While representing individuals who have been harmed by the intentional, or in some instances, negligent, criminal conduct of others in personal injury cases in civil suits, Janssen Malloy LLP’s attorneys work to help crime victims and their families secure a criminal restitution order to offset damages that the civil lawsuit alone may not cover. Insurance policy limits, medical expense liens, … Read More
Some of CA’s New 2017 Laws
Amelia Burroughs recently posted about California’s exempt salary increase, which can be read here. Many other new laws went into effect January 1. Here are a few: Drivers are no longer allowed to use wireless electronic devices including phones unless they are mounted to the dashboard or windshield in a manner that does not obstruct the driver’s view. Gun magazines with … Read More
Elder Abuse Case Against Timber Ridge Yields $5 Million Verdict
As published in the North Coast Journal, by Linda Stansberry and Sam Armanino, Thursday, January 19, 2017: Timber Ridge McKinleyville will pay the family of a woman who died under its care $5 million after a jury found the facility liable for wrongful death and elder abuse on Jan. 17. The amount includes $2.5 million in punitive damages. The suit, … Read More
Elder Abuse Victory
On January 18, 2017 a Humboldt County Jury returned a verdict of 5 Million Dollars against Timber Ridge Assisted Living of McKinleyville LLC and Western Living Concepts, Inc. The case was brought by the daughters of Marjorie Fitzpatrick. Ms. Fitzpatrick was a 90 year old resident of the dementia unit in Timber Ridge McKinleyville. Ms. Fitzpatrick escaped through a supposedly … Read More
Planning and Building Department Letter
Happy New Year! The deadline to submit an application for the County of Humboldt Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance expired on December 31, 2016 at 4 pm. The planning department received 2,337 application packets and over 1500 were received in the last two weeks! The County received over 2,000 incomplete applications, meaning that not all of the required documentation for a … Read More
Unpaid Internships
When is it permissible to hire an unpaid intern and when should an intern be paid as an employee? To answer this question, one must evaluate the work the intern performs, how such work impacts the company and the intern, and what supervision and training the intern receives. Both the California DLSE and the Federal Department of Labor use a six … Read More
Exempt Employee Minimum Salary Increases for 2017
Humboldt County employers must remember that with California’s minimum wage increase on January 1, 2017, the corresponding base minimum annual salary to qualify any employee as exempt from overtime has a corresponding increase. As always, to qualify for exempt status, employees must make at least twice the minimum wage on an annual basis. If you have any questions about whether … Read More
Minimum Wage and Exempt Status Require Review in 2017
A reminder to all Humboldt County employers, as of January 1, 2017 the minimum wage for all employers with 25 or fewer employees is $10 per hour and $10.50 per hour for all employers with 26 or more employees. The minimum salary thresholds for all exempt employees are also increasing. Check to make sure that all of your current exempt … Read More
The Final Countdown: Planning Department Accepting Applications Until Friday 12/30 at 4 P.M.
Ever since Humboldt County passed its Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance, establishing a framework for cultivators, manufacturers, testers, dispensaries, distributors, and transporters (whew!) to apply for local land use permits, one date in particular has loomed large: December 31, 2016. Well, New Year’s Eve falls on a Saturday, so make that date December 30, instead. Two weeks from Friday … Read More
Proposition 64 Eliminates Drug Registration in Cannabis Cases
The passage of Proposition 64 in California has changed more than the class of offense for certain cannabis crimes. It was specifically designed to be retroactive, permitting reductions in prior sentences, credit for time served, potential reduction in prior fines, and even outright destruction of certain records. Another little discussed change in the law after Proposition 64 is the right for … Read More