Beverly Hills Legal Blog
What should you do if you’re issued a false debt?
You can spend years building up a high credit score that makes it easy for you to apply for loans and mortgages. Unfortunately, a single mistake or a false charge can bring your credit score down 200 points or more. What can you do if your credit score suddenly drops...
Workplace discrimination in California
While women worked for decades to gain the right to go to work, there is still much to be done to ensure that everyone is treated equally in the workplace. The U.S. Department of Labor indicates that nearly 50% of America’s workforce is made up of women. While the...
COVID-19 and FMLA leave: you and your family
With the rise of COVID-19, we face new issues and questions about work. While many companies are allowing employees to work from home, some do not have that ability. New questions about necessary leave for contracting the virus are constantly arising. The Family and...
5 Examples of workplace age discrimination
In 1967, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was passed to protect adults 40 and older who are currently employed or seeking employment from being victimized by age discrimination. However, ageism is still prevalent in many companies around the world, even...
What protections do we have against spam calls?
Federal law protects Americans from the annoyance of telemarketing calls, robocalls and other forms of telephone spam. The Federal Communications Commission administers the guidelines of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which has evolved with technology since...
Should the vulnerable be forced to work during COVID-19?
Tara is a 42-year old mother of two and recently a grandmother. While she is in good health and appears fit, Tara has asthma. Normally Tara works days cleaning the common areas and individual apartments after people move out and before the new residents move in. Her...
What is profiteering?
While most of us understand the basic principles of supply and demand, and many of us agree that with the proper checks and balances capitalism seems to work, there is an aspect of the free market economy that has of late reared its ugly head: profiteering. What...
Who is most at-risk of age discrimination in the workplace?
No matter where you work, your workplace should be free from discrimination. The unfortunate reality is that workplace discrimination touches every industry California boasts, from tourism to tech and everything in between. As the national workforce continues to grow,...
Can Insurers Deny Small Business Claims Of Loss Due To The Pandemic?
Nobody saw the COVID-19 pandemic coming. When small business owners took out insurance claims with the intent to protect their business, livelihood and families they felt they were protected. Recently, insurers have been denying business interruption claims submitted...
Protection in reporting workplace violations
When a workplace commits illegal activities or knowingly creates environments that promote discrimination, they count on their employees, keeping quiet. Employees often do not realize that they would be legally protected if they report any illegal activity. Thanks...