• posted: Jun. 29, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Civil Litigation,  Real Estate,  Contracts
• Real estate,  commercial real estate,  civil litigation,  Breach of Contract

In 2008, right before the housing market crashed, a middle-aged couple in Carlsbad, California sued their real estate agent for misrepresenting their home’s value. They bought the home for $1.2 Read More

• posted: Jun. 28, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Business,  Wage & Hour,  Contractor vs Employee
• Employment,  employee,  Business,  Wage & Hour

Many companies hire independent contractors to do any number of tasks, from running weekly payroll to providing copywriting services. Typically, independent contractors are a lot cheaper to hire than full-time Read More

• posted: Jun. 22, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Business,  Healthcare Workers
• Employment,  employee,  employer,  Business,  Labor law,  Healthcare Worker

  In the town of Chico, California, a local hospital has demanded change as a result of their failing union. The healthcare workers, expressing their grievances towards the union system at Read More

• posted: Jun. 21, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Business
• litigation,  Employment,  Employment discrimination,  harassment,  employee,  employer,  Wrongful Termination,  Business,  Labor law,  Sexual Discrimination,  workplace discrimination

California is an “at will” state, meaning that employers have the right to hire and fire individuals at will, without any real reason or explanation (so long as the reason Read More

• posted: Jun. 15, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Employment Law
• Social media,  employment termination,  posting on social media

In today’s digital age, privacy has nearly become a thing of the past. You can check in on Facebook, send out tweets to a mass audience on Twitter, and start Read More

• posted: Jun. 14, 2016
• leslieburkhammer
• Business

Much like when individuals enter into a marriage, when two individuals enter into a business partnership, they do so with starry-eyes and visions of success. What they do not foresee Read More

• posted: Jun. 14, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Business,  Succession,  Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business,  Succession,  Mergers

Much like when individuals enter into a marriage, when two individuals enter into a business partnership, they do so with starry-eyes and visions of success. What they do not foresee Read More

• posted: Jun. 09, 2016
• leslieburkhammer
• Employment Law
• CPFL,  parental leave,  San Francisco employment

Beginning on January 1, 2017, the Paid Parental Leave Ordinance will require some San Francisco employers to provide six weeks of paid parental leave for purpose of bonding with a Read More

• posted: Jun. 01, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Uncategorized,  Business,  Bad Faith,  Breach of Loyalty
• Business,  Managing Risks,  Business Judgment Rule

The business judgment rule is an important aspect of business, and an essential instrument in a high-level executive’s toolbox. Corporate directors are required to make important business decisions on a Read More

• posted: May 27, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour
• Employment,  employee,  employer,  Business,  Labor law,  Wage & Hour

There is sometimes a perception abroad that Americans do not take sufficient time off of work, and that we are more focused on the “almighty dollar” than on enjoying the Read More

• posted: May 27, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour
• Employment,  Business,  Wage & Hour

You may be wondering if your employees are exempt from overtime. Few employees meet the qualifications for these exemptions, but they do exist. Here, we will cover the overtime exemptions Read More

• posted: May 20, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Uncategorized,  Business,  Corporate Espionage,  Unfair Competition
• Employment,  employer,  Business,  Managing Risks,  Unfair Competition

Movies often portray business leaders in a less than favorable light, showing dastardly businessmen and women engaging in less than honorable behavior toward partners, customers, and rivals under the auspices Read More

• posted: May 17, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Business,  Mergers & Acquisitions,  Contracts
• Employment,  employee,  employer,  Business,  Mergers

In the beginning of an employment relationship, companies are usually not thinking about what might happen when the employee leaves the company. While it is not a good idea to Read More

• posted: Apr. 13, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Business,  Wage & Hour
• Labor law,  Wage & Hour

Recent news stories about the recycling industry reported that it can be rife with wage and hour violations. Whether it is the nature of the work done by employees, or Read More

• posted: Apr. 12, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Uncategorized

Starting a business can be one of the most exciting and lucrative decisions of a person’s life, but it can also be full of legal headaches if the entrepreneur is Read More

• posted: Apr. 07, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Business
• Business

As corporations throughout the years have found out the hard way, changes to a company’s bylaws and policies can be met with reactions ranging from surprise to anger or disappointment.  Read More