Now that Election Day is over, even though the vote counting is still underway, we now have a clearer look at how these criminal justice propositions will change California law and will or will not affect persons accused of a crime. 

There are two types of employees: exempt and non-exempt.  This sounds like the setup to a joke, but classification actually has some very important distinctions in how the rules of employment law apply employees. 

The Going and Coming Rule is a legal concept that dictates whether a workers' compensation claim is available to workers injured during a commute to and from work. 

For a state as big and populous as California, it may surprise people to learn that we have one of the weakest minimum liability insurance policy requirements in the country.  Low requirements for minimum coverage puts drivers at risk.

Even with an election only two weeks away, legal challenges involving immigration law under the Trump administration continue to work their way through the courts. 

The option of becoming a U.S. citizen becomes available to most immigrants who have possessed a green card for five years or three years if the green card was obtained via marriage.

Probation is a legal punishment often given to first-time, non-violent offenders who plead guilty to or are convicted of a crime.  Probation allows for eligible offenders to stay out of jail or prison by complying with certain rules and conditions imposed by the justice system. 

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White of the Northern District of California placed a preliminary injunction on the rule on September 29.  The injunction prevents the rule from being implemented until the legal case challenging the rule is heard in court.