Encino Law Blog
Did you have a car accident? Or did someone crash into you?
A recent study suggests that changing the language used in reporting vehicle accidents could help reduce the number of accidents that happen overall by making the issue much more personal. The study suggests that using terms such as “vehicle accident,” or “car...
Protections for surviving family after a workplace fatality
Workers in a broad range of different industries experience significant risks on the job. Factory workers have to deal with the dangers of heavy machinery, as well as potential chemical exposure. Hospital workers may hurt themselves lifting patients or wind up exposed...
Tips for spotting an impaired driver and how to report your suspicions
You’re driving on a Southern California highway, trailing a driver who seems to be having trouble controlling the vehicle. You suspect the driver is drunk or on drugs, and while you are keeping your distance, you fear the driver is a danger to others on the road....
California law is explicit when it comes to overtime.
Under state regulations, employees who are classified as nonexempt must be paid at 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for the hours they work in excess of eight on a workday or 40 in a week. They must be paid double their normal hourly rate for the hours over 12...
Can salaried employees get overtime pay?
When you work excess hours during a week, you may expect that your employer will compensate you for your extra work. If you are an hourly employee, then your employer must pay you overtime for any hours you work over 80 in one week. However, if you are a salaried...
What happens if the police don’t come to your accident scene?
You’re involved in what seems like a minor fender-bender with another car, and nobody appears to be hurt. You know the police are busy and can’t always visit minor accident scenes, so you don’t call the police. You and the other driver simply exchanged the appropriate...
Critical workplace injuries deserve coverage through workers’ compensation
The work day started like any other day. You were at your job site working on a new project. You had your personal protective equipment on, and you were helping a new coworker get fitted on the lot. No one could have predicted that today would be the day when you’d be...
Your employer can’t make you pay for a tip received on a credit card
Working a service job in California means that your tips likely comprise a substantial amount of your take-home pay. Your employer may pay you less per hour than what you should receive under minimum wage laws, and the tips are meant to help close the gap.. Maybe you...
Immediate care can improve the outcome of spinal cord injuries
Spinal cord injuries are serious matters that must be addressed swiftly. In the past, medical professionals thought that an injured spinal cord needed to rest before any treatments were started. It is now known that early care is actually more beneficial for the...
Lacerations: A major cause of workplace injuries
Going to work each day, you never expect to be badly hurt. You think that you’ll be fine because you expect your environment to be safe. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. What you didn’t know was that one of the machines you often used was not guarded the way...
