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California Employment News: Creating the Report for a Workplace Investigation – Part 4 (Featured)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 511: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
From Permits to Penalties: A Deep Dive Into Coastal Development Law
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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 314: Listen and Learn -- False Imprisonment and Shopkeeper’s Privilege (Torts)
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California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
Feeling the Heat: Strategies to Keep Cool Under California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The JustPod: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing: A Discussion with Hillary Blout
Administering a trust or probate estate is challenging enough—but what happens when you, as a private professional fiduciary, are tasked with managing a business interest? Whether you’re a professional trustee, conservator,...more
At first, it sounds like a dream: hiring your cousin to help with marketing, bringing your sister on as a partner, or giving your son-in-law a “small stake” in the business. It feels easy, natural, and trust-based. But...more
One of the most important indications of when you need a tax attorney is any dispute with or contact from the IRS or any California tax agency. This is especially true if the matter involves an audit (or questions regarding...more
The medical spa industry is rapidly growing, driven by technological advances and shifting consumer preferences for cosmetic and wellness services. While this growth offers many business opportunities for healthcare...more
A prior post — Statutory LLC Buyouts – “Fair Value” vs. “Fair Market Value” — covered an unpublished opinion filed in 2021 addressing the difference between the statutory buyout processes governing California corporations and...more
With support from nearly 70% of voters in the November 2024 election, Proposition M will substantially modify the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code (the “SF Tax Code”), which imposes a number of taxes on...more
In Samuelian v. Life Generations Healthcare, LLC, — Cal. App. 5th —, 2024 WL 3878448 (Cal. App. Aug. 20, 2024), the California Court of Appeal answered two long outstanding questions of California law concerning the...more
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What are some of the fundamental issues when estate planning for business owners? Why should every business owner have an estate plan? What are some of the primary issues to address in an effective estate plan for those who...more
Over the years, I have been frequently called to assist in cases of wrongful termination. Rarely have I encountered the converse - the formation of an entity using a stolen identity. Fortunately, the Civil Code has created a...more
On June 12, 2023, the California Assembly's Judiciary Committee replaced the full contents of AB 1757 (a bill originally addressing court consolidation) with new legislative language featuring heightened standards for...more
It does not take much to create a partnership under California's Uniform Partnership Act of 1994, which defines a partnership as "the association of two or more persons to carry on as coowners a business for profit forms a...more
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Section 1100 (d) of the California Family Code provides that, subject to two exceptions, "a spouse who is operating or managing a business or an interest in a business that is all or substantially all community personal...more
Section 558.1 of the California Labor Code provides that a "person acting on behalf of an employer" may be liable "as the employer" for violating, or causing to be violated, any provision regulating minimum wages or hours and...more
In Sirott v. Superior Court, 2022 Cal. App. LEXIS 389 (Cal. App. May 5, 2022), the First Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal (Humes, J.) analyzed the ownership requirements a plaintiff must satisfy to pursue...more
In a recent decision, the California Court of Appeal held that a non-solicitation covenant was enforceable based on an exemption under California Business & Professions Code section 166601. The court stated, “contractual...more
The last few weeks have seen a flurry of COVID-19-related employment developments across the country and, in particular, California. The state has moved into Stage 2 of its four-stage framework for reopening, which ushered in...more
Since the implementation of California's statewide stay-at-home order, many have wondered what the long-term future of restaurant operations will look like. As a part of the state's Stage 2 reopening efforts, on May 12, 2020,...more