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In recent years, many people have become comfortable discussing their personal life events in the semi-public arena of social media. Most of us do not think twice about commenting about a work event on Facebook, Twitter, or other social forums. Unfortunately, most people don’t always consider the impact of discussing private or work related issues…

Workers’ compensation benefits are supposed to provide medical coverage and lost wages when a worker is injured on the job. Workers’ comp benefits are not all created equal, however. In fact, these programs vary widely from state to state, leaving some workers less protected than others. Our Orange County workers’ comp lawyers broke down the…

Artículo 16-16   Todos los estados y el gobierno Federal tienen leyes que consideran un serio crimen el secuestro de niños a manos de sus propios padres.  Secuestrar es “Llevarse, retener u ocultar a un niño por parte de un padre u otro miembro de la familia, o su representante, violando los derechos de custodia,…

Article 16-16 ¡No Se Deje! All of the states and the Federal government have laws that make it a serious crime for parents to kidnap their own children.  Kidnapping is “The taking, retention or concealment of a child by a parent or other family member, or their agent, in violation of the custody rights, including…

Article 16-15   El Decreto Federal de Protección a Empleados contra el Polígrafo (en inglés Employee Polygraph Protection Act -EPPA) fue promulgado para impedir que los patrones exijan a los solicitantes de trabajo y a los empleados a tomar pruebas del “Detector de Mentiras”. Se ha estimado que en los 10 años anteriores a la…

Article 16-15 ¡No Se Deje! The Federal Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) was enacted to stop employers from requiring job applicants and employees to take “Lie Detector” tests.  It has been estimated that in the 10 years prior to the law, over 3 million employees were unfairly required to take lie detector (polygraph) tests. As…