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Am I Eligible for Overtime Pay as a Tipped Employee in California?

justice4you August 24, 2022

If you work in the service industry and regularly receive tips from patrons, you are most likely still eligible for overtime pay if you work more than 40 hours in a workweek or over eight hours in a day. Do not let your employer fool you into thinking you are exempt from overtime pay simply because you earn tips as part of your income. Below, we discuss California’s unique tip laws and how they may affect overtime pay for tipped employees. Understanding California’s Tip Laws Under California Labor Code 351 LC, an employee’s tips cannot count toward the minimum wage. Therefore, tipped employees are not paid differently than employees who earn their income from an hourly wage. This means that

Novant Health Data Breach

justice4you August 20, 2022

NOTICE: This blog is for historical context only. The Arnold Law Firm is no longer accepting new clients for this data breach action. In May 2020, Novant Health (“Novant”), a regional healthcare provider, launched a promotional campaign to connect with more patients through the Novant Health MyChart patient portal. The campaign involved Facebook advertisements and a Meta (Facebook parent company) tracking pixel placed on the Novant websites to help track the success of the ad campaign in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A pixel is a piece of code that measures activity and experiences on a website. However, that pixel was configured incorrectly, and it led to the unauthorized access/disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) from electronic medical records

Sarku Japan Data Breach

justice4you August 18, 2022

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Sarku Japan, IT IS NOT A SCAM – it is a real data breach: contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here. Between January 13 or 14, 2022 and February 6, 2022, the Sarku Japan (“Sarku”) restaurant chain was hacked by a group of cybercriminals. Sarku discovered the data breach on February 6, 2022, and completed its initial investigation on February 10, 2022.  Sarku began notifying impacted people on March 16, 2022, confirming that unauthorized third parties obtained access to Sarku’s computer network and may have stolen names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.

What Are the Risks if I Accept a Cash Offer From an At-Fault Driver?

justice4you August 17, 2022

A driver who causes a crash may offer you money at the scene of the accident in hopes that you will not file a claim against the driver’s insurance company or get the police involved. There are various reasons why someone may not want either of these entities involved and usually, none of them are to benefit the victim of the crash. It is generally a bad idea to accept a cash offer from an at-fault driver. Below, our Sacramento-based auto accident attorneys discuss the risks associated with accepting an offer like this, including potential legal repercussions. If you were injured in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, call the Arnold Law Firm today to discuss your claim during

Settlement - $3,767,000

Truck Accident

A 20-year-old man who had been married for just 12 days left home on his way to work. He was driving on Pleasant Grove Road in Sutter County in the early morning when he came upon a slow-moving truck. As he pulled out to pass the truck, the truck driver turned left in front of him. The young man attempted to steer back into his lane but his vehicle struck an un-flagged piece of metal extending from the back of the truck. He died in the resulting crash.

Expert witnesses brought in by the Arnold Law Firm proved that the truck, owned and operated by a hauling firm, should never have been on the highway that morning. Specifically, the rear and side turn signals did not work and the rear-view mirror was in a poor state of adjustment at the time of the collision. As a result, the driver, who had failed to properly inspect the vehicle before setting out that morning, couldn’t see the young man’s vehicle as it attempted to pass.

The poor condition of the truck, its lack of maintenance and the manner in which it was operated were found to be substantial factors in causing the collision that killed the young man. The testimony also established that the man had been making a lawful pass at the lawful speed limit and acted reasonably when he attempted to avoid the collision.

The man’s 20-year-old widow was awarded $3,767,000.77, his parents were awarded $185,131 and the family was reimbursed $11,899 in funeral expenses. Though money is a poor substitute for a young man’s life, this verdict demonstrates that drivers who endanger the lives of others will be held accountable for their actions.