by Dennis Beaver | consumer
September 22, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we began our look into airport parking. We revealed something that few people are aware of when they park at hotels near major airports, such as LAX, expecting to be promptly taken to the airport...
by Dennis Beaver | alcohol abuse, auto insurance, dui - drunk driving
November 29, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver Do you own a personal breathalyzer? If it’s been a while since you’ve had it, do you know for sure if the device will correctly display your BAC – blood alcohol level? Have you ever had it calibrated? “Calibrated?” I’ll bet...
by Dennis Beaver | employees, employment, human resources, identity theft, lawyers, OSHA
Several contract medical professionals reached out to say that one of their bosses first tried to force them to take unpaid OSHA courses and then suggested someone else could take the tests on their behalf, which would be a federal crime. What’s an employee to...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law, marriage, parenting
May 10, 2019 • By Dennis Beaver The last thing a loving grandmother could ever imagine is being falsely accused by her grandson of molesting him. Grandparents are supposed to love and spoil their grandchildren. It is one of the greatest feelings you can ever have, to...
by Dennis Beaver | annuity, insurance, retirement
November 17, 2012 • By Dennis Beaver
Lawyers are generally late to the party, rarely witness to events which can get someone arrested or sued. But occasionally, we are listening to jaw-dropping statements, and this time, it was a stream of absolute lies from two...
by Dennis Beaver | employment, government
May 1, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver In late March, my column titled, “Covid 19 — What Lawyers are Saying” featured two Bakersfield Employment Law attorneys, Dan Klingenberger and Jay Rosenlieb, who answered a number of questions about employee rights and obligations in...
by Dennis Beaver | discrimination, employment
April 25, 2015 • By Dennis Beaver Karen, a Hanford reader, phoned our office in tears, explaining that she had just finished an interview for a receptionist position and the owner “told me that I am horribly fat, have no idea what clothing is proper for an interview,...
by Dennis Beaver | advertising, consumer, medicine, television, TV
November 6, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Recently, some of the largest manufacturers of opiates have entered into multi-million dollar settlements for their role in facilitating America’s opiate epidemic,” began an email from “Pete.” “Shouldn’t the same reasoning be...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, homeowner's insurance, insurance, insurance claim
November 24, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver A recent article dealt with the consequences of rejecting advice from professional tree trimmers to eliminate the chance of a giant, 75-foot tall eucalyptus tree causing significant property damage or death when it falls. Fall...