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The Curious Case of Employment Arbitration Agreements
Lawyer for Employers by Tal Burnovski Yeyni 818-907-3224 Oh boy, what a year 2016 is shaping up to be! Employers faced some daunting changes to: Sick Leave, California Minimum Wage, the DOL final rule re
Franchise 101: Non-Compete Agreements & Projected Earnings
bkurtz@lewitthackman.com tgrinblat@lewitthackman.com msoroky@lewitthackman.com kwallman@lewitthackman.com August 2016 FRANCHISOR 101: Non-Competes for Franchisees’ Employees A “non-compete” provision limits the franchisee’s ability, after the franchise agreement ends, to continue to work in a similar type of business to
California Ballot 2016: Pros and Cons of Props 51-56
Environmental Litigation by Stephen T. Holzer 818.907.3299 Californians must decide on 17 initiatives in the November election this year, and those are just the proposed measures of state-wide concern. Never mind the many local initiatives affecting
Game Changer? Succession Planning Targeted by IRS
by Michael Hackman and Kira S. Masteller The Department of the Treasury wants to place limitations on valuation discounts that are currently commonly used to reduce asset values in family-owned and closely-held businesses, in an
Pokemon Go Away: Monsters Creating Nuisance Problems
Real Estate Litigation by Nicholas Kanter 818-907-3289 This game has been all the rage since July. Engadget reports over 100 million downloads of Pokemon Go, racking up $10 million each day in revenue for game makers
Employers’ Guide to Los Angeles’ Sick Leave & Minimum Wage Ordinance
Employment Defense by Tal Burnovski Yeyni 818-907-3224 Most Los Angeles employers know the City Council implemented a new sick leave ordinance for employees working within the City of L.A. on June 2016. However, as the
Craft Brewers Scrap Over Catchy Names
The craft-beer industry is running low on names. There are more than 4,600 craft breweries in the U.S. – California leading the nation with over 500, according to the Brewer’s Association. Each microbrewery generally produces
Franchisor 101: DBO re Outdated FDDs & Unregistered Franchises; and Domino’s Delivered NY Wage Theft Claims
bkurtz@lewitthackman.com tgrinblat@lewitthackman.com msoroky@lewitthackman.com kwallman@lewitthackman.com July 2016 David Gurnick in The Franchise Lawyer ”Franchise systems can build anti-terrorism measures into their systems, in ways that make business sense and align with their legal and moral principles…”
Terminated: A Marriage’s End Should Not Lead to Employment’s End
Co-author, Vanessa Soto Nellis Last month, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in Robert Smith v. Millville Rescue Squad (MRS) that an employer cannot terminate an employee for separating or divorcing – the processes of
Franchise 101: 68 Steps to Reduce Risk of Joint Employer Liability
bkurtz@lewitthackman.com tgrinblat@lewitthackman.com msoroky@lewitthackman.com kwallman@lewitthackman.com David Gurnick in The Franchise Law Journal Regarding trademark disputes: “…it may seem to lawyers and courts that there is not a readily accessible legal lexicon to describe the sounds and