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Employers often are confused about the procedures for paying final wages to an employee on termination of employment. California has explicit requirements, and the failure to comply can be costly. Here is the lowdown: When to Pay Some employers mistakenly believe they may wait until the next re...

Highlights: No End to Sexual Harassment Claims, New Tax Law, Good Samaritan Liability, Startup Company Legal Issues, Legal Briefs

Highlights: Six Estate Planning Moves in 2018, Money in Reverse, Protection after a Data Breach, Attorney Client Privilege, Legal Briefs

Highlights: Estate Planning, Are your Spouse's Debits Yours? 2017 Top Court Cases, A Guide to ex-Employee References, Legal Briefs

Highlights: New Cases Address FMLA Issues, Don't Ignore this Healthcare Law, Key Benefits of a Spendthrift Trust, How to Protect Your Computer Network

Highlights: New Violation of E-mail Privacy, Legal Issues for Job Termination, 10 Steps for a Second Marriage, Insights into Product Liability Claims

Highlights: New Case Shows Pregnancy Bias, Five Estate-Planning Steps for Entrepreneurs, Checks and Balances on Criminal Records, Growing Trend in Mold Lawsuits

Highlights: Eight Top Supreme Court Cases, Overview of limited liability companies, New overtime pay rule to debut

You have worked hard to choose the perfect name for your business. You want to be sure you are entitled to use the name. You also want to prevent competitors from using the same name. This is one area where a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Following are some frequent misconceptions: Fall...

Highlights: Age Discrimination, Family Feuds, Choosing a Business Structure, Home Buying Traps

Highlights: Blended Families, Customer Complaints, Key Tax Law Breaks, Employer Liability for Employer Actions, Legal Briefs

Most business owners hope to one day reap some reward and benefit from their labors by selling their business. Common to all sales are three key questions: Who's the buyer? What's the business worth? How will the purchase price be paid? Business exits normally follow one of the four following pat...

Hundreds of thousands of businesses are formed every year. Many of them are in significant need of capital, presenting opportunities for investors. While startup investing is not for everyone, those with a high risk tolerance can find it a stimulating and potentially rewarding pastime. The pos...

Effective July 1, 2015, California employers will be required to give employees the right to at least three days of paid sick leave per year. San Francisco, San Diego, and Long Beach already have their own paid sick leave laws, which also will apply to employees working in those cities (although ...

Is your Estate Worth Less than $10 Million? As you may know, federal estate tax law has changed dramatically. The federal estate tax exemption is now over $5 million per person ($10.68 million per couple) and, as a result of something called “portability,” any portion of the $5.34 million exempti...

The Business Continuation or Buy-Sell Agreement Every privately held business with more than one owner needs a business continuation or buy-sell agreement. A buy-sell agreement (“Agreement”) helps ensure the survival of the business and establishes its value upon the future occurrence of certain ...