answered on Jul 20, 2020
Sounds like a real Catch 22 doesn't it? You go in to buy a mask because you don't have one, but they won't let you in because you don't have a mask on.
It seems to me that before they can refuse entry due to lack of a mask, they must first offer you one to wear while you... View More 
My employer is forcing me to take a facial recognition scan and take my temperature every morning at work. Is this legal? If I refuse I will be sent home without pay. What recourse do I have if any?
answered on Jul 19, 2020
Employers are entitled to impose reasonable security conditions on the employees, so IMO, yes, your employer can impose facial recognition and a temperature scan. Your recourse is to quit and go work somewhere else, or submit to the security requirements.
We are dealing with a deadly... View More
Family is trying to evict my 5 yr old son & I, landlord doesn't want us to move buy he just came out of hospital & is receiving live in caregiver he is some days not remembering what happened earlier or yesterday , but he does remember b4 he went to hospital, he's gave a eviction... View More
answered on Jul 17, 2020
Sorry to hear you have these problems. You have a lot of issues, primarily is proof that the notice was retracted, since your LL won't help. If family has an actual Power of Attorney for everything or for financial affairs, they can act for the LL, but if it is just a medical power of... View More
Support was court ordered indefinitely for 27 year marriage. His employer would issue mandatory check to me when he got paid. He no longer works there. Do I have to petition the courts?
answered on Jul 16, 2020
The meter keeps on running on spousal support until the judge changes the order. Even though you are not getting paid, the meter is still running and he is beginning to owe you what are called "arrearrages." If his income has dropped he can ask the court to lower or stop his support... View More
it will be sold possibility within the next month or two. My question is, should I pay until it forecloses or give my notice to move.
answered on Jul 16, 2020
If you are not comfortable with the situation, give notice, and move. 30 days is pretty standard. Tell LL to take last month out of the security deposit. Ask for a Pre-move out inspection by LL to go over what repairs he believes are needed. BTW- you are absolutely entitled to have the LL give... View More
I have been working for a company w/ 2 employees for 10 months part-time. This company was considered an essential business during quarantine, so even though my boss told me to come in to work during March-June, I requested to work from home. I got an OK eventually, though afterwards I learned she... View More
answered on Jul 16, 2020
The first problem is that the protections against discrimination fall upon employers of 5 or more people. Otherwise you may be covered by the CFRA- Cal. Family Rights Act- google it. Even if you are not subject to the specific benefits of the act, your employer cannot discriminate against you if... View More
I was furloughed on March 23rd and have not been called back to work but on June 16th I was informed by coworkers that another employee had been promoted into my position. The COO of my company told me that my employment status had not changed and that I would be updated on July 15th but have not... View More
answered on Jul 16, 2020
Unless you can prove that you are experiencing an adverse employment action because you are in a protected class of people, such as race, religion, etc., then there is nothing unlawful about your employer promoting someone into your old position.
Most people do not understand that when you... View More
sold on 6/18/20. I the renter is still paying rent. Do I have to continue to pay rent?
answered on Jul 16, 2020
Under normal circumstances your payment of rent is not dependent on the Owner paying the mortgage, which is unfortunate because if the LL does not pay the mtg. the house is foreclosed and you are evicted by the bank. I have never heard of a bank letting a renter stay and pay the rent to the bank,... View More
the asset is a home that is now in my sisters name.
answered on Jul 15, 2020
If the deed is in two names, the person who died and your sister, then the home probably is now 100% your sister's. She must get the old deed transferred into her own name exclusively. To do this right she should have an attorney. It is not expensive. The first deed should be checked by an... View More
There was a restraining order against the daughter 6 years ago but I’m not sure if it’s still in place, we didn’t renew it. She wants to take everything in our home and says everything is hers. My name is not on the house title.
answered on Jul 15, 2020
First, the restraining order has no effect on division of items after death.
Secondly, who gets what, when there is no will, is broken down into two major categories.
The first category is items which have ownership papers of some kind. For example a house has a deed, which is an... View More
answered on Jul 15, 2020
I am sorry for your loss. It is unclear who passed away. It sounds like the father of your oldest daughter passed away. Is that correct? There are three main ways to collect assets from someone who passed away: First the person wrote will or trust and left you a gift. You have to read the... View More
What happens if I don’t get help
Filling out the response before court? I have court in about a week and still haven’t responded. I was served back in February but because of the pandemic it’s been pushed until next week. The petitioner submitted pay stubs for December of 2019 and... View More
answered on Jul 15, 2020
Call the Self-Help Centers. Many are answering questions and helping people fill out forms on the phone, even though their offices are closed. If you haven't filled out your papers before the court date, be sure to go to the court hearing and ask the judge for more time, explaining why you... View More
This would be after her passing.
answered on Jul 14, 2020
Your mother needs to write a will and a trust. In the trust she can state who is in charge of her estate. Maybe you? She can also give instructions to have the house sold and divided up among her children, if that is what she wants. Or she can give the proceeds to whomever she wants. She would... View More
About a 2 years ago i was diagnosed with Lymphoma and applied for disability and hired a lawyer, due to an issue it got delayed about a year till this march/april. at the time from the way things were going i had assumed i would be right as rain and back to normal within a month from what the test... View More
answered on Jul 14, 2020
When you state that you "applied for disability," was that for State Disability Insurance, "SDI", or Social Security Disability Insurance "SSDI", or for Supplemental Security Income "SSI"?
If you are taking about SSDI, then you must have 40 units of... View More
answered on Jul 14, 2020
What do you mean by "rights over" the child? The right to discipline the child? Answer: No, because you are not the parent or guardian. The right to make decisions about the child's health, education or welfare, such as residence, school, doctor, have an operation? Answer: No,... View More
Is it true if a company take the paycheck protection program loan under the Cares act and keep the same workforce or salary levels the company qualify for loan forgiveness? So this means my job can't fire me or they will have to pay the loan back
answered on Jul 13, 2020
An employer does not have to keep the same workforce it had before it gets a PPP loan. If it fails to maintain at least 75% of the number of employees employed in the pre-COVID workforce, it will have its forgiveness reduced, but the company is not disqualified altogether unless the number of... View More
I am currently fighting a traffic ticket and the court arraigned me after a trial by written declaration on May eighth and the court has set my trial on August 23rd. I tried to look for important California Supreme Court Decisions but could not find any. Anything helps.
Thanks.
answered on Jul 13, 2020
You should look to the Orange County Superior Court website for the COVID 19 orders that were issued suspending the California "speedy trial act", before you spend a lot of time on this. The presiding judge issued these orders on authority from Orders from the Cal. Supreme Court. They... View More
We have been leasing to them for two years and it just has not worked out. We want to take possession of the room for ourselves but they are claiming that due to covid restrictions they cannot work therefore cannot save a first and last months rent for a new place. Can we still serve them a 60 day... View More
answered on Jul 12, 2020
If your tenant, and or additional tenants subject your property to Long Beach rent control then you may be subject to paying a relocation expense. However, with the moratorium on evictions for residential convictions in California that does not prevent you from serving a 3-day notice to pay rent... View More
Defamation, called other tenants work when asked not to . Spread lies to other neighbors. I’ve filed a police report for harassment. Should I take my eviction to court and how do I know I have a good case before goin to court
answered on Jul 11, 2020
Many counties in California currently have local laws in place to protect tenants from eviction when they have problems related to COVID. No facts indicating you have such problems are offered, but they may exist and you are not thinking about them. A LL can terminate a tenancy of less than a... View More
I had a paralegal tape up my documents and file them with the court I had continuing court dates a.k.a. COVID-19 my last one was over the phone I was not able to attend in time so I missed it therefore I need to re-file my case how do I do that I can no longer afford to hire another paralegal.
answered on Jul 11, 2020
Here is my suggestion: Your paralegal should have given you an extra copy of the papers which were filed. If not, go back to the paralegal and ask for one. You already paid for it. Also ask the paralegal for a copy of the document on the thumb drive in case you need to print new copies... View More
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