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Employer Compliance – New California Employment Laws for 2014
Employer Defense Attorney by Sue M. Bendavid 818.907.3220 Most employers already heard: California’s hourly minimum wage will increase in July, from $8.00 to $9.00 per hour for most cities in the state. What employers may
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“She’s Crafty”: GoldieBlox, Beasties, Copyrights and Codicils
Co-author Nicholas Kanter November 27, 2013 In 1986, New York hip hoppers the Beastie Boys released Licensed to Ill, the first rap LP to top the Billboard album chart, selling over 9 million copies in
Holiday Parties | Top 10 Dos & Don’ts for Employers
Employer Defense Attorney by Sue M. Bendavid 818.907.3220 You’ve heard the saying: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. You want to celebrate a year of company achievements. You want to reward your
Quick Personal Injury Settlements – Generally Not In Your Best Interest
Personal Injury Lawyer by David B. Bobrosky (818) 907-3254 When personal injury lawyers try to convince you to hire them because they can get you a quick settlement – walk away, fast. A personal injury
Presumptive Parents – It May Take Two or More in California
Child Custody and Support Attorney Los Angeles by Vanessa Soto Nellis 818.907.3274 Remember Hillary Clinton’s 1996 book, “It Takes a Village”? It seems California Family Law Courts will now play by that theme, when circumstances
Employers to Weather an Expansion in Wage & Hour Law
The National Weather Service predicts cooling temperatures (in the mid-70s to the mid-80s) over the next couple of weeks, which will hopefully give SoCal employers a bit of a breather from worrying about new employee
Government Shutdown & How It Affects Your Business
by Tal Grinblat & Stephen T. Holzer 818.990.2120 About 800,000 non-critical federal employees are out of the office today, and will remain out until Congress overcomes the impasse regarding the Affordable Care Act. In the meantime, the
What the Minimum Wage Hike Means for Employers
Co-author Sue M. Bendavid Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 10 on Wednesday, increasing California’s hourly minimum wage from $8.00 per hour to $9 per hour as of July 1, 2014 – and
Over the Rainbow: Treasury Allows Gay, Married Couples to File Taxes Jointly
As of September 16, 2013, same-sex, legally married couples must file federal tax returns as married couples – whether they are filing jointly or separately. Both the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the