Your software company has been approached by a start-up company that has developed a mobile application that could provide your company, indeed your entire industry, with an exciting new platform to deliver products and services to customers globally. As a CEO, your first instinct is to lock up the start-up’s technology quickly because you don’t […]
Small Business Employers are bound by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act [FEHA]
In California, small business employers who regularly employ five (5) or more employees are bound by the State’s anti-discrimination law, the Fair Employment and Housing Act [FEHA]. An employer with five or more employees cannot discriminate against its employees on the basis of “race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical […]
Startup Tip – Avoid Business Disputes with Effective Counseling
A typical business startup usually begins modestly and all is friendly among those involved. For example, two doctors, or two software engineers, might combine their efforts to form one or more medical groups (or software development companies) and find it advantageous to incorporate. Each doctor/engineer contributes an equal amount of capital toward, and each receives […]
Favorable Settlement for Client Involved in Corporate Buyout Litigation
Finkel Law Group recently represented several shareholders of a privately held commodities trading firm in a contentious buy out of departing shareholders who demanded several million dollars for their stake in the company. As a result of the firm’s efforts, the departing shareholders ended up with one-third of their original demand. A critical factor in […]
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Vance v. Ball State University, Clarified the Definition of “Supervisor” in Title VII Harassment Cases
On June 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that clarified the definition of “supervisor” in Title VII workplace harassment cases. How the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision will impact California employers remains to be seen. California’s civil rights statute, the Fair Employment and Housing Act [FEHA], relies upon a different definition of a “supervisor” […]
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