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In Rhode Island, there's no Affidavit procedure available. You can use summary probate if the estate has no real estate and the value of the property that would be subject to probate (not counting tangible personal property) is less than $15,000. (Assets not subject to probate are life insurance, retirement accounts, and any other accounts passing by beneficiary designation.)
California, like most states, does not impose an estate or inheritance tax. Only a few states do.
Yes. Federal exemptions are available.
$500,000 in land & buildings you occupy or intend to occupy as a principal residence
Motor vehicles to $12,000
In California, you can receive unemployment benefits for a maximum of 26 weeks under state law.
The minimum wage in Rhode Island is $14 an hour. Because this is higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees must be paid at least $14 an hour.
The minimum wage in Orange County is $14 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 Orange County has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit https://www.ocgov.com/.
The minimum wage in Santa Ana, California, is $14 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities in California are free to adopt their own higher minimum wage, and many have done so. To find out whether Santa Ana has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit the city's website at https://www.santa-ana.org/.
In California, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $3.89 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $14 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.