Employment Law Update - How up to date are you?
- posted: Jun. 13, 2014
- Articles,  Employment,  High Technology Law,  Business,  Uncategorized,  Political,  Business Law,  JOBS Act,  Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
By Daniel Richardson Is your employee handbook up to date? An up to date employee handbook is important because it outlines for the employee the employer’s policies and procedures as well Read More
Employment Law Update - How up to date are you?
- posted: Jun. 13, 2014
- Articles,  Employment,  High Technology Law,  Business,  Uncategorized,  Political,  Business Law,  JOBS Act,  Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
By Daniel Richardson Is your employee handbook up to date? An up to date employee handbook is important because it outlines for the employee the employer’s policies and procedures as well Read More
Shallow Pockets
- posted: Apr. 01, 2014
- Business Counseling,  Employment,  Business,  Business Law
By Andrew Jacobson The first question plaintiff lawyers ask when a new lawsuit comes their way is “where are the deep pockets?” Suing the villain is fine, but winning only gets Read More
Earned Income Tax Credit Notice
- posted: Jan. 08, 2014
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  Political
California employers, take note: you are required to give notice to all your employees about the earned income tax credit at about the time you give them their W-2 or Read More
California Creates New Corporate Structures Enabling For-Profit Corporations To Consider the Public Benefit
- posted: Nov. 22, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  Political
Sharon Adams Introduction In January 2012, California created two new state corporate structures: (1) flexible purpose corporations, and (2) benefit corporations. Unlike traditional for-profit corporations, these new corporate structures are required to provide Read More
New I-9 Form
- posted: Mar. 28, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment
The USCIS has introduced a new I-9 form that will have to be used for new employees. While use is currently voluntary, it will be required from May onward. No need to Read More
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
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
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
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
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
A New Ambush on At-Will Employment?
- posted: Jan. 11, 2012
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment
by Andrew K Jacobson Once again, the turn of the new year brings new laws into existence. The newspapers focus on cross-cultural clashes like the banning of new sources of shark Read More