San Diego has over 1,000,000 residents. Many San Diego residents are on lists of different companies. San Diego residents have to be careful of the companies who keep lists selling their personal information and, in some cases, where it is stolen by a third party. One example of stolen customer…
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San Diego: Landlords and Credit Checks
San Diego, California has many home owners and also has many tenants and landlords. As San Diego has over 1 million residents, many of them are renters. When an apartment or home is rented in San Diego, California, the landlords must abide by both federal and state law. Landlords are…
San Diego New Business: Empoyer Identification Numbers
In San Diego, California, a new business must get a nine-digit employer identification number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service if it either pays wages to one or more employees or files pension or excise tax returns. An EIN is like a Social Security number for a business. It is…
San Diego California: Fair Labor Standards Act
In San Diego, California, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the source of minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting over 100 million private sector and governmental workers. To be covered by the FLSA, an enterprise must have employees whose work has at least an indirect…
San Diego Clickwrap Agreements
San Diego, California has been a “high tech” city for many years. In the age of online commerce, “signing on the dotted line” has for many transactions evolved into “clicking on the ‘I agree’ box.” Many companies in San Diego use these methods for business transactions. The San Diego Superior…
San Diego Employment Rights: Disciplinary Action
San Diego, California has over one million residents and most of these are employed. It is important to know what your legal rights are in any disciplinary situation. San Diego, California has different regulations than other states so it is crucial to have each individual case evaluated. Two employees at…
San Diego: Another small town article
San Diego, California is considered by many to be a small town in many regards even though many people live in San Diego and the surrounding count. The local paper is the San Diego Union Tribune and this has many articles of a small town nature as well as a…
San Diego Real Estate Round-Up: Comfort Zone for Churches
San Diego, California has had some landmark cases involving churces and local land use officials. Findlaw is an on line research service for members of the public and Thompson-West is a service for legal professionals. In disputes between churches and local land-use officials, Congress has tipped the scales in favor…
San Diego Real Estate Round-Up: A Preexisting Regulation May Be a “Taking”
San Diego has had many cases in which land was taken for a public purpose. Some of the major highways in San Diego are built where houses once stood. When a landowner challenges a restriction on the use of land on the grounds that it is so burdensome as to…
San Diego Real Estate Round-Up: Synthetic Stucco Suits
San Diego, California has seen many types of exterior coating on homes. These range from stucco to wood to stone and many other materials. Given the propensity of San Diego California homes to catch on fire given the fire damage sustained in San Diego in the past, it is important…