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The Santa Anas Are Coming! Are You Ready?
Santa Anas are most prevalent in October and the winter months with wind gusts upwards of 40 miles per hour.
How Employee Social Media Posts Can Create a Hostile Work Environment: What Employers Need to Know
The most common harassment claims employers receive are those related to hostile work environments. Harassing conduct may include, but is not limited to, inappropriate jokes, slurs, name calling, physical assaults or threats, intimidation, mockery, insults,...
New Reporting Requirement for Businesses Under the Corporate Transparency Act
Effective January 1, 2024 the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) established a new reporting mandate for many companies. The CTA was enacted to combat illicit activities including tax fraud, money laundering, and financing for terrorism.
Corporate Transparency Act
The Corporate Transparency Act was established to enable law enforcement agencies to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, tax and securities fraud, and other crimes.
Non-Economic Damages in Personal Injury
Non-economic damages refer to the types of compensation awarded for losses.
Are You Really Saving Money When You Use Online Legal Services Like LegalZoom To Form A Corporation Or Limited Liability Company?
You may save money in forming the entity, but do you know what you are getting?
Of Counsel, From the House of Worship to the Courthouse: A California Attorney’s Journey
I’ve always felt that ministry and law do indeed have similarities.
Top 6 Most Asked COVID Workplace Questions
Employers have an affirmative duty to provide a safe work environment for their employees. Learn more about COVID workplace questions.
Are pain and suffering considered personal injury?
Non-economic damages include emotional distress, loss of a spouse’s care, and disability damages. Contact us today to learn more.
2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Covered Employees in the public or private sectors who work for employers with more than 25 employees are entitled to up to 80 hours of COVID-19 related sick leave from January 1, 2021 through September...
#MeToo Stand Up for Yourself – Contact an Attorney
Top Sexual Harassment Attorney Jill Friedman can help you with your harassment claim. You need to act NOW. Don’t wait. Know your rights.
RUFFIN NAMED CALIFORNIA “RISING STAR” IN SCHOOL LAW
Jacquelyn D. Ruffin has been named a “Rising Star” in the field of School and Education law by SuperLawyers.com.
Why you need a Living Trust! (in under 2 minutes)
If you own a house, commercial property or a business in California – you need a living trust. Here’s why, and here’s how we can help.
Do you know who your beneficiaries are?
Make sure you do this ONE estate planning move BEFORE anything else.
Digital Age Estate Planning
We are online all the time, entering logins and passwords to our favorite sites and accounts. Who has access to all of your logins?
5 Common Myths about Estate Planning – Myers Widders Ventura Law Firm
Putting off setting up an estate planning trust or business succession plan? Are one of these MYTHS yours? What are you waiting for? We can help.
Estate Planning – 3 Overlooked Items
Simple items are often overlooked when putting your estate plan together. Here are 3 important ones. Myers Widders Law Firm Ventura
A Fire Victim’s battle with Insurance Companies
Suzanne Quitoriano called upon Insurance Claim Attorney Dennis Neil Jones for help battling her Insurance Company after a fire displaced her for over a year.
3 Facts for Women about Estate Planning
Estate Planning is a Women’s Issue. Check out these 3 facts why women need to be involved in all aspects of the estate planning process.
Who has the RIGHTS to make funeral arrangements in California?
Do you know? Are you prepared? Do you know your rights? Maybe it’s time for a Health Care Directive. We can help. Call, click or come by.
Who is responsible? My Association or Me? (A matrix)
Do I fix the balcony on my condo or does the HOA? What about paint? The blinds? Our HOA law team can help you and your association with answers and counsel.
Now is the time to review your Staff’s Classification
San Francisco subpoenas Uber and Lyft on driver classification. Are they Independent Contractors or Employees? Review your contracts now.
Own a home in CA? You need a Trust.
If you own a business, commercial property or real estate in California, if you don’t get a trust, your estate goes to probate
Are your Independent Contractors actually Employees?
On April 30, 2018 the California Supreme Court decided a landmark case regarding the standards used to examine independent contractor relationships.
California Supreme Court changes the law of independent contractors, will affect thousands of companies in California.
On April 30, 2018 the California Supreme Court decided a landmark case regarding the standards used to examine independent contractor relationships.
Are there Estate Plans for Pets?
Estate plans for pets? How do I care for my pup when I’m gone. We have the answers. Call today.
Tips for the Interviewer – Don’t Ask THAT!
Employers in California have new laws that dictate what they can and can not ask in a job interview. If you need a review of the new laws, we can help.
Battling with Insurance Companies
Battling against Insurance Companies is like David and Goliath. Suzanne talks about how Dennis Jones beat the system and won her case.
3 Tips on Choosing a Trustee
Selecting a Trustee for your estate? Here are 3 tips you might want to consider. We have more to help you select the perfect person to control your estate.
Avoiding Sisyphus: The Dilemmas of Quorum and Leadership Transition
There is an ancient Greek legend about Sisyphus. Zeus, the king of the gods, punished Sisyphus for his misdeeds by forcing him to roll a boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back...
411 on HOA cracks
It is typical in condominium associations for the HOA to have the responsibility to maintain, repair and sometimes replace concrete slab floor.
Planning your Estate – the Basics. (Why planning is so important.)
If you do not plan your estate, your loved ones could be faced with some difficult situations when you become incapacitated or die. On your incapacity, expensive and time consuming court proceedings will have to...
Lien Times (ahead) Can our HOA do that?
In at least one respect, an HOA is like a business: revenue needs to meet or exceed expenses. That’s tricky when homeowners refuse to pay assessments.
Is your Clubhouse at RISK? Thoughts on being ADA compliant.
A clubhouse is a great asset to a community association. But if an association isn’t careful, a clubhouse can become a target for unwanted legal claims.
Who is Taking Our Children? Thoughts on choosing a Guardian for your Little Ones.
Here are some considerations my wife and I contemplated when we chose guardians for our children.
Estate Planning with the Revocable Inter Vivos Trust
The revocable inter vivos trust is the most commonly used estate planning tool. This article will briefly examine the nature of the revocable inter vivos trust and some of the beneficial effects that can be...
Partner Dennis Neil Jones Named Southern California Super Lawyer for the Tenth Time
VENTURA, CA (January 20, 2017), Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones &; Feingold, LLP is proud to announce that partner Dennis Neil Jones has once again been voted a California “Super Lawyer” in the field of insurance...
Association Board Members Better Think Twice Before Signing that Contract
Board members have a great deal of discretion in managing their association, but as one Board president recently discovered, that discretion does not permit a board member to unilaterally bind her association in contract....
Estate Planning: Will your kids be dancing alone?
Everyone with children should have some sort of plan to ensure their children are cared for if tragedy strikes. Having an estate plan is a must then!
California Homeowners Associations Spring Cleaning Check-List
As you likely know, 30 to 60 days prior to the end of its fiscal year, California homeowners associations must make certain annual disclosures to its members.