According to the EDD guidelines, you can receive unemployment benefits if you leave work due to an undue risk of injury or illness. "A claimant leaves work with good cause if a reasonable person genuinely desirous of remaining employed would have left work due to an undue risk of injury or... View More

If you refuse to return to work, in most circumstances that would constitute either job abandonment or a legitimate reason for termination - both of which would disqualify you from further unemployment insurance benefits. As the economy is starting to open up again, there are some employers who... View More

Newspapers regularly decide which letters to publish. Your comments are no different than a letter to the editor. They don't have to print every letter they get, and the same goes for the comments to their articles online. The editors always have the last say on what gets published, even in... View More

COVID presents a lot of unique problems. Who is it that is going to penalize you? The temp agency?

In California, you are an at-will employee. This means that you can quit at any time, you are not required to give notice, unless you have a contract that says otherwise. From what you... View More

I like Neil's answer, it is very thoughtful.

The problem is from what you said, it is not clear how the employer got this information, or whether it was confidential health information. Even if not, he could be defaming you. Have you been tested? Negative?

Keep that email,... View More

Every case is different, so there is no set amount of time that every case takes from the time of settlement to disbursement of funds. If you have Medi-Cal, the attorney needs to find out how much Medi-Cal paid to your medical providers and needs to get a final letter from Medi-Cal saying what... View More

Continue to try to work with the DMV. Things should be opening up now, so you need to get an appointment asap to take the driver's license test and get your license issued. You cannot buy a car without a license, no matter whether you have the money.

You have no right to sue the state... View More

I agree with Mr. Kaufman that you may need an attorney to sort this out. However, your question does not indicate whether you have contacted the university directly to find out what there policy is, and what writing is it based on. Some schools have a refund policy based upon a timeline that... View More

That's a really interesting question during this Covid-19 time in our lives. Generally, when you have an ex parte application hearing, you hand the other party your moving papers the morning of the hearing. I expect you still need to do that, but I wonder what precautions can be taken to... View More

The TN status allows you to render the services on behalf of the petitioning employer as stated in the TN visa application or TN petition while you are in the U.S.

You can return to the home country and render the services remotely from that location.

You should discuss this... View More

The quick answer is yes, they can do that unless you can prove the motivation for the move was unlawful.

In California you are considered to be employed at will unless you have an agreement to the contrary about that status with your employer. As an at will employee your employer can... View More

You simply inform your employer of your intent to quit. You have no legal duty to give advanced notice. You can simply quit, effective immediately, if you wish to do so. Of course, giving some notice would likely make it possible to get a better reference. You will have no duty to repay the EDD... View More

If the lease has been fully executed and there is no early termination clause or some other termination clause then it appears you have a tenancy for the term of the lease. This is the exact purpose of a lease - to provide the landlord and tenant certainty for a set price and term.

Best... View More

The landlord can initiate an unlawful detainer against you and the remaining subtenants if you issue a 30 day notice to terminate the tenancy and your subtenants do not move out on or before your termination date.

You would be well served to initiate the termination of your... View More

To get SSDI you need to certify that you are physically or mentally incapable of performing work. To get unemployment insurance benefits you need to certify that you are ready willing and able to work full time and that you are seeking full time employment. The two are mutually exclusive. If you... View More

The California Labor Commissioner has said that employers must give their employees “reasonable notice” of a requirement to use accrued vacation or PTO. Reasonable notice has been interpreted to mean 90 days notice. So, no, I do not think that is legal.

I am not clear on what you... View More

Businesses are allowed to restrict bathroom access to employees, unless there is a local ordinance to the contrary.

There is no suggestion that your sister suffered from some medical condition that made here incontinent. However, even if that was the case, I doubt that she has a valid... View More

The PPP program is nothing more than an SBA loan and the employer can use that loan money for any business purpose. However, if the employer wants money to be forgiven, it must use the money for payroll and certain other expenses. What your employer is doing, by retroactively paying payroll, is... View More

The security guard was correct. It would be a violation of the law for the store to allow you to enter. Under current state and local county orders concerning the COVID-19 pandemic all patrons of grocery or other retail stores are required to wear masks for their own safety, for the safety of other... View More

There is no legal authority for using Covid 19 as a reason to violate custody/visitation orders. She is in the wrong. However if you got tested and you know the results are negative, why not just let her see the results so you can see your kids. Once the courts reopen, you can file a motion to... View More