Kirtland & Packard's Personal Injury Law Blog

AAA has released its 2018 July 4th Travel Forecast and is predicting a 5.1% increase in car travel on and around the holiday. According to the forecast, 39.7 million people will travel 50+ miles by car, SUV, or truck between July 3rd and July 8th. Three of those days occur on weekdays when traffic is already difficult in and around Redondo Beach. This makes your behavior on the road during these times even more important.

Have you been illegally fired? California labor laws are among the most progressive in the country. That doesn’t mean all of our employers are. In fact, illegal terminations, biased hirings, and general mistreatment of certain employees are commonplace throughout our state. This doesn’t mean you have to accept it.

If you have been fired illegally, you have rights. The employment attorneys at Kirtland & Packard are here to help you protect them. Give our Redondo Beach office a call...

Kirtland & Packard has recently relocated to Redondo Beach, enabling us to better serve victims of serious injury throughout the South Bay area. Determined, experienced, and effective, our personal injury lawyers have decades of combined experience helping families deal with injury while working to protect victims against coercion and intimidation from insurance companies and opposing attorneys.

If you have been...

The question of whether a worker is classified as an independent contractor or an employee under the law has significant consequences in terms of the legal protections afforded to workers. An employee is covered by the basic labor standards imposed by law such as minimum wage, overtime, and compensation for hours worked. Moreover, laws such as...