Q:  To what extent can a California employer require me to conform to a dress code?  P.H., Santa Monica A:   Employers can legally implement a dress policy, and enforce it.  There are some limitations, however, such as if the … more

Q: I’ve heard about preventive medicine. Is there such a thing as preventive law? — R.J., Rancho Palos Verdes A: Preventive law really is just using your common sense. For example, read the contract. Perform due diligence when called for. … more

Q: What is the law now on sexual harassment in California. I read the governor signed a bill that changed it. — L.B., Palos Verdes Peninsula A: The bill you are talking about, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, becomes effective … more

Q: It is impossible for me economically to serve on a jury at this time.  Is that going to get me out?  S.Z., Long Beach A:  Undue hardship is described in California Rules of Court 2.1008. One of the bases … more

Q:  Our neighbor has two dogs, and they often bark constantly well into the night.  Efforts to convince him to take the dogs inside have been ignored. What do we do?  M.W., Torrance A:  The Torrance Police Department, Animal Control … more

Q: What obligation do I have to prevent someone’s suicide? — P.A., Torrance A: For many years (and it is not a completely obsolete view today), suicide itself was considered a wrong. Legally, this sensitive circumstance you raise focuses on … more