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Shame on California’s unemployment insurance department

by Dennis Beaver | employment, judges, workplace

June 9, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver  If you’ve been denied unemployment insurance benefits because your employer claimed that you were guilty of “misconduct,” then today’s story will be of special interest, for that’s what happened to “Carmen,” the 32-year-old daughter of...

Small claims court judge got it so wrong

by Dennis Beaver | judges, small claims court

January 9, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone headed to Small Claims Court, and we begin with this question: “When the judge’s decision is 100 percent wrong — totally and completely wrong on the law — so as to make you wonder...

Tips on raising your chances of success in court

by Dennis Beaver | court, education, judges

August 25, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver If you are headed to court as a witness or a party in a lawsuit, there are a lot of ways you can do real damage to your chances of success, several of which are common sense, but others you don’t want to learn the hard way. Who...
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