Los Angeles County | Dental Law | Orange County Mazarei Law Group   As we are approaching the end of the year and encounter new changes in the Dental Law for 2021, we need to make sure that we comply with the changes that already went into effect this year.  One of these very importantRead More…

According to the Orange County Disability Insurance Attorney, Tawny Mazarei, California State Disability Insurance (CASDI or SDI) is a statutory (state-audited and state-regulated) state disability program of California, and it is mainly for short-term disability income replacement. CASDI has been in effect since 1946. The contributions to the State Fund usually by SDI tax paidRead More…

Orange County Employment Attorney Offers Opinion About The Latest Amendment A very important amendment that has gone into effect as of January 1, 2019, is the change to the language of California Civil Code Section 1542. The changes to the language of the Code resulted from California Senate Bill No. 1431. More specifically, Section 3Read More…

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…