Orange County Labor Code Violations Attorneys — According to top Orange County Employment Attorneys at Mazarei Law Group, Inc., Private Attorneys General Act, commonly known as “PAGA” was enacted in 2004, under Labor Code 2698-2699.5, and authorizes aggrieved California employees to file lawsuits so they can recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees,Read More…
Patient’s Right to Know Act of 2018 – What OC and Los Angeles Physician Should Know About The New Law — In response to the testimony of survivors of physician sexual assault, including athletes who had recently testified against Olympic team doctor, Larry Nassar, on September 19, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law theRead More…
Rest Breaks – Employment law in Irvine Orange County and Los Angeles — If you are an employer in California, you need to be mindful of the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders. These orders require an employer to offer nonexempt employees rest breaks. The rest break is based on the total hours employees work. Each restRead More…
Hit and Run Personal Injury Claims article by a California personal injury attorney — California Vehicle Code section 20002(a) states: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to any property, including vehicles, shall immediately stop the vehicle at the nearest location that will not impede traffic or otherwise jeopardizeRead More…
Irvine, Orange County Employment Attorneys – California continues to be ahead of the Federal laws when it comes to minimum hourly wages. The current Federal minimum wage is $7.25. Effective January 1, 2019, California’s minimum hourly rate was increased to $11 for companies with 25 employees or less. The base hourly wage increased to $12Read More…
Dentists and Business Owners In California and the need for Disability Insurance – Business Overhead Expense (BOE) is a form of disability insurance that provides coverage for business overhead if the owner suffers from a disability (temporary or permanent). The BOE expenses typically include overhead which consists of: rent, mortgage, insurance premiums, employee salaries, andRead More…
Orange County, California Employment Law Attorneys – On April 30, 2018, in its opinion in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, California Supreme Court clarified the standard for determining if a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor. The Supreme Court made it very clear that the burden of establishing that a worker is an independent contractorRead More…
Pre-Employment Salary History Inquiry – No more! – One of the additional laws that have gone into effect in 2019, is restriction on getting salary history. AB 2282 provides in party: (a) An employer shall not rely on the salary history information of an applicant for employment as a factor in determining whether to offerRead More…
A Required Controlled Substance Security Prescription For Orange County, California Dentists, and Physicians – To combat the opioid epidemic in California, Assembly Bill 1753 was signed into law in 2018 and became effective on January 1, 2019. According to Orange County attorney Mazarei of Mazarei Law Group, Inc., under this bill, physicians and dentists are requiredRead More…
Short-term Disability for Orange County Firms and Individuals – Most employees in Orange County, California are generally familiar with sick leave: a certain amount of hours available to eligible employees when they feel under the weather, have medical appointments or aren’t able to work for a few days due to a health condition. What’s lessRead More…