FAQ
Assuming you qualify for a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, every single debt or claim against the debtor, is discharged (Section 532(a)), unless it falls under certain exceptions.
The most common types of debts that are not forgiven are: taxes, child support, and student loans.
There is a long list of other types of debts which are not typically forgiven and should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis.
Depending on the nature and complexity of your particular case, a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy from start (filing) to finish (discharge) can take anywhere from 3 to 5 months on average.
Yes, one of the biggest protections and benefits of filing for bankruptcy is that it stops all creditors from attempting to collect any existing debt from you. This is called, the “automatic stay” and it is like an injunction ordered by the Court, that stops creditors from trying to seize property or collect money from you for any debt that you already owe.
There are certain types of debts which are not automatically stayed, such as: criminal restitution, domestic support obligations, tax audits, evictions, etc. There are other types of debts not automatically stayed, and you should speak with your attorney to address whether each specific debt is protected or not.
The discharge resulting from a Bankruptcy Petition will appear on your credit score for a period of 10 years (counting from the date of the discharge) and will negatively affect your score. Generally, the average score after the filing of the Bankruptcy will be in the 450-550 range. However, there are ways to help quickly raise your score after the filing of the Bankruptcy so be sure to ask us for the strategies and tricks you can use to your advantage.
The answer varies from state to state, and depends on the particular facts of each case.
It depends on how much is owed and how much equity is in the property. You can keep your home, most likely, if you don’t have any or a lot of equity in your property. However, if there is a significant amount of equity in the property, then the Trustee may sell the home to pay off the creditors.
California does not use the Federal system, but instead has a 2 option system. For example:
- Option #1 – Known as the Section 704 Exemptions: Homeowner can exempt up to $600,000 of equity. Also, you can exempt up to $3,325 of equity in your vehicle. There is a large list of other categories
- Option #2 – Known as the Section 703 Exemptions: Also sometimes called the “Wildcard Exemption”, this allows you to protect different forms of property, not just your home or auto. Essentially, you can exempt any property up to the maximum allowed per category up to $1,550.00, plus use any of the unused homestead exemption adding up to the total of $30,825. The homestead can be exempted up to $29,275 of equity. You can also exempt your auto up to $5,850.
Option #1 is general more suitable for those with real property ownership and significant equity buildup, whereas Option #2 is usually more appealing for those looking to protect personal property or other various forms of property.
Yes. All assets, must be disclosed to the trustee. Any and all form of payments received within 60 days of the filing must be disclosed, along with disclosure of ownership of any interests in any and all real property, and personal property. In additional, all checking/savings/retirement/savings/trust accounts must be disclosed, and tax returns must be turned over as well.
Nondisclosure of any asset will be found out by the Court appointed Trustee and may lead to the dismissal of your case, and/or penalties, or worse.
Yes, the first 3 stimulus payments made are protected from bankruptcy trustees, as well as the child tax-credits. The reason is that these stimulus payments and tax credits were passed by Congress to help Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic and should not be touched by a bankruptcy trustee.
It should be made clear that not only can the trustee not touch these stimulus payments and tax credits, but also, they cannot be counted towards computing your current monthly income.
Filing a Chapter 7 requires that you pass the “Means Test” – meaning that you make less than the median income in your state. A full list of those values can be found on the Chapter 7 page.
The Court will use your “Current Monthly Income” (CMI), to determine if you qualify or not. Your CMI is the last 6 months of earnings.
Your CMI can be adjusted by an experienced attorney who can make the allowed expense deductions, which include: 1. Certain expenses according to charts, 2. Necessary expenses, 3. Payments to secured creditors, 4. Payment of priority claims, 5. Special circumstances.
It is important to analyze and take each deduction available, because failure to meet the Means Test may result in the dismissal of your Chapter 7, or conversion of your Chapter 7 to a Chapter 13.
You can file for bankruptcy as much, or as many times as you would like. However, the Bankruptcy Court will only give you a discharge of debts once every 8 years in a Chapter 7 case. Section 727(a)(8). Individuals and family farmers may not refile for bankruptcy for 180 days if their case was dismissed by the Court for failure to abide by Court Orders, or if their case was voluntarily dismissed.
No. You do not have to, under California Law, file jointly, but you do have to disclose all of your spouse’s assets in the petition. California is a “Community Property” state which means that all property acquired after marriage belongs to the community estate, irrespective of how title is taken. One benefit of filing individually rather than jointly is that the bankruptcy filing should not show on your spouse’s credit report.
Creditors can pursue a civil lawsuit against you for monetary damages. If they prevail, creditors can obtain a final judgment from the court, which they can they record, which will result in a lien against you and/or your property. In certain circumstances, creditors can also obtain an order for wage garnishment, bank account levy, or a till-tap of your business’s cash registers, etc. In short, the creditors can tie you up in the legal process which can make your life very difficult, so it is important to consider your options and not let this happen.
Generally, you will only have to appear at court one time for the “341” meeting, called the “Meeting of the Creditors.” This meeting will usually be very short, typically only 5-15 mins, where you and your attorney meet with the Trustee to certify that the filings were accurate, true, and correct. If the Trustee has any additional questions, comments, or concerns, they will be raised at this time. If there are no issues with your case, and the meeting is held successfully, you may be well on your way to obtaining the discharge.
The location or District Court where you file for bankruptcy is called “Venue.” Venue is proper typically in the district where you have resided for in the last 6 months. If you have moved and not been in one district for the last 6 months, then the proper venue is where you have lived for the greater time of the last 6 months.
If you quit without giving notice, then you must be given your final check within 72 hours after your last day worked.
If you quit with having given 3 days notice of more, then your check is due on the last day when you leave.
If you were fired, terminated, or laid off, your final check must be given to you on your last day, aka, the day you were let go.
Your final check should include all of the hours you have worked, any and all overtime or double time owed, any unused vacation hours, any accrued paid time off.
Your employer cannot delay giving you the final check. See the questions and answers above to determine when you are owed your final check.
Your employer cannot make you do anything to receive or ‘earn’ your final check. For example, some employers may try to force you to sign documents, such as a release before giving you your check. This is not legal. Employers might make you turn in your company property before they give you the check, but once again, this is not legal under California law. Your final check is yours, it is earned, and your employer cannot withhold it from you.
Your employer cannot make you drive to the office, or any other place to pick up the check. For example, if you ask the employer to mail you the final check, they must comply. You do not have to go anywhere to get the final check.
Under labor code sections 201 and 203, if the employer wrongfully withholds your earned wages, and ‘wages’ are defined broadly, then the employer may face harsh penalties under the labor code.
Specifically under Labor Code § 203, the employer may be liable for up to 30 days of your wages for making you wait. For example, if you earn a salary of $5,000 a month, and there are 4 weeks in a month, or 20 work days, then following math would apply:
$5,000 month / 20 days = $250 per day.
$250 per day x 30 days = $7,500 Labor Code § 203 penalties you may be owed.
You may file a claim on your own if you wish to not hire a lawyer. To file a claim, you can get all the necessary information and forms from the following website:
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (‘DSLE’) is designed for self-help. You do not need a lawyer necessarily.
However, having a good lawyer on your side to make sure your rights are protected is key. For example, many good lawyers know of additional damages, and penalties that you may be entitled to, that you may not even be aware of. Also, employers usually have good defense attorneys to fight against your case. Don’t get bullied by ruthless employers. Call now for a free consultation!
You are likely an exempt if you are paid a salary.
You are likely non-exempt if you are paid hourly.
The reason this matters is because there are different benefits, rules, and laws that apply for non-exempt employees, compared to exempt employees. Employers generally prefer to classify their employees as exempt, so they can get away with not complying with the requirements by law for non-exempt employees. But you have to remember that it does not matter what the employer wants, but rather, what the law says. There are three (3) main factors courts look at to determine status:- Money Threshold – In California, the law says that if you make less than 2x the minimum wage, then you are a non-exempt employee. Let’s break that down.
$14 x 2,080 = $29,120.00
$29,120.00 x 2 = $58,240.00
This means that if you earn less than $58,240 regardless of what you do or how you get paid, you are a non-exempt employee.- Form of Payment – If you are a salaried employee, but your employer violates the law, or makes improper deduction, or errors in paying you, then it may result in you being classified as a non-exempt employee instead.
- Job Duties – Courts will look at what percentage of the work you do is exempt versus hourly. At least 50% of the time your work duties must be of the exempt nature to be classified as exempt.
Under California law, the meal and rest break laws only apply to non-exempt employees.
Independent contractors are not covered under the meal and rest break laws discussed on this page or site.
You are owed an unpaid 30 minute (at least) meal break if you work 5 or more hours per day.
However, if you are scheduled to work a shift less than 6 hours total for the day, you may waive that 30 minute meal break. This makes sense because employees generally wouldn’t want to take a 30 minute break at the 5 hour mark, and then return back to work to finish the remaining 30 minutes of the day. The employee would rather not take the 30 minute break and either work through it, or just go home. Therefore, you may waive the 30 minute break if you are working 6 hours or less in a single day shift.
Also, if you are scheduled to work 10 hours or more in a day, then you are entitled to a second 30 minute break. However, if you are not going to work more than 12 hours in a day, then you may waive the second meal break.
As for rest breaks, you are entitled to one paid rest break for every 4 hours worked. You are not owed 10 minute rest break if you work less than 3.5 hours in a day.
No. As a general principle, California law prohibits an employer from requiring its employees to remain on call during a break, and most certainly does not allow employers to request employees work through their breaks. Even further, employers cannot ask you to perform any task, or dictate how you spend your break period.
If your employer has denied you a meal or rest break, you will be entitled to one hour of additional pay for each violation. For example, if you missed both your rest break and meal break in an 8 hour shift, you are entitled to two hours of pay. This can add up quickly depending on the extent of the violations. If you make $20/hr, and your employer has routinely denied you meal and rest breaks for 3 months, then the following may apply:
$20/hr x 2(for rest and meal break per day) = $40/day x 5 days per week = $200 per week x 12 weeks = $2,400 in violations.
We represent clients in a wide variety of personal injury cases that include:
- Car Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Truck Accidents
- Ride Share Accidents
- Public Transportation Accidents
- Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
- Slip & Fall Cases
- Premises Liability Cases
- Severe or Catastrophic Injuries
- Bicycle Accidents
- Pedestrian Accidents
- Wrongful Death
If you have been injured in any type of accident, give us a call to discuss your rights. We represent clients in any geographic area of California and are proud to offer virtual/remote services to your benefit.
California has a 2-year statute of limitations to file a claim. That means you have 2 years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit against the other party. If you are only claiming property damage, and no bodily injury, then the statute of limitations is 3 years. If you are suing a government entity such as a city, municipality, county, or state, then you only have 6 months.
California operates under the doctrine of “comparative negligence”. Comparative negligence means that the court will look at what percentage of fault each parties had, and divide the judgment award accordingly.
For example, if you were in an accident, and were 25% at fault, and the other party was 75% at fault, and there was a $100,000 judgment, you would be entitled to $75,000 of the total amount.
Other states follow a ‘contributory negligence’ theory which prevents recovery even if you were only 1% at fault.
As noted above, each party is responsible for their share or percentage of the accident. So for example, if you were responsible for 25% of the accident, and the other two parties were responsible for the remaining 75%, then you can go after either of those two remaining parties for the 75% of damages. In fact, you can sue just one of them, and then it will be up to that defendant to collect their share from the other at-fault party. So in California, the parties are jointly and severally liable for the economic damages.
However, for non-economic damages such as pain and suffering or wage loss, you must sue each party separately for their portion of the fault of damages.
As you can imagine, this type of case becomes slightly more complicated when there are multiple parties involved. You should consider consulting with a qualified attorney to help you figure out what you may be owed and how to protect your rights.
All Personal Injury cases in California involve certain elements that must be proved to win. These elements include:
- Establishment of a duty owed to you – The other side had a duty to show care to you. For example, to drive carefully and attentively. Or to keep the grocery aisles clean and free of liquid spills.
- Breach of duty – The other side intentionally or recklessly doesn’t perform up to their duties that were owed to, in a manner that another reasonably prudent person in the same position would do.
- Causation – The breach of duty had to have caused the injury.
- Damages – You must have suffered some damages as a result of the accident, such as bodily injury, financial loss, property damage, etc.
A lawyer with knowledge and experience can develop your case in a way that allows you to prove each element and win for the maximum amount allowed. At Shakoorian Law, Inc., we treat our clients with the respect and dignity they deserve and fight hard against the insurance companies to get you every cent owed.
Like most questions in the law, the real answer is, “it depends”, on a large number of factors that need to be addressed throughout the discovery process. We treat each client on an individual, case-by-case basis to determine the claim value which includes items such as:
- Property Damage Costs
- Medical Treatment Expenses
- Wage Loss
- Pain & Suffering
- Exemplary or Punitive Damages
With years of experience dealing with insurance companies, we know of every trick in the game they use to minimize your case. Don’t let them get away with it without putting up a fight. Call us now for a free consultation to assess what your case might be worth.
For most Personal Injury cases, a settlement is the most likely outcome. This is usually a fair and equitable outcome that keeps both sides relatively happy. Of course, there is always a great risk in taking a case to trial. You may win, but you may also lose. There is no guarantee of any outcome, ever. A settlement helps ensure that you walk away with something, rather than risking it all. Settlements are generally desirable for the parties because they mean a quicker outcome for all.
However, sometimes, the parties can’t reach an agreement. There may be a factual dispute between the parties. Or, the parties may be too far apart in their settlement valuations. In those instances, the only way to resolve the dispute is through trial only.
Regardless of the outcome, we never settle cases early if it means less money for our clients. Our main goal is to maximize your recovery no matter how long it takes.
There are two types of injuries covered under the California Workers’ Compensation system:
Specific Injuries, and Cumulative Trauma Injuries.
What are they?
Specific trauma injuries are injuries that happen at a specific point in time. For example, a slip and fall, a fall off a ladder, a car accident. These injuries all happen at a specific moment, a particular date and time, and that can be identified.
On the other hand, there are some injuries that occur over a course of time. These are called cumulative trauma injuries.
Cumulative trauma are injuries that occur over a period of time due to repetitive work or exposure. For example, you may develop carpal tunnel syndrome from years of typing. You may develop back and knee pain from days, months, or years of bending over or lifting boxes. Sometimes, you may not even know you are injured due to the repetitive exposure until a doctor tells you, such as in cancer cases or heart/lung injury cases. These cases are more complicated and the dates of the injuries can shift depending on a number of factors such as knowledge of the injury, medical treatment, and disability.
In many cases, you may have both types of injuries, so it is important to consult with an expert to make sure that all of your claims are covered.
The California Workers’ Compensation system is designed to administer benefits to injured employees. It is a ‘no-fault’ system which means that you don’t have to prove that your employer was ‘at fault’ or did something wrong that caused your injury. All that you have to do is show that your injury occurred at work or was work related. There are a large number of benefits you may be entitled to, including but not limited to:
- Mileage reimbursement for driving to medical appointments
- Translators for medical appointments, and court dates
- Temporary Disability while you recover from your injury
- Permanent Disability for lasting impairment from your injury
- Medical treatment with a primary treating physician, and state certified doctor
- Medications, surgical intervention, physical therapy, acupuncture, massages, medical equipment, and medical transportation
- Job Training Voucher worth $6,000
Insurance companies routinely deny claims that they should accept, in the hopes that you simply go away, or to convince you your case has no value. Every case has value. The question is how much, and your lawyer will help you figure that out. Do not be discouraged if the insurance company starts off by denying your claim.
We receive tons of calls, questions, and cases that start off denied, but quickly get accepted. Once the case is accepted, you are entitled to all of the benefits the law offers. But when your case is denied, the insurance company will not provide you with valuable treatment, medical care access, and money for the time you are off-work. It is important that you work with a qualified legal team to get your case accepted as quickly as possible.
You should report your injury to the employer so that there is a paper trail of the injury, and so the employer is put on notice of your claim. If you do not report your injury within 30 days after the injury, they may try to deny you benefits. There may be certain exceptions to this, such as when your employer already knew of the injury, but best practice is to report your claim.
The proper way to report a claim is by filling out a form called the “DWC-1”. That form can be found at the following link:
https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/dwcform1.pdf
If you have verbally notified your employer of your injury, they should provide you with this form on their own. Of course, employers regularly fail to provide their injured workers with the forms required by law. Be sure to keep a copy of your completed form so that it can be used as evidence later. Also, make sure to list all of the body parts you injured including any body parts that you think may be injured, but are not sure of. It will be the doctor’s job later to determine which body parts or systems are injured.
After you file a claim, the employer and their insurance company is responsible for providing treatment up to $10,000.00 to make a determination to accept or deny the claim.
If no answer is issued within 90 days, then the claim is presumed to be accepted.
If a doctor has placed you on temporary disability and can’t work, or the employer tells you there is no work to accommodate your modified duties, then you may be entitled to temporary disability benefits. However, the insurance company sometimes fails to pay you the temporary disability benefits.
If the insurance hasn’t started paying you after 14-days of learning of your disability, then you may be entitled to an additional 10% penalty on top of the benefits.
The CA Workers’ Compensation system is designed to be a self-help system so that you may navigate it without a lawyer or representative. However, this can be difficult and complicated for most people. Also, there are so many new rules, deadlines, and changes, that it is nearly impossible to learn it all on your own.
Still, the board will provide some assistance to you if you choose to do it by yourself. You should start by heading to the Division of Workers’ Compensation website to read up on the steps to file. The starting document is called an “Application for Adjudication of Claim” and that can be found:
Keep in mind that you have to file this Application within 1 year of your injury to invoke the jurisdiction of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board.
There are two types of settlement in the Workers’ Compensation system: 1. Compromise & Release 2. Stipulation with Request for Award.
Compromise & Release (‘C&R’) settlements are the most common, and is most likely what you know about or have heard of. These are lump sum settlements where the insurance carrier writes you a check for the total case value and closes out your file. When you settle your claim this way, the case is done. The insurance pays you for everything, including any medical bills incurred, temporary disability owed, reimbursement to EDD, permanent disability percentage based on doctors reports, out of pocket expenses, medical mileage AND the cost of future medical care. You are supposed to use the money they give you for future medical care to pay for your own medical treatment. Often times, they require you to resign from your position as a condition of the C&R. If you choose not to resign, the insurance might offer you a different type of settlement called a Stipulation with Request for Award. The insurance company is not required to offer you a Compromise & Release and often times they won’t if the amount is too high or if you chose not to resign.
The other type of settlement is called a ‘Stipulations with Request for Award’ or “stip” for short. A stip includes payment for the Permanent Disability percentage only. It does not buy out the cost of your future medical care. Instead, you get paid out only for the percentage of disability the doctor has said you have, and then you can treat for the rest of your life (for the accepted body parts you have injured) with the insurance companies treaters, at their expenses.
There are definite pluses and minuses with settling a case with either of these options. It is crucially important to discuss your rights with an attorney before you decide to close out your case to make sure you are protected.
With the exception of our Bankruptcy cases, it costs you NOTHING to get started with us. We don’t get paid unless you win. Regardless of whether you have a Labor/Employment, Workers’ Compensation, or Personal Injury claim, you pay NOTHING up front. Our fees are collected from the end result, so you only pay us if we get you paid!
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