"My job is to fight for the little guy against the powerful. For average Americans against big insurance and big banks, slumlords and speculators. Our legal system guarantees the right to a trial in front a jury drawn from our own community. The community, through the jury, decides the verdict.
Firm Founder Selby Lighthill is licensed to practice before all courts in Washington State and California. Prior to starting his own firm, Selby was a partner at the law firm of Paul & Hanley, LLP in Berkeley, California, where he represented families and individuals injured by exposure to toxic chemicals.
The Independent Drivers Guild, a group of New York City Uber drivers affiliated with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, helped ensure workers could get tips and a wage floor, dignities the ride-hail company had resisted.
Catherine Fisk, a labor and employment law professor at the University of California, Berkeley, said that recently failed pro-labor drives portend a future in which worker protections are whittled away in service of on-demand workplaces that can be dialed up or down to match consumers’ needs.
Amazon touted its $15-per- hour wages, which exceed the federal minimum of $7.25. In truth, both are insufficient. And Amazon has built in purposeful obsolescence for those warehouse jobs, capping raises after three years of service unless the worker is promoted, according to Bloomberg. This encourages a constant supply of new, lesser-paid workers.
As part of Uber’s campaign to convince courts and regulators that the California law shouldn’t apply to it, the company last year created a program allowing drivers to set their own fares and choose some routes based on destination — freedoms they didn’t enjoy elsewhere.
Trying to find decent housing or a good-paying job with a blemish on your record can be next to impossible. Our State Legislature realized that we all make mistakes and enacted statutes that allow individuals to nullify some past convictions.
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Some victims may require ongoing treatment such as physical therapy, speech therapy, rehabilitation, or living assistance. Research also shows that a brain injury increases a person’s risk for dementia-related diseases later in life like Alzheimer’s.
JOHN GRISHAM is the author of twenty-three novels, one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and two novels for young readers. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.
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The Litigators was different to the other Grisham novels that I have read but it was nevertheless as good. There were more humorous moments than in his other novels, probably because Wally and Oscar were far from the 'big time' lawyers. Their comments and situations made me laugh out loud, just as David did at the start of the book.