This week’s question comes from Carl who writes: Q: “Last week I was at a dinner party and one of the people who attended eventually got sick and was told they may have Coronavirus. However, he has not been tested. I feel fine, but I called my doctor to see what I should do. She said that […]
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This week’s question comes from Sandra in the Upper Haight, who writes: Q: “Chris, can you settle a matter for me? My best friend and I share a car. She is new to The City and constantly holds her phone while driving to check directions. When she is not doing that, she uses Spotify on her
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This week’s question comes from Lydia in South San Francisco who asks: Q: “I was driving with my daughter in the car when a guy in an old pickup truck ran a stop sign and T boned us. I broke my arm and my back is messed up pretty bad. My daughter was in a
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Today’s question comes from Jennifer T. in Diamond Heights who asks: Q: “I drive for Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash. I have filed my taxes as an independent contractor as that’s what I was told to do by these companies. I heard that there is a new law which will provide me with protections that usually
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By: Christopher Dolan and Vanessa Deniston This week’s question comes from Edgar M… Q: “I work for a large corporation with offices nationwide. I was recently switched to a new department, and already, I have been having problems with my new direct supervisor. He regularly makes racially charged comments around me, which I find
Recently, I addressed a question posed by a reader who asked who is responsible for damage caused by a tree branch falling from an adjacent yard and crashing through the roof of their house, narrowly missing their child. The article addressed the answer to that question with the assumption that it was a tree owned
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Today’s question comes from Geraldine T. in Berkeley: “After reading your article on unlawful harassment two weeks ago, I have a couple of questions. I work in a warehouse and I don’t want to be a “narc,” but I don’t think I should have to put up with the offensive sexual type behavior going on
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Ava G from The Haight asks: “I heard that there were some new laws on sexual harassment. As a member of a women’s empowerment group I was wondering if you could summarize them so we can discuss them at our next monthly meeting.” Ava, the #MeToo movement started, and continues to run strong, in California. Over
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This question comes from Kim M. in Pacific Heights, who asks: Q: “I want to get my daughter a gift card for the holiday, but I have heard that they have fees and expiration dates that can result in the card losing most or all of its value. What is the law regarding these gift cards?”
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This week’s question comes from Angela in Berkeley, who asks: Q: “I work part-time at a restaurant to help pay for school. My mother is not in great health and lives alone, so sometimes I’m the only person who can help her when she’s too sick to perform daily functions. I’ve heard that even shift
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