I left for military sometime in 2021-2022. I am a reservist. I would usually give verbal or a written note or just show my orders or some type of document. When my new operational manager showed he required me to go through a third party called hartford for military leave. Even wrote me up for not... View More
answered on Feb 7, 2024
For the quickest relief, you can contact the Labor Commissioner, who is charged with making sure all employees are getting paid what they are due. Here's their website: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/
Look for the link to file a claim for wages or other benefits due you. The Labor... View More
I worked at a job for a little over a month but after an altercation with a coworker, my hours were reduced to none without any explanation. The altercation was nothing more than a loud argument that resulted in the coworker and I being face-to-face with one another. Without an explanation, my... View More
answered on Dec 18, 2023
You can contact the California Labor Commissioner, who will investigate and take action if necessary and appropriate. You should prepare a chronology of the events, list all your witnesses and keep all your important documents, which you will copy and make available for their investigation.... View More
the boss was chef and the wife was cashier. the kids ran as floaters. i never called out always there on time. i did everything there. the daughter for some reason was picking on me. pointing things out to her father to where he was now yelling at me. one day he approached me to tell me not to make... View More
answered on Nov 13, 2023
What you can do right away, is contact the labor commissioner of the state of California. Their only job is to protect workers and to make sure that their rights are secure. You can reach the Labor Commissioner on the web here: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/
Report what happened to you, and... View More
I suffered a TBI from a hit-and-run/vehicular assault. Since I was homeless at the time, the police protected the drivers identity, withheld report until 1 month after statute expired. Neglected and ignored at the ER for same reasons, discharged me at 3:30 am, given a bus token and donated clothes,... View More
answered on Nov 8, 2023
The sad fact is that there is nothing I can tell you that will help you improve your situation. You waited too long. Unless you were in a coma, and have medical documentation to prove it, and you regained consciousness less than two years ago, and it has taken you this long just to learn these... View More
My father and mother are fostering my children through cps case. They are keeping my children from talking over the phone to me. Is this legal? There is not a court order preventing me from talking to them. What can I do ? I am writing to bring to your attention the false allegations made against... View More
answered on Oct 3, 2023
You need a good lawyer to help you. I should tell you, however, that volleyball practice is never an acceptable alternative to meeting with the people who are deciding your fate regarding your children. My advice to you is not to rely on something like that as an excuse to miss an important meeting... View More
Them i was a drug dealer and im making transactions out of our facility and i was a bad person. I dont kno why they make up such thing i dnt sell or do drugs i have a clean record never failed a drug test. Its embarrassing i feel humiliated and works not the same no more. Can i sew the police... View More
answered on Oct 3, 2023
The Los Angeles County area has more civil rights lawyers than most other locations. You should do some research on lawyers who handle such cases, and then start calling some of them to see if you can get a free consultation on whether you have a case or not. Start calling and talking to law firms... View More
I am constantly being harassed by my downstairs neighbor whom I don't know can't identify and don't know their name a police report has been made once I called multiple times after that no response property management has been notified multiple times verbally and in writing nothing... View More
answered on Oct 3, 2023
You don't need a lawyer to file a civil harassment claim against your downstairs neighbor. There are self-help tools on the court website, (https://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm), specifically civil harassment forms which you can fill out yourself and file. If you go to the website, look at... View More
answered on Sep 26, 2023
You need to supply a lot more detail to allow me to answer this question.
The best thing you can do is to prepare a chronological detail of all of the events. Identify all witnesses, and include their personal information like telephone numbers, etc. Assemble all of your documents, and... View More
Comprehension of why he’s there he still looks physically swollen his face eyes head he went to court and they have suspended his charges but still has to stay in there to be evaluated by a psychiatrist of him being incompetent due to his injuries they acknowledge that he has suffered brain... View More
answered on Sep 5, 2023
Your brother has the right to legal counsel, and he should be directed to a lawyer who can help him. You can check with the local district attorney's office to see what victim's benefits might be available to him. Talk to the DA's office to see what, if anything, they are doing to... View More
i work for a company they gave me an offer letter with how much i will be paid, i left my job to work for them to get a certain pay after 30 days probation they were supposed to give me more every month after i asked for it they started treating me badly and took away all my store i was allotted to... View More
answered on Jun 29, 2023
I suggest you contact an employment attorney as soon as possible. Do not sit on your rights. You can find good lawyers at the California Employment Lawyer's Association (CELA). You can look up their website.
I suggest that you prepare a chronological statement of what happened to you,... View More
What's the Statue of Limitation for Civil Lawsuit against another person's sexual harassment in CA? It is about a case between two neighbors in an apartment building, not at the workplace. So, during the past two years, that has been for the problem of pandemic, all the Statues of... View More
answered on Jun 2, 2023
In the case you are describing, you probably have two years from the date of the first harassment within which to bring legal action. It is suggested that you prepare a chronology of the events, explaining who, what, when, where, and how the harassment took place, and supplement that with all the... View More
Other database. How can I make sure information is authentic in what I'm receiving and what they are distributing?
answered on May 21, 2023
It is a crime to alter or change a police report, so any officer providing you a copy cannot change the substance of what is reported. You are entitled to rely on the accuracy of any official police report which is provided you. If you were told that the original police report was altered or... View More
I've SUFFERD physical and mental trauma from the police officers in my county whom took advantage of my background, I'm a dv victim and these discriminative police officers detained me and violated my civil rights. I've been criminalized by their acts of violence and they have tried... View More
answered on May 21, 2023
You should contact a lawyer as soon as possible. Before you do that, however, prepare a chronology of events, starting with the beginning, and bring it up to the current time. Then collect all your documents, and make copies of them all. Then contact an attorney to advise you, make copies of all of... View More
Every was arrested in the car my boyfriend had a warrant for his arrest for failure to report with his probation officer. My boyfriend does not live here with me this is not his residence his residence is at his father's his probation officer has his primary address down as his father's... View More
answered on May 3, 2023
Police officers need a warrant to search your home. You should not have allowed them to come inside your front door without a search warrant. However, once you let them in, they can look at whatever is in plain sight. Never assume anything, particularly when it comes to police officers approaching... View More
He has and is being bullied and the school is not following protocals and or protecting him. They even lied to police and did not turn over evidence. They are now telling teachers not to speak to me and lieing about incidents that happen. They are not addressing the problems. He has learning... View More
answered on Apr 22, 2023
You need a lawyer with expertise in representing children with disabilities which affect their ability to get their education. This is a very highly specialized field, but there are lawyers who do handle these kinds of cases. I suggest you search in the Bay area for an attorney or law firm which... View More
Temecula is very anti-LGBTQ, so I worry about the mental health of queer youth, especially since I know there are council members who are trying to (or already succeeded in, not sure) outlaw celebrating minorities (black history month, pride month, etc.). From being a resident for 20 years, I know... View More
answered on Apr 20, 2023
You can post your signs on private property, but not public property without their consent. You may want to enlist as many private property owners as you can to allow you to post your signs on their properties, including vacant lots if you can get the property owner's permission. You... View More
answered on Mar 28, 2023
First you graduate from law school, or another recognized manner of gaining the credits necessary to qualify for the bar examination, and then you must pass the bar examination. Attending law school is not the only way to qualify to take the bar examination. It is possible to study law in the... View More
I worked for an employer in March of 2021. I experienced a hostile work environment from management cursing at us all day and threatening our jobs. I left the company 4 months later and received a collection of 13,000 on my credit report. Upon hire, as part of the new hire paper work, they... View More
answered on Mar 17, 2023
You should contact the California Labor Commissioner at the website https://www.dir.ca.gov/
You can file a claim against the employer and tell them your story. They will assist you, and will tell you if you need to get your own lawyer. If you do, there may be a labor code provision which... View More
She told me this week that they found the right insurance and just now filed a claim, I have been waiting almost a year, there was even a hearing and I was told the other party never showed up. I don't know who they filed the first claim with but it seems to me that the whole process is... View More
answered on Mar 17, 2023
I find this explanation very suspicious. Your Worker's Compensation claim is not filed with the insurance company, it is filed with your employer, and makes no difference which worker's comp insurance company insures the company. It is up to the employer to notify their insurance company.... View More
the D. A. Filed a complaint wrong and The alleged offence went onto my background report and led me to lose my job.
answered on Feb 19, 2023
A lot more detail is needed to give you good advice. I suggest you contact a civil rights lawyer in your area as soon as possible. Before you do that, make a chronological summary of the events, copy all your documents, and take that material to the lawyer. That will serve two purposes. It will... View More
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