New Legislation that May Affect Your California Business in 2020

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We’ve reviewed this year’s legislation coming out of Sacramento to bring you this concise outline of the key statutory changes that could impact your California business sometime in 2020. We hope you find it useful. California Consumer Privacy Act Provides New Personal Information Privacy Rights to Consumers. The legislature amended the California Consumer Privacy Act …Read more

What Would You Do if Your Family Business’ Property Were Contaminated

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Does your family business own a piece of property that may be contaminated? We often hear clients say they do not want to know the answer to that question because they will be forced to do something about it. We disagree with that approach because you can’t make a good business decision about your potentially-contaminated …Read more

Independent Contractor or Employee? How to Choose Properly

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One of the most common ways an employer gets into hot water is to improperly classify an employee as an independent contractor (“IC”). This is an important issue for businesses for a few reasons. There is no single, simple rule you can use to determine the proper employment status of an individual you hire to …Read more

How to Respond to Government Inspections

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How would you respond to a staff member who called to report that a company facility was receiving an unexpected government inspection?  The agents could represent federal or state environmental, health and safety or taxing authorities.  Almost certainly they will be requesting access to your company’s facility or offices in short order, perhaps immediately. Is …Read more

California E-Verify Law Presents Challenges for Some Employers

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Under a new California law that took effect on January 1, 2016, California employers may face civil penalties of up to $10,000 for misusing E-Verify, the federal electronic employment verification system some employers use to verify employment eligibility of newly hired employees. The new  California E-Verify law makes it more difficult for some employers to …Read more

The Value of Keeping Corporate Minutes

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Many corporate clients ask why they should spend the time and money to maintain corporate minutes. This is especially common in small or family-run operations. Other corporate clients don’t even bother asking the question, they just don’t do it. When I am asked why they should go through the time and expense of preparing minutes …Read more

Challenges to Raising Money Through Social Media While Complying with the JOBs Act

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In September 2013, Title II of the JOBs Act went into effect. For the first time private companies could lawfully raise investment capital from the public using Social Media to spread the word about the investment. More and more, Social Media is driving the capital raising process for small businesses across the U.S. The enactment …Read more