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State and federal governments have significantly changed the contract and full-time employment guidelines. Employing increased scrutiny and penalties, the laws are especially tough on the incorrect classification of workers as independent contractors. Federal changes...
Read the article HERE. Not since the disappearance of Amelia Earhart have people been more perplexed. Which companies were the early targets of the California Attorney General’s enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and on what basis? We finally have a partial answer. On July 19, the California Attorney General released an enforcement report and launched a new…
Download a PDF of the article here: By the Firm’s Labor & Employment Department For California employers, one of the most significant legal RISKS is a wrongful termination lawsuit. For a sometimes bewildering variety of reasons, terminating an employee can wind up with you as a defendant, either in court or negotiating a settlement with someone from the very aggressive,…
Download a PDF of the article here On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court handed down a key decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903. This ruling, a landmark in the state’s labor law, set out the requirements for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. It was later made into law in…
Download a PDF of the article here If your company conduct business through a website, you need to know the difference between “clickwrap” or “browsewrap” agreements. If you don’t know the difference between these terms and you are using the wrong noticing procedure on your website, your agreement is probably unenforceable. What do you mean unenforceable? It means that when…
Download a PDF of the article here After a long, slow, hopeful decline in both cases and fatalities, the COVID-19 pandemic reignited in the United States beginning in November of 2020. Although the curve, thankfully, is now rapidly trending down, the massive increase in cases has highlighted the question of the legal standing of employers who want their employees vaccinated.…
2020 brought many changes for the construction industry. Listen to Darryl J. Horowitt, David J. Weiland and Craig A. Tristao as they discuss the changes in 2020 and laws that impact the construction industry in 2021. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/5HIw0FUv4qI Slides are available here: What’s New in 2021-Developments in Construction Law Jump to various sections in the presentation.…
Listen to the episode here Attorneys Stephanie L. Dunn and Daniel L. Rudnick join the Valley Innovators podcast to share tips and tradeoffs for the various business entity structures (sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, C-Corp, S-Corp, etc.) including liability protection, tax implications, oversight required, and much more. Listen to learn more about the best business structure to support your needs. Listen to…
Listen to the Episode Here Craig Tristao, partner at the Firm shares tips for employers about the legal ramifications for managing remote employees. He helps businesses understand the necessity for a work from home agreement and other ways to keep employee morale high while reducing business risk. Valley Innovators is a mission-driven company focused on education, mentorship, and access to…
Listen to the Episode Here Sherrie M. Flynn, a partner at the Firm joins Valley Innovators on the “Return to Work” podcast series discussing five key areas for employers to address for Return to Work (RTW) success. Learn about how performing a Risk Assessment and Site-specific Plan reduces employer business risk as employees RTW. Listen to it here or at…