Managing Risk and Protecting Investments
- posted: Feb. 05, 2016
- Business,  Managing Risks
Building a successful company is an exciting time, but also a time full of extreme amounts of stress and anxiety. One way to protect your company from the natural ebb Read More
A New Year, A New Beginning
- posted: Feb. 04, 2016
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Wage & Hour
Some may say that 2015 was the year of the independent contractor, given the surprising increase in the use by employers of these workers rather than hiring full time employees. Read More
A Unionized Workforce: Then and Now
- posted: Feb. 02, 2016
- Union Contracts,  Collective Barganing
When labor unions were first created, their purpose was to protect a labor force that was being overworked and often underpaid due to the overbearing demands of employers. Much has Read More
Negotiating Union Contracts
- posted: Dec. 30, 2015
- Contracts,  Union Contracts
One of the last things an employer wants to hear is that its labor force has decided to strike. Images of picket lines and lost customers float through the minds Read More
A New Uber Multi-Verse? Not Quite, but Expansion Increases Class Size by Thousands
- posted: Dec. 28, 2015
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law
In a State that includes Hollywood as well as Disneyland’s Star Wars expansion, it is difficult to hear much news other than all the hype surrounding Disney’s release of the Read More
A Lesson from the Feds: When Enough is Enough
- posted: Dec. 23, 2015
- Employment Law,  Discrimination
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in an employment law case involving a federal employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit based on what he believed to be constructive discharge, or Read More
The Art of Settlement Negotiations
- posted: Dec. 21, 2015
- Civil Litigation,  Settlement Negoiations
More and more in today’s modern business world, companies are seeking to resolve their disputes in a more amicable setting than the traditional courtroom. Litigation has proven itself throughout history Read More
Moving Cargo: Liability and Loss Concerns
- posted: Dec. 18, 2015
- Transportation
The United States is unique in its ability to provide services across its vast land via many routes over land, air, and sea. The shipping routes throughout the country are Read More
Cybersecurity and Corporate Espionage: Modern Corporate Warfare
- posted: Dec. 10, 2015
- Corporate Espionage,  Cyber Crime
Companies have been using various methodologies to spy on their competition for as many years as there have been businesses competing for share of a marketplace. While the reasons for Read More
A Creditor’s Right to Collect: Know the Law and Protect Your Assets
- posted: Dec. 08, 2015
- Creditor/Debtor
There is a certain amount of trust that is required in order to lend anything of value to another person and this is no less true in the relationship between Read More
At-Will Employment: Explanation and Rules for Termination
- posted: Dec. 02, 2015
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law
California is an at-will state, but what does that actually mean? The definition can be spun depending on which side of the employment agreement a person is on, but the Read More
Has California Copyright Law Gone to the Birds? PETA Says Maybe it Should
- posted: Nov. 25, 2015
- Intellectual Property Rights,  Business,  Copyright Infringement,  Infringement
Anyone who lives in California long enough will at some point in their lives hear about the activities of certain activist groups who file lawsuits in the names of those Read More
When Does Overtime Mean More Than Just Pay?
- posted: Nov. 24, 2015
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour
The answer to the above question may surprise many who are not involved in the day to day operation of a large trucking company. Those who engage in business on Read More
Special Considerations in Employment Law: The Nursing Industry
- posted: Nov. 19, 2015
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour
Professionals in the medical industry and legal world typically do not qualify for the same protections as workers in other areas, as these professions have not been historically plagued by Read More
Special Considerations in Employment Law: Employees Over 40
- posted: Nov. 18, 2015
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Discrimination
Employees have a myriad of rights that are illustrated by various local, state, and federal laws that provide them with certain guarantees in the workforce. One such law, the Age Read More
The Interesting World of Contract Work: Benefits and Takeaways
- posted: Sep. 24, 2015
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Business,  Wage & Hour
In recent years the labor market has experienced a large influx of independence, both for employers and workers, through the increase in use of contract workers. Many individuals who were Read More