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LegalConsumer.com has been providing free tools and legal information to California consumers since 2006.

Free legal information and tools to help you assert your rights under federal, state, and local laws that affect consumers, including probate, estate planning, and bankruptcy.

We also encourage civic engagement and democracy. Please check to see if your elected representatives vote to protect consumers or side with those who profit from shady business practices.

If you need help with your consumer law issue, we offer ways to connect you with lawyers who can help with such problems as probate, bankruptcy,  auto accidents, personal injury, DUI, and Immigration.

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California Inheritance Law & Probate Procedure


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Democracy In Alameda County, CA 

 

California Unemployment Benefits

  • Benefit Amounts in California: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
    • Minimum
      • $45 per week
    • Maximum
      • $275 per week
    • Duration
      • In Alabama, the duration of benefits depends on the state's unemployment rate when you apply. The maximum period for which you can receive benefits ranges from 14 to 20 weeks

  • Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
  • How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in California.
  • Unemployment Office Near Me? How to find your local unemployment office.
  • COVID-19 Benefits: We tracked the rise and fall of COVID-19 unemployment benefit payments.
  • California Wage & Hour Law

    • California Minimum Wage:  
      • Alabama does not have its own minimum wage law. Therefore, employees in Alabama are entitled to earn at least the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. 

        Alameda County Minimum Wage

        The minimum wage in Alameda County is $7.25 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities and counties in California are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and dozens of cities and counties across the country have done so. To find out whether Alameda County has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit http://www.acgov.org/.

    • Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in California and whether they apply to you.
    • Wage Claims: If you're being unlawfully underpaid, you need to learn how to file a "Wage Claim" in California. 
    • Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in California.
      • In California, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.


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