Many people in the San Diego area work in the maritime industry. They would know that working on the high seas comes with its own share of risks that are unique to the industry. Like in other high-risk professions, maritime workers often have to deal with injuries for...
With President Biden’s recent executive order allowing transgender people to serve openly in the military again, U.S. employers cannot help but take note. The issue -- or non-issue -- regarding transgenderism continues to gain a great amount of attention. More and...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is an important employee rights law. It provides protections for workers to be free from discrimination in the workplace based on their actual, past, and perceived disabilities. Under the ADA, a Californian cannot be...
Many people are familiar with concept of damages: a person that’s been wrongfully injured can sue the responsible party in court to receive compensation for the hardship they suffered. In the terse language of the court, damages are intended to make the plaintiff...
While San Diego employers may feel otherwise, they do not have the final say on who does not does not receive overtime compensation. Under both California law and federal law, employees are entitled to appropriate overtime pay, which is higher than their usual wage,...
Back in 2018, a shocking report from the University of Southern California uncovered what its authors called "a palpable climate of anti-Blackness at Southwestern College," the community college located in San Diego County. The USC report document numerous incidents...
Dogs may be “man’s best friend,” but dogs are animals and as such can be unpredictable. It is not unusual for a dog to lash out and bite someone. It is important for those in San Diego who have suffered dog bite to understand California dog bite laws, so they can...
The damages suffered in a truck accident can be devastating. They can not only ruin your financial stability, making it difficult to cover your daily living expenses, but they can also prevent you from obtaining the medical care you need and leave you struggling to...
Usually, when an employee seeks compensation for injury while on the job, filing a negligence suit either with attorney representation or pro se in state court would be the way to proceed. For maritime workers and seaman, however, the blend of federal and state...
In San Diego, throughout California and across the nation, people who are confronted with workplace violations are increasingly emboldened to speak out about it. This includes various forms of harassment, most notably sexual harassment. Still, even when employees...
