A recent article in the New York Times by Jennifer Medina on California labor issues (found here) prompted a question. Do you know where your state stands in regards to labor laws? Not all states are equal. In fact, nationwide, there is significant variation between labor heavy regulations and those that favor the employer. Laws […]
Legendary College Football coach Bobby Bowden was once asked why his wife wasn’t with him at an awards banquet. His response (paraphrased response): “Well, you just can’t remember everything”. How many of you have ever guilty of losing your keys? The remote? Or, heaven forbid, your cell phone? Show of hands . . . .? […]
In California, Professional Guardians play a vital role in the well-being of the state’s elderly and disabled. Let’s face it: In today’s society, Guardians are essential. And with great power comes great responsibility and, also, a greater risk of system abuse. The and that is why there are checks put in place by the California […]
We at Jurisco know that the construction industry in California is humming again. New projects, both public and private are being executed all over the state. And so largely gone are the days where shrinking fund availability leads to many unpaid (and unhappy) contractors. Largely gone but not completely. Every day in California, aggrieved contractors […]
At Jurisco, Injunction Bonds in California, are part of our daily life and a recent post on worldipreview.com (an intellectual property issues online publication) is especially pertinent to our mission. Before going into to more detail, let me pose a few questions: Have you ever seen someone hawking high priced luxury goods on the street […]
Recently a colleague told me harrowing story about how he was delayed from selling his house due to a bizarre statutory requirement. How many of you loyal Jurisco Surety Bond blog followers have ever heard of Reconveyance? Ok, don’t answer, some of you are probably attorneys or other Surety Bond blog authors. But for those […]
An interesting and in-depth article written by California Appellate Law Expert and Super Lawyer, John Derrick, titled "The Civil Appeals Process", got me thinking about the role of defendant's bonds in today's court system. (see John's full article: here) Specifically, the article got me thinking how defendant's bonds (i.e. appeal bonds or stay bonds) are […]
“Simply put, money can be divided but children cannot” This line, by Jeff Landers on Forbes.com, speaks to the extra layer of difficulty when a divorcing couple have children. The article, however, speaks more to the extra (extra!) layer of difficulty when one member of the divorcing couple has an international passport. (see full post […]
As an attorney, have you ever had a client who was looking to start a new business ask you about a License Bond? As a potential small business owner have you ever had to procure a license bond and not known what in the world that would entail? The bond experts at Jurisco will try […]