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You must first specify the cause of your father’s wrongful death. If there was a breach of duty, causation, and damages due to injury which caused his death, you can file a medical malpractice suit against the negligent party if they failed to act properly in terms of medical care.

The amount of compensation you can get from a car accident depends on the coverage of your insurance provider and the kind of damage you sustained. Coverage for medical bills is offered for bodily injury liabilities resulting from a car accident. Insurance companies can pay up to $100,000 of the physical injuries of an individual and up to $300,000 for occupants of the two cars involved in the accident. For property damage liability, the maximum coverage for vehicle and property damages can amount to as much as $50,000. Know the maximum policy coverage of the driver at fault to obtain maximum compensation from the accident.

Employee discrimination, regardless of form, is illegal as defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). You can sue the hiring manager for employment discrimination claims if he or she asked you discriminatory or inappropriate questions unrelated to the job you are applying for.

California is a “Strict Liability” state for dog bite claims. Owners cannot be exempt from these claims, whether they cannot afford to pay for damages or claim that they were unaware of the aggression and viciousness of their dog. However, if the dog bite was due to the victim trespassing private property or provoking the dog, the owner can be excused from the law.

The following are acceptable reasons for termination: 1. Being unproductive or having a poor quality of work 2. Practicing delinquent or dishonest behavior such as disregarding company rules and regulations 3. Frequent tardiness or absenteeism 4. Committing criminal behavior (e.g., theft, breaching contract agreements, publicizing 5. confidential data) 6. Committing sexual harassment, racism, and other related behavior 7. Threatening or committing acts of physical violence against co-workers

Any form of racial discrimination in the workplace is illegal under the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Title VII (Equal Employment Opportunities). The federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against their employees based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Winning your case will start by documenting instances of discrimination by your employer and filing a complaint to the Department of Fair Employment.

The law does not mandate severance pay and packages, and the state does not require that companies offer it to their employees. However, employers must provide severance packages if it is part of their company policy. Employers can face breach of contract claims if they fail to meet these provisions.

Vacation leaves are treated as wages and are earned as you perform more work. The California Department of Industrial Relations states that companies are not legally required to provide paid or unpaid leaves or paid time off to their employees. Pays from vacation leaves cannot be forfeited, however. Unconsumed vacation leaves can be reimbursed through the wages you earn. Employers who fail to reimburse collected vacation leaves to their employees are guilty of labor law violations.

Overtime pay is mandatory for rank-and-file employees in California, according to the Fair Labor Standards Act (federal) and state labor laws. Overtime privileges also include non-exempt employees who are paid by the hour as well as manual labor workers.

If you are a victim of a hit-and-run bicycle accident, document all the necessary information at the scene of the accident once you are out of harm’s way. Take photos of the scene, ask witnesses for their contact information, and report the incident to the police. If you have uninsured motorist coverage, your insurance provider will shoulder the expenses for your injuries as well as other losses until the person liable for the hit-and-run is identified.

If you acquire a serious health condition included in the Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and get terminated because of it, your employer can be held liable for a wrongful termination claim.

If the person who crashed your car is insured, you must be the one to provide coverage for the damages and injuries from the accident. If you have already exceeded your insurance policy limit, you still have to pay for the remaining costs in injuries and damages from the crash.

Know how much your final pay is by computing your annual pay and multiplying it by 36 (36 months in three years). Your annual pay is your monthly pay multiplied by 12 (12 months in a year). To compute for your weekly pay, divide your annual salary by 52 (the number of weeks in a year). Then, multiply your weekly pay by four to know your monthly pay. Other factors such as unused accrued leaves, taxes, and the like can affect how much your final pay will be over the three years of your employment.

Some jobs have age requirements or restrictions in place, such as bars. These workplaces require the applicant to be of legal age to be allowed to work. In other cases, however, companies should not refuse or deny an applicant of employment because of their age. On a similar vein, an employee should not be fired after reaching a certain age. Otherwise, it would count as a form of age discrimination.

Every employee is entitled to an incentive fee, including back pay to tax refunds and leave reimbursements, even after they have resigned from their former employer. If your previous company refuses to give you your incentive fee, you can file a wage and hour claim in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and sue your employer for damages. Filing your claim will help you obtain just compensation. You can also receive your incentive fee as well as other employee benefits acquired upon resignation.

You must first confront your supervisor directly or compose a letter addressed to your boss. Document all forms of harassment, including verbal comments and keep receipts of inappropriate messages, photos, notes, and the like. Notify Human Resources about what happened. Remember to file your claim with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) 180 days from the date of the incident.

If you are receiving an equal salary with other employees for doing substantially similar work regardless of your gender, then you are receiving a just salary. Performing similar tasks or equally substantial work regardless of one’s position also entails no disparities in salary. If you are being underpaid or are not receiving the same salary with a co-worker only because you are a man or a woman, your employer is committing Equal Pay Act discrimination.

If you are working from home, whether due to a disability or sickness or your office lacks enough space for you to work productively, your employer still has control over your work. This means that you are considered an employee even if you are working remotely. As a result, you are protected by employment laws. Keep in mind that working from home does not automatically make you an independent contractor.

Most dog bite accidents hold the owner of the dog liable for damages. However, if a stray dog bites you, you can look into the city for liability since they are in charge of animal control. You can hold the city responsible for injuries and damages if the dog was already put into animal control but managed to escape. These circumstances are rare, however, which means you’ll need to cover your medical bills for stray dog bite injuries.