managers. They then pay them salaries instead of hourly rates and pay no overtime for hours worked in [...]
A Diabetics Diet Is Healthy And Tasty
Having diabetes means having to control your glucose levels. Failure to control your glucose levels increases your risk of heart disease, damage to your eyes, damage to your nervous system and organs. One way to control the glucose level is through medication, but the medication is often not enough and most doctors [...]
When Are You Required to Translate Residential Leases
California and most of the country has communities where a language other than English is very prominent. In these communities California imposes an additional burden on certain landlords who speak a foreign language. The same is true if the landlord employees leasing agents or employees that are bilingual and negotiation or deal in [...]
How to Get A Million Dollars in Your Slip and Fall Case
When you slip and fall you have not hit the lottery. It takes more than falling in a public place to get the big pay off. You probably have heard the story about the thief that got trapped in the garage and lived on nothing, but dog food. After he was [...]
Things You Should Know About Identity Theft
Identify theft is becoming a very real concern for many of us. Initially little could be done after the fact to restore your name and police officers did nothing, because there were no laws in place to protect consumers. Legislators enacted laws to assist consumers to restore their good names and to [...]
What is a Hate Crime
Our society is truly a melting pot of various people with different ideas, religions, cultures, races and many unique attributes that makes for a very dynamic society. Some believe that this very diversity is what makes the U.S. great, some believe the opposite. What is true is that this diversity creates many challenges [...]
Tips on Preventing Identity Theft
Improving and protecting your credit also means making sure noone uses your personal identifying information to obtain credit under your name. Identity theft can be very harmful to your credit and it could take up to two years before your good name and credit is restored.
Protecting your identity is [...]
What Every Teenager Should Know About Driving in California
Often a milestone for teenagers is their license to drive. It means great independence and freedom, but what they not take into consideration is that they also have many new responsibilities. These responsibilities become more acute when the person reaches the age of majority.
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Artists’ Rights to Royalties on Resales
Artists are like everyone else in the sense that some are very successful, most are not, and a few are the stereotypical starving artist. The majority of art works go unnoticed and of little monetary value, but a few are in high demand and increase in value over time. The value of [...]
California Dog Bite Laws
In California all dog owners are liable for their dogs actions that cause injury. The owner of any dog is liable for the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while in a public place, or in a private place. The victim has to have a right to [...]
