California Legal Guides

Plain-English answers to the questions our clients ask most. These guides explain how California employment law and personal injury law work, written by a firm that handles these cases every day. They are a starting point. For advice about your own situation, call us for a free consultation.

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Employment Law Guides

• How Long Do I Have to Sue My Employer in California?
  Filing deadlines for discrimination, wage, wrongful termination, whistleblower and PAGA claims.
• Is California an At-Will State?
  What at-will employment means, and the illegal reasons an employer can never fire you for.
• Signs of Workplace Retaliation
  The warning signs, why timing matters, and the 90-day presumption for certain complaints.
• Constructive Discharge: Forced to Quit?
  When resigning can be treated as being fired, and what to do before you quit.
• How to Report Sexual Harassment at Work
  A step-by-step guide to documenting and reporting harassment, and your protection from retaliation.
• Can I Be Fired for Taking Medical Leave?
  Your rights under CFRA, pregnancy disability leave and disability accommodation law.
• Your Rights in a Layoff
  Cal-WARN notice (including 2026 changes), final pay, severance releases and illegal layoffs.
• What Is a PAGA Claim?
  How the Private Attorneys General Act works after the 2024 reforms.
• Do Salaried Employees Get Overtime?
  The 2026 salary threshold, the duties test, and commonly misclassified jobs.
• California Final Paycheck Law and Waiting Time Penalties
  When final wages are due, what they must include, and the penalty for paying late.
• Employee Expense Reimbursement
  What your employer must pay for: mileage, cell phones, remote work costs and more.

Looking for a specific issue? See our employment law practice areas, including wrongful termination, discrimination and unpaid wages.

Personal Injury Guides

• What to Do After a Car Accident in California
  A step-by-step checklist covering police and DMV reports, insurance, fault and deadlines.
• How Much Is My Personal Injury Case Worth?
  How injury claims are valued, what reduces value, and what you actually take home.
• Dealing With the Insurance Adjuster
  What to say, what to avoid, and common tactics insurers use after an accident.
• Uber and Lyft Accident Insurance (2026 Update)
  How rideshare coverage works and the 2026 cut to uninsured motorist limits.
• California Dog Bite Law
  Strict liability for dog owners, exceptions, insurance and deadlines.
• How to Prove a Slip and Fall Case
  Notice, evidence to preserve, common defenses and special situations.
• Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim?
  Who has the right to sue, what families can recover, and the deadlines.

See our personal injury practice areas, including car accidents, truck accidents and wrongful death.

This guide provides general information about California law as of October 2026. It is not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every situation depends on its facts, so speak with a lawyer about yours.