You may wonder how many hours are considered part-time in California and how time clock laws affect your rights. Read on to determine whether your employer violated time clock laws in determining part-time hours in California. California employees possess a legal right to compensation in the event their employers violate time clock laws. The Fair […]

Employers wield considerable authority in making workplace decisions. However, this doesn't mean you should accept any unfair treatment they might impose. This also applies if your employer fires you. Even if you were terminated from an employment-at-will job, you might have the option to recover damages from your employer for wrongful termination. No matter your […]

What is the California wage and hour statute of limitations? Many non-exempt California employees are unhappy because their employers are not paying them all the wages they deserve. You qualify as a nonexempt employee if you may receive minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  If this situation sounds familiar […]

The doctrine of joint and several liability applies in a personal injury case when one or more defendants are deemed responsible for the accident that caused the victim’s injury.  In California, the legal concept of "joint and several liability" applies to personal injury lawsuits. This means that if multiple defendants are sued, each one can […]

Have you recently lost your job? Are you unsure whether your employer laid you off or terminated your employment? Does something feel “off” about how your former employer handled the situation? At Starpoint Law, our dedicated team of Los Angeles employment lawyers can help you determine if you were laid off vs terminated and whether […]

Anyone who causes you harm is legally responsible for their actions, but are they the only ones responsible for paying for your damages? Under the laws of vicarious liability in California, multiple individuals can be liable to compensate you for injuries caused by one bad actor. This vicarious liability law can increase the likelihood that […]

The Affordable Care Act reduced the full-time threshold from 40 hours to 30 hours regarding when certain employers must offer healthcare. Outside of the ACA, however, it is still up to the states to decide minimum hours for full-time work. Are you wondering, What is considered full-time in California? In California, full-time employment is typically […]

When choosing a personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, one of the first places that a person will go looking for one will be online. The selection of personal injury lawyers in Los Angeles is robust. With that, working on finding the best personal injury attorney in Los Angeles can be overwhelming and takes a […]

California designed its on-call pay laws to balance employees' needs with employers' demands. As a result, whether on-call time is compensable depends on several factors. When it comes to on-call pay in California, on-call time is compensable based on the extent to which being on-call restricts an employee's freedom during the on-call period. Other determining […]

The time it takes to finish a car accident lawsuit can depend on whether it ends in a settlement or a trial. Although many people expect to take their case to court, it is rather unlikely that your case will go to trial. The majority of car accident lawsuits will settle before ever reaching trial. […]