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Article 16-36 ¡No Se Deje! The vast majority of laws in this country are public laws.  This means that they apply equally to the entire public.  Everyone who violates the law is equally subject to the same consequences.  Everyone is entitled to use the same legal defenses and to claim the same rights and legal…

Artículo 16-36 La inmensa mayoría de leyes en este país son leyes públicas.  Ello significa que aplican equitativamente a todo el público.  Quien sea que viole la ley es por igual sujeto a las mismas consecuencias.  Todos tienen derecho a usar las mismas defensas legales y a reclamar los mismos derechos y los remedios legales…

Uber, the popular modern alternative to regulated taxicab services, has been the hot trend for people in need of a chauffeur for the last few years. Many speculate that Uber is poised to overthrow taxis as the ride-sharing service of choice across America, but this success hasn’t come without pitfalls, mostly in the form of…

Artículo 16-35   Por años, muchos clientes me han dicho que han sido amenazados con cárcel si no pagaban sus deudas. Todas estas personas eran inmigrantes Latinos. En muchos casos, estas personas creyeron que podrían ser enviados a cárcel por no pagar sus deudas. Como resultado, muchos de ellos pidieron dinero prestado de amigos y…

Article 16-35 ¡No Se Deje!   Over the years, I have been told by many clients and others that they had been threatened with jail if they did not pay their bills.  All of these people were Latino immigrants.  In many cases, these people believed that they could be sent to jail for not paying…

There’s no longer any question about the gender bias against women in California’s workers’ compensation system. The system routinely discriminates against female workers, attributing work-related injuries to the pre-existing condition of “being a woman.” Plaintiffs claim, for example, that the workers’ compensation office dismissed claims of carpal tunnel syndrome due to work-related repetitive motion as…