The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect on January 1, 2024. It was created to increase transparency in business ownership and help prevent illegal activities like money laundering and tax evasion. The CTA requires many businesses to report information...
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Should you update your employee handbook?
Your employee handbook is an important document in your workplace, helping you meet The United States Department of Labor requirements about informing employees of your policies and their rights. It can also provide guidelines that protect your business from...
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...
General Contractors: New Labor Code Provisions You Must Know
California Assembly Bill 1701 ("AB 1701") was signed into law on October 14, 2017, and significantly expanded potential liability of general contractors for unpaid subcontractor wage claims on construction projects. California Labor Code Section 218.7, created by AB...
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...
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
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...
Better Late Than Never – Late Notice May Not Be Detrimental To Coverage Under An Occurrence Policy
As anyone who has ever tried to read through an insurance policy can attest, there are pages upon pages of terms, conditions, exclusions, limitations, definitions, and ... notice requirements. Most notice requirements in policies mandate that notice of a claim be...