Why Your Insurer May Have to Wait Until You Are Fully Compensated Key Takeaways: The made whole doctrine is an equitable principle holding that an insurer’s right to be reimbursed from your recovery does not arise until you have been fully compensated for your loss. Nebraska has adopted the doctrine, and the Nebraska Supreme Court…

When a Return From Medical Leave Comes With a Smaller Job Key Takeaways: Quiet firing after CFRA leave can qualify as unlawful retaliation in Redondo Beach when the facts, timing, and documentation align. California’s Family Rights Act, Government Code § 12945.2, prohibits retaliation and guarantees reinstatement to the same or a comparable position, so demotions,…

Protecting a Survivor’s Right to Sue a Public School in Wisconsin Key Takeaways: Claims against a Madison public school district generally require written notice of the circumstances served within 120 days under Wis. Stat. § 893.80(1d)(a), plus a separate itemized claim stating specific relief sought. Wisconsin courts enforce the 120-day notice period seriously, and dismissal…

Understanding the Employer Size Rule Behind California Pregnancy Leave Key Takeaways: In most private-sector cases, California employers must have five or more employees for pregnancy disability leave (PDL) protections to apply, far lower than the federal FMLA’s 50-employee threshold. Under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, "employer" means a person who employs five or more…

Wisconsin Direct Action Statute 632.24 and What the Park Street Beltline Crash Means for Injured Drivers Key Takeaways: A serious collision on the eastbound Beltline near Park Street on August 6 has renewed questions about how injured people in Madison pursue compensation. Wisconsin generally applies a three-year deadline for personal injury lawsuits, though certain tolling…

Nebraska Survival Action 25-1401 Takes Center Stage in Fatal Crash Litigation Key Takeaways: A survival action under Nebraska’s Section 25-1401 continues the deceased person’s own legal claim rather than creating a new one, allowing an estate to recover for what the decedent personally suffered before death. It is legally distinct from a wrongful death claim,…

Understanding California’s Reproductive Loss Leave Rules for South Bay Employees Key Takeaways: California Government Code section 12945.6 gives eligible Redondo Beach employees up to five days of protected reproductive loss leave after a miscarriage, stillbirth, failed adoption, failed surrogacy, or unsuccessful assisted reproduction. Eligibility requires at least 30 days of service, an employer with five…