Today, the FTC approved and issued its Final Rule that, in effect, bans all post-employment non-competes nationwide. The rule applies not only to new non-competes, but to most agreements already in force as well. Like the...more
4/26/2024
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Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets
Payne & Fears’ Business Litigation Group helps businesses and their owners with wide-ranging disputes. In our practice, we’ve noticed that in disputes among business partners there are common issues that often surface....more
Time to update your employee handbooks. Governor Newsom has signed AB 1949, making California one of the few states to mandate bereavement leave for employees, effective Jan. 1, 2023. ...more
2021 brought several changes to the workplace, but employers should have less to fear following this Payne & Fears conference. Join us for a full day of seminars on the most pressing employment law topics, transmitted to you...more
9/24/2021
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Business Expenses ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Dress Codes ,
Employee Evaluations ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Gender Identity ,
Mental Health ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Political Speech ,
Productivity ,
Rate of Pay ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Social Media Policy ,
Timekeeping ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements ,
Webinars
Much of the publicity and scrutiny surrounding the recently enacted coronavirus relief bill attached to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 has been focused on the economic impact payments and supplemental...more
12/29/2020
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CARES Act ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
IRS ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Small Business ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Planning
On March 21, 2020, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020-18, which announced that the federal income tax filing and payment due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July...more
4/4/2020
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Corporate Taxes ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Filing Requirements ,
Income Taxes ,
IRS ,
Relief Measures ,
State of Emergency ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Returns ,
Time Extensions
Title II of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provides a number of tax relief provisions for businesses. The provisions are aimed at increasing liquidity and reducing costs of capital, so...more
3/31/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Excise Tax ,
Legitimate Business Interest ,
Loss-Carryover ,
Net Operating Losses ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Property Improvements ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deferral
Privacy activists cheered when, on June 28, 2018, Governor Brown signed into law the strictest consumer privacy law in the United States; the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). Effective January 1, 2020, the...more
10/23/2018
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete ,
State Attorneys General
The proper use of social media, blogging, cloud computing, and crowdfunding are just a few of the ever-growing tech-related issues that have ethical implications for attorneys. We must add to the list the cryptocurrency...more
7/12/2018
/ American Bar Association (ABA) ,
Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Currency Exchange ,
Digital Currency ,
Escrow Accounts ,
Hackers ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Risk Assessment ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Security Breach ,
State Bar Associations ,
Trust Funds ,
Young Lawyers
A recent decision by the California Court of Appeal in Behunin v. Superior Court, 9 Cal. App. 5th 833 (2017), is a reminder that a party’s communications with an attorney and a third party consultant must be reasonably...more