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When you lose your job due to being terminated from the position, you may feel that your termination of employment was wrong. We have advice and tips about wrongful termination. What Is Wrongful[...]
Understanding Your Rights Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
In 1977, Congress created the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The FDCPA protects consumers from deceitful, harassing, and unfair tactics by debt collectors. You need to understand what the FDCPA is and[...]
What Does a Flashing Yellow Light at an Intersection Mean?
When driving, it's important to know what traffic light signals mean and what happens if you’re in a car accident. Knowing about yellow blinking lights is essential to your safety and rights. We[...]
What Does a Wrongful Death Lawyer Do?
When your loved one is no longer with you because they suffered a sudden death due to someone else’s negligence or misconduct, you may feel uncertain about where to turn to in your[...]
Are Nursing Home Cameras Legal in California?
In recent years, concerns about elder abuse and neglect in nursing homes have prompted many families to consider installing cameras in their loved ones' rooms. But are surveillance cameras legal in nursing homes?[...]
What Laws Protect Employees from Job Discrimination?
Here in California, our state's anti-discrimination employment laws are some of the strongest in the nation. They not only offer the same protections federal law does to individuals belonging to certain classes but[...]
What Information to Collect After a Car Accident
When you’re involved in a car accident, the immediate aftermath can be frightening and confusing. You’re shaken, you or your passengers might be injured, and you might not know what you’re supposed to[...]
Beloved Administrator Starts Legal Action Against Embattled Charter School
Attorney Tiega Varlack, of Varlack Legal Services in Hayward, represents Jamil Wells in her claim for wrongful termination against her former employer, TEAM Charter Schools in Stockton. Ms. Wells contends that she was[...]
Facebook Diversity Recruiter Files $100M Discrimination Suit Against Company
A former Facebook diversity recruiter has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the social media platform, alleging she was discriminated against based on her race and disability. Anastasia Boone Talton, a senior talent[...]
Former Diversity Recruiter Sues Facebook Over Alleged Discrimination
Facebook was recently hit with a $100 million discrimination lawsuit over allegations that a former diversity recruiter for the social media platform was discriminated against based on her disability and race. The suit[...]