When they first began operating, Uber and Lyft failed to carry adequate insurance coverage for their drivers and were not governed by basic safety regulations applicable to other types of paid transportation networks, such as taxis. Under the law, Uber, Lyft and other such application-based, rideshare carriers are called Transportation Network Carriers “TNC.”
A San Francisco jury awarded $20 million to Trish Williams, a former Wyndham timeshare sales representative, who was wrongfully terminated for reporting time share fraud on the elderly (San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-12-526187). The verdict, read late on Thursday, November 17, 2016, followed a one-month trial in which Williams was represented by Chris Dolan of The Dolan Law Firm and Anne Costin of Costin Law Inc.
Rebecca from Foster City writes,” My daughter is in need of a surgery and I would like to take time off to spend with her while she is in the hospital and while she recovers at home, but my boss said that I don’t have enough sick time in the books to take any more time off. Am I entitled to take the time off?”
Rebecca, I am sorry to hear that your daughter is sick. My thoughts are with you and your family. To start with, you should be aware that there are many types of leave laws in California, and sometimes they can be confusing. At times, company human resource representatives are not fully aware of the employee’s rights to take leave and the requirements and obligations of the employer to allow it., so it is important for each employee to understand their rights.
Reggie from the East Bay writes, “I am an African American and use Uber frequently. On multiple occasions, the driver cancels my pickup. This happened again when I was at a bar in downtown Oakland last weekend. I had my friend, who is white, then use the app. He had no problem getting an Uber car for us. What can I do?”
Reggie, I don’t need to tell you that regardless of how technology has changed the ways we interact and conduct business with each other, we are not living in a color blind world. Racism and prejudice remain a pervasive cancer in our society.
Join Chris Dolan and other members of the Dolan Law Firm this week in San Francisco at the 55th Annual Convention of the Consumer Attorneys of California.
Estamos encantados de anunciar que el bufete de abogados Dolan ha sido seleccionado como mejor despacho de abogados en los premios Choice Readers 2016 del Examiner de San Francisco. “Estamos muy agradecidos de ser reconocidos por los lectores del Examiner como el mejor bufete de abogados en San Francisco. Nos enorgullecemos en obtener justicia para nuestros clientes y responsabilizar al poderoso”, afirmo Christopher Dolan, que fundo la empresa en 1995.
Today, I will address a few questions that I have received by email or have been posted on the Dolan Law Firm’s Facebook page, and tell you about a scholarship program we have launched.
With the Presidential and statewide election set for next Tuesday, I have been asked how does California’s Time Off To Vote Law work.
Keep our children safe tonight. More than twice as many children are killed in pedestrian/vehicle incidents on Halloween between 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm as compared to the same hours on other days throughout the year, according to theNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
We are pleased to announce that the Dolan Law Firm has been selected as Best Law Firm in the 2016 San Francisco Examiner Readers’ Choice awards. “We are grateful to be recognized by the readers of the Examiner as the best law firm in San Francisco. We take great pride in obtaining justice for our clients and holding the powerful accountable,” stated Christopher Dolan, who founded the firm in 1995.
