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Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: California Court of Appeal
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Employer Compliance – New California Employment Laws for 2014
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“She’s Crafty”: GoldieBlox, Beasties, Copyrights and Codicils
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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
Employers: Affordable Care Act Deadline Approaching
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