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Employment Law Insights

Business Owners: Key Laws and Updates to Watch in 2025

As we enter 2025, California business owners face a new landscape shaped by recent legislative changes. These laws bring new compliance requirements and opportunities to refine workplace policies. Our firm…

FIVE COMMON LEGAL MISTAKES MADE BY STARTUPS

June, 2019 When starting a business, it’s easy for owners to make legal mistakes that can prove costly down the road. Avoiding these missteps will keep your new venture…

PAGA Is Now a Four Letter Word to Employers

September 2019 “PAGA” is the acronym for California’s fifteen-year-old Private Attorneys General Act. This Act allows an individual, on behalf of himself and other employees, to recover civil penalties for…

Independent Contractors and You: How California’s Changes to Employment Law Impacts Your Business

February 2020 On September 18, 2019 Governor Newsom signed AB-5, codifying the now-infamous Dynamex decision as law. This new law radically changes the legal test for who is an employee…

Legal Alert: How do you manage WFH in today’s world?

July 2020 Working from home used to be a flexible option provided to employees by some employers, but was definitely not a mandate. With the current coronavirus pandemic, a shift…

Litigation Insight: Attorney-Client Privilege: What it is and Why You Should Care

December 2021 Every fan of TV legal dramas has heard the phrase “attorney-client privilege.” Tune in to almost any episode of Law & Order and odds are good that you…

Employment Law Update

October 2020 It’s the time of year that we try to update you on the new laws affecting employers in the State of California. The legislative session has completed and…

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