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Brad S Kane

Brad S Kane

Kane Law Firm understands your problem is more than a legal transaction
  • Business Law, Employment Law, Arbitration & Mediation
  • Alaska, California, Washington
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Biography

Brad S. Kane has practiced law for more than twenty years in California, Washington, and Alaska. After a decade-long career in “Big Law,” in 2001 Mr. Kane started the Kane Law Firm, a Los Angeles-based practice. Mr. Kane takes a unique, humanistic approach with clients, always keeping the client engaged in their case and counseling clients toward fair and reasonable solutions to often emotional and complex problems.

The Kane Law Firm follows Mr. Kane’s interdisciplinary approach to law and avoids the often myopic “over-specialization” or one-sided thinking caused by only representing one side to a particular kind of dispute. For example, Mr. Kane regularly counsels and represents small and medium sized employers on the handling of employee disputes, while also representing aggrieved employees with serious claims against their own employers.

As a result, Mr. Kane is constantly searching for outside the box solutions to litigation and negotiations in areas spanning employment law, entertainment, insurance coverage, as well as business and corporation litigation. In fact, Mr. Kane has a reputation amongst his associates and colleagues of “taking cases no one else would take” and turning them into gold.

Finally, Mr. Kane has an unshakable faith in our justice system derived from his experience clerking for Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Jay A. Rabinowitz, his experience as a lawyer, and serving over 250 times as a Judge Pro Tem. To Mr. Kane, the judicial system holds a unique ability to shape a person’s world view and how people see themselves. Mr. Kane earned his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law and his B.A. in history from University of California Los Angeles.

Education
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
J.D.
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University of California - Los Angeles
B.A.
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Professional Experience
Owner
Kane Law Firm
- Current
General Counsel
Kane Automotive Group
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Publications
Speaking Engagements
President of the South Carthay Neighborhood Association and the P.I.C.O. Neighborhood Council, Town Hall Meeting Opposing SB50, Los Angeles, CA
In his own remarks, Kane presented a list of 12 potential alternatives to SB 50, which he said could be much more effective at addressing our current housing issues.
Are LA’s New Luxury Apartments Just Sitting Empty?, Los Angeles, CA
KCRW Design and Architecture
An eye-opening interview shedding light on how thousands of people are living on the streets of Los Angeles while 100,000 apartment units are reportedly sitting empty throughout the city.
CBS Radio KNX Interview - Employer/Employee Laws, Los Angeles, CA
CBS News Radio
Interview on Portugal's law penalizing employers for contacting employees outside of office hours
Awards
Top Contributor Award
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Top Contributor Award
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Client's Choice Award 2021
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Five 5-star reviews on Avvo.com
Top Contributor Award
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Top Contributor Award
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Clients Choice Award 2019
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Professional Associations
Washington State Bar Association  # 33552
Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Alaska
Alaska Bar Association
ID Number: 9111089
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California
State Bar of California
ID Number: 151547
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Washington
Washington State Bar Association
ID Number: 33552
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Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Contingent Fees
Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Litigation, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Arbitration & Mediation
Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation
Additional Practice Area
  • General Civil
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Legal Answers
Q. Can my employer reduce my salary to cover mileage reimbursement in California?
A: Assuming you are an at-will employee, an employer can reduce your pay as long as the employer otherwise complies with minimum wage and overtime requirements. However, the employer cannot prevent you from disclosing illegal conduct such as failure to pay reimbursements to other employees.
Q. Domestic partner lesbian relationship of 18 years 1 day of bereavement leave granted.
A: According to the California Department of Civil Rights,

If you work for an employer with five or more employees, you may be entitled to bereavement leave following the death of certain family members. Beginning January 1, 2023, private employers with five or more employees are required to grant an eligible employee’s request for up to five days of bereavement leave from work following the death of the employee’s family member. To be eligible for bereavement leave, an employee must have been employed for at least 30 days before taking the leave. Bereavement leave is also available to employees who work for the State of California2 and for local governments.

For which family members can I take bereavement leave? An employer is only required to permit the use of bereavement leave for the death of certain family members. Covered employers must allow you to take bereavement leave upon the death of your spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, domestic partner, or parent-in-law. However, an employer may voluntarily allow bereavement leave to be taken upon the death of another person with whom you have a relationship.

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Q. I was terminated from my job while I was on disability leave due to high risk pregnancy.
A: Termination during your protected pregnancy leave raises serious questions. To be protected it is not required that you specifically ask for the FMLA/CRFA leave. It is enough that the employer knew of your circumstances requiring the leave to trigger your protections. Hopefully, you documented the situation in an email or other writing, like a text message.
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Contact & Map
1154 S Crescent Heights Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Telephone: (323) 697-9840
Fax: (323) 571-3579
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Kane Law Firm
120 S Worthen St
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Telephone: (323) 937-3291
Monday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5 PM (Today)
Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed