Economic Damages
An attorney from the employment law firm in Orange County that represents you can explain that economic damages may make up the smallest percentage of your overall damages. However, because these damages are usually easier to prove than damages for emotional distress or punitive damages, they represent an important part of your case. The employment…
Read MoreMental Examinations
In some cases, your Costa Mesa employment lawyer may inform you that a mental examination may be necessary in your employment law case. This process is broken down into three phases. Ability to Function Your Costa Mesa employment lawyer can explain that the first order of business is to determine your current ability to function.…
Read MoreFair Employment Director’s Big News
At one time, not too long ago, Phyllis Cheng held a position as one of California’s most well-respected and highest ranking anti-discrimination officials. She fought for the rights of employees of many backgrounds and careers at Fair Employment’s headquarters. Just after leaving her post for good at Fair Employment, she joined up with a major…
Read MoreMediation: How It Works
An Orange County employment attorney explains how you should approach the mediation process and outlines what you should or should not do. Trust Your Lawyer Your attorney is there to act in your behalf. He or she will have evaluated your case and decided on an offer that is the least that you and your attorney may…
Read MoreThe Legalities of an Employment Discrimination Litigation
An Irvine employment law attorney explains the issues that must be addressed when legal proceedings are initiated based on employment discrimination. The Elements Both your Irvine employment law firm attorney and counsel for the opposition will need to either confirm or refute the following precepts if they are to win the case: • You must prove that…
Read MoreDeposition Tricks
When you are being deposed by opposing counsel, they will do their best to ensure that you say what they want to hear. In this article, an Irvine employment lawyer brings some of their favorite tricks to light so that you can avoid them. Asking You If You Are Sure Suppose for a moment that you have…
Read MoreHow Much You Should Pay for Mediation
Mediation does not come without a price. In this article, an experienced Costa Mesa employment attorney discusses how much that should be, in what manner it is likely to be paid and by whom. Your Options Rather than immediately yielding to the expectation that you will be responsible for half of the mediation fees, you should look…
Read MoreNew OSHA Requirements
Partially in response to the release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report that 4,405 workers were killed on the job in 2012, OSHA announced new rules to be effective January 1, 2015. As explained by an Orange County business attorney, the goal of the new rules is to do more to keep America’s…
Read MorePayment for Mediation
In the paragraphs below, Orange County business attorneys addresses how much, if anything at all, you should be required to give in payment for mediation in lieu of bearing half of the total cost. Listed below are examples of what you should offer instead of 50 percent. No Payment from You at All Depending on your…
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