A Wait at the Gate
- posted: Feb. 07, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  Political
[caption id="attachment_1098" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Hold your horses"][/caption] For all those employers (all none of you) ready to race ahead and give notices to employees about health insurance exchanges, you are going Read More
Taxing Taxes
- posted: Feb. 06, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Political
A former co-worker of mine, David Spence of the Royce Law Firm, was quoted in a Forbes blog today about Cutler v. Franchise Tax Board, where the California Second District Read More
Entrepreneurial Trap
- posted: Jan. 31, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Business
Entrepreneurs in California sometimes want to organize their companies in other states, like Delaware or Nevada. They learn that companies can pay less in franchise fees in Nevada, or that Read More
Sins of Wages
- posted: Jan. 08, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  High Technology Law,  Business
Both employers and employees need to review their wage statements for the new year, because California has amended Labor Code 226 to identify nine types of information that has to be Read More
How Much for an Attorney-to-Be?
- posted: Sep. 20, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Business
Lawyers love Latin -- it makes the sordid sound sophisticated. After reading the below, ask yourself cui bono? Who benefits? Judge William Pauley recently knocked down an attorneys' fee request: ""Astonishingly, Kramer Levin Read More
Time to Get Commission Agreements in Writing
- posted: Sep. 12, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment
We've said it before, about the need to get things in writing, but now getting commission schedules in writing will be the law here in California starting next year: "By January Read More
Unemployment Benefits: The Greased Pig
- posted: Jul. 26, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment
[caption id="attachment_920" align="alignright" width="300" caption="2004 Greased Pig Contest, Photo by Ken Ratcliff, Wikipedia Commons"][/caption] Sometimes being an employer is like being in a greased pig contest: you just can’t get your Read More
Business Owners: Keep Your Networks Secure
- posted: Jul. 22, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Business
Just in case the business owner didn’t have anything to worry about, here is a new headache to avoid. EPN Inc., also known as Checknet, Inc. is a collection agency Read More
Tips for Employers About Tips in California
- posted: Jun. 15, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  Business
California has a long tradition of being employee-friendly: covenants not to compete by employees are unenforceable, and the minimum wage is usually higher in California than that nationally. The same is Read More
California Supreme Court: Employers Do Not Have to Ensure Employees Take Breaks
- posted: Apr. 26, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  Business
The state Supreme Court has finally clarified California employer obligations regarding employee meal periods and rest breaks. As we predicted after the oral arguments in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court Read More
Wisdom of the Supremes
"For protection against abuses by legislatures the people must resort to the polls, not to the courts." Munn v. Illinois, 94 US 113, 134 (1877). Courts are good at procedural issues, and Read More
Copyright Concerto for Campaigning
Way back in the paleolithic era, also known as September 1984, I was driving cross-country to a Congressional internship. I was listening to a local radio station that was broadcasting Read More
It's H-1B Visa Season
- posted: Feb. 16, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment
2013 H-1B Visa Application Start Date If your firm is seeking to provide a new H-1B visa on or after October 1, 2012, the application season opens on April 2nd. In Read More
Are Interns A Good Idea?
- posted: Feb. 16, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment
By Kim Kennedy Does your business use interns? Are you thinking of hiring an intern or two in the near future? The economy is still struggling, and hiring more employees is Read More
Can I Use Consumer Reports to Evaluate a Potential Hire?
- posted: Feb. 06, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment
It depends. Read More
Benefit Corporations
- posted: Jan. 18, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling
by: Laura Koch California has entered the new year with a new class of corporation—the ‟Benefit Corporation,” or ‟B Corporation.” Governor Brown signed AB361 in October 2011, making California the seventh Read More