• posted: May 20, 2014
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues
• Employment,  best practices,  employee,  employer,  Social media

Social Media Social media, which has taken over our personal lives, has also crept into the workplace. Because it is such a powerful force, employers and employees need to take precautions to Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2014
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues

Sometimes, employers and employees part ways. Such is a part of business. But occasionally, you may find that your ex-employees are less scrupulous than you thought. They may poach employees, Read More

• posted: Apr. 09, 2014
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law

Family and Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act: A Basic Overview of your Rights Under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible employees are entitled to a job-protected Read More

• posted: Mar. 26, 2014
• Melinda Garcia
• Intellectual Property Rights

What is Intellectual Property? According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Intellectual Property (IP) refers to “creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names Read More

• posted: Mar. 14, 2014
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues

What is a Whistleblower? A whistleblower is “an employee who discloses information to a government or law enforcement agency where the employee has reasonable cause to believe that the information discloses: 1) A Read More

• posted: Mar. 13, 2013
• Melinda Garcia
• Civil Litigation
• alternative dispute resolution (ADR),  arbitration,  litigation,  mediation

Businesses are increasingly turning to various forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) over litigation for resolving business conflicts. The most common forms of ADR are mediation and arbitration. To be Read More

• posted: Mar. 13, 2013
• Melinda Garcia
• Construction
• Construction,  Liens

Property owners hire contractors to construct new buildings or carry out improvement projects. The contractor's source of legal protection against property owners’ payment default is to file mechanics liens. A Pleasanton Read More

• posted: Mar. 13, 2013
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues
• Employment,  Employment discrimination,  harassment

Discrimination claim statistics from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) show a steady increase in employees filing complaints, as well as their success through resolution or litigation. In a tight Read More

• posted: Mar. 13, 2013
• Melinda Garcia
• Real Estate
• Property titles,  Real estate

Despite the fact that you negotiate favorable financing, a property meets all your needs and you resolve zoning and land use issues, your efforts can be futile if no clear Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2011
• Melinda Garcia
• News
• Melinda Garcia,  Woman Entrepreneur of the Year,  Women's Initiative For Self-Employment

Pleasanton, CA — Sept. 14, 2011 — Melinda Garcia, managing shareholder of the Pleasanton business law firm Garcia & Gurney A Law Corporation, has been named Woman Entrepreneur of the Read More