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  Artículo 17-16   La ley Federal y las leyes de todos los estados prohíben la discriminación en transacciones que tratan sobre el arrendamiento, venta, financiamiento o valoración de las viviendas.  Las leyes Federales y de California prohíben la discriminación basada en la raza, color, género, embarazo, religión, nacionalidad de origen, incapacidad, o estatus familiar.  …

In 2012, the state passed Senate Bill 863. The bill introduced several reforms for the workers’ compensation system. While the true value of the reforms will take years to manifest, the state is already seeing positive changes. In late 2016, the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released a cost-monitoring report of the reforms in…

To date, California holds the record for the highest workers’ compensation settlement values in the country. In March 2017, a workers’ compensation attorney beat his own nationwide record of an $8.9 million settlement with a $10 million settlement. While not every settlement can reach such high thresholds, a lawyer who understands all possible sources of…

The California Workers’ Compensation Institute recently released an analysis of the state’s independent medical review (IMR) process over the past several years. Results of the analysis indicate that the process may not expedite workers’ compensation treatment programs in the way initially thought. In 2016, the volume of IMR requests hit an all-time high despite a…

Article 17-15 ¡No Se Deje! After practicing law for 33 years, I have concluded that the vast majority of criminal cases against immigrants involve “drunk driving”.  In California and other states, the crime is called “driving under the influence” of alcohol or drugs.  This means that a driver does not have to be drunk to…

Artículo 17-15   Después de ejercer la ley por 33 años, he concluido que la inmensa mayoría de casos criminales contra los inmigrantes involucran “manejar ebrio”.  En California y otros estados, este crimen se llama “manejar bajo la influencia” de alcohol o drogas.  Esto significa que un conductor no tiene que estar borracho para violar…