As a business owner or entrepreneur in California, you are likely in possession of intellectual property related to your work. Generally, IP refers to concepts, images or ideas. Some common examples of IP are inventions, song lyrics and logos. There are several legal...
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California Law Significantly Expands’ Employer’s Obligation to Provide Employees with Sexual Harassment Training
For more than a decade prior to 2019, California law only obligated relatively large employers with fifty or more employees to provide sexual harassment training to just supervisory level employees. Beginning this year, California law dramatically expanded these...
2019 Revision of California Civil Code Section 1542
2019 Revision of California Civil Code Section 1542 Requires Updates to Releases and Separation Agreements When formally settling a legal claim with another party in California, the typical and preferred course of action is to obtain a release of all known and unknown...
Don’t Press Your Luck With Press Releases Regarding Pending Company Lawsuits
Because Southern California companies have enough to worry about what with employment lawsuits, traffic, and the ever-present possibility of a light sprinkle, it is crucial to avoid any mistakes that could expose your company to liability in the dissemination of a...
Constructing a Solid Defense:
Gets Full Defense Award in $2 Million Claim By Contractor Against Long Time Client Never walk off the job. That was the message that resonated through the tens of thousands of documents, months of...
What should I know when choosing a business partner?
A good business partnership can be the key to a thriving enterprise, which is why many business owners seek out the assistance of their associates. In the same token, choosing the wrong partner can also cause the downfall of your business. That's why it's important...
What to do about a dispute between construction business partners
Many business owners in the construction industry in California have at least one partner. While there are many benefits of this arrangement, it could lead to a serious dispute at some point. If you're facing a dispute with your business partner, it's important to...
Hollywood Reporter Link to BKCG LLP Case
Breaking News- CLICK LINK HERE: Breaking News: 'Columbo' Creators Win First Phase of $135M Profits Trial Against Universal
Employers Must Pay For Small Amounts Of Time Employees Spend On Work After Clocking Out
A new potential trap for employers was set forth in a recent decision by the California Supreme Court in Troester v. Starbucks Corp. The Supreme Court ruled that employers must compensate its employees for minutes of work that are regularly reoccurring activities,...
California Passes New Law Aimed at Increasing Corporate Diversity
California has become the first state to require all publicly traded companies based in California to have at least one woman on their board of directors in a push to increase equality in the workplace. The law, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on September 30, 2018...

