Legal Services

Labor and Employment Law

Our firm represents carehome owners against wage claims and labor audits in and around Sacramento and the entire state of California.

Our firm has significant experience in handling labor matters involving unfair labor practices against employees. Unfair labor practices include, but are not limited to, non-payment of minimum wage, non-payment of actual hours worked, non-payment of overtime pay, denial of leave, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge.

We have been representing clients, whether employers or employees, especially in the carehome Industry, at the civil courts, and Labor Commissioner's Offices.

Caregivers are unique as most of them live at the facilities, where the concept of work hours is often misunderstood or abused by the employers, and where they are almost always misclassified as Independent Contractors (1099 workers). We also assure them that their employers cannot retaliate against them by reporting them to Immigration (USCIS), as expressly prohibited by law.

Filing labor claims and lawsuits are complicated and lengthy, and even costly if not handled properly. This is why you need to retain us and rely on our expertise to make sure that your back pay, interests, and penalties are computed correctly. More importantly, we will make sure that you will collect the entire amount awarded by the court/Labor or as agreed upon in settlement.

We also represent employers, provided there is no conflict of interest. Contact us now for your free initial consultation.

Civil and Administrative Litigation

Our legal team has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in other civil litigation involving Breach of Contracts, Breach of Fiduciary Duties, Fraud, Negligence, Infliction of Emotional Distress, among others.

As trial lawyers, we make sure we protect our clients' rights by strategically and effectively presenting their side during bench trial or jury trial, or at alternative dispute resolution settings, such as mediation and arbitration. We strive for the quickest and most favorable way out of litigation, as we realize the anxiety, stress, and frustrations that any lawsuit entails.

Represents Buyers and Sellers of Care Homes

Richard A Taguinod is a real estate broker and represents buyers and sellers of care homes in and around Sacramento and the entire state of California.

Our extensive exposure and experience to the Carehome Industry, for more than 15 years now, have helped us assist our Carehome clients on the following matters:

1. Buy and Sell of Carehomes

Any real estate agent can assist you in buying or selling an existing carehome, but retaining a lawyer-real estate broker (and also a previous carehome owner and operator), can better assure you that the business purchase agreement accurately reflects all the terms and conditions of both buyer and seller. The business purchase part of this transaction is almost always the cause of litigation. Retaining our office would assist you in a smooth transition of the real estate and of the carehome business.

2. Initial Business Set-Up

We can advise you of the best entity to own your business, assist you in the formation of your corporation, LLC, partnership or sole proprietorship, help you in the carehome application process, and rmulate the various documents and agreements that your business requires, such as Lease Agreements and Employment Agreements.

3. Labor Law Compliance

We assist carehome owners comply with the Federal and State Labor laws and regulations to avoid costly litigation. We also defend them against labor claims or lawsuits, as long as there is no conflict of interest with our past or current caregiver clients.

Our caregiver clients come from various types of carehomes, namely, RCFEs, ARFs, ICF-DDHs, ICF-DDNs, and even Nursing Homes. When we help them collect the compensation that they deserve, we make sure that all their hours worked are accounted for, and that the minimum wage and overtime laws are followed. We also make sure that they are not threatened or blackmailed by their employers, when they sue them or about to sue them, from reporting them to the USCIS.

4. Resident's Family Members/ Legal Representative Lawsuits.

We defend carehome owners from lawsuits filed by their residents' family members or legal representatives, whether arising from allegations of Breach of Contract, Negligence, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, or Elder Abuse.

We have also been representing the residents or their family members or legal representatives when the carehome owners or caregivers have committed Breach of Contract, Negligence, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, or Elder Abuse. We even assist them in the reporting to the Adult Protective Services, Ombudsman, Police Department, and/or District Attorney's office when there are allegations of Identity Theft, Fraud, Theft of personal belongings, and other forms of elder abuse.

Care Home Services

Buy and sell care homes
Initial business start-up
Labor law compliance
Other types of facility lawsuits

Personal Injury

If you were involved in any kind of accident, our office can assist you in securing the compensation that you deserve for your injuries, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and all other losses.

Our office has years of experience in negotiating claims with insurance companies and representing clients in their lawsuits in civil courts. We are knowledgeable in presenting a strong case in your behalf.

Below are some of the financial compensation/benefits that we can help you recover:

1. Pain and Suffering damages;

2. Emotional Distress damages;

3. Loss of Income and Earnings;

4. Cost of future care;