What Are the Key items to Consider in Business Succession Planning?
A business succession plan should include various financial and logistical decisions regarding the person you want to take over your business when you retire, die, or if you become disabled.…
How to Respond to a Quiet Title Action
When a question of ownership over real property arises, someone might pursue a quiet title case. This could resolve disputes about a piece of land, including any buildings or structures…
How Long Do I Have to Sue for Wrongful Termination in California?
Like most states, California is an at-will employment state. At-will means that an employer can fire an employee at any time for a good or bad cause, even no cause…
Property Line and Fence Laws in California
Nothing can sour a neighborhood like a property line or fence dispute. A fence can protect your privacy and property, but before you start building, you need to be aware…
What questions are employers not allowed to ask you in an interview?
When you’re looking for a job, you may have to go through multiple rounds of employers with multiple potential employers. And while every employer may have different styles, goals, and…
How to plan ahead for a business breakup
Many people start businesses and run them successfully for years or decades. But life changes, and so can your business. That's why it's important to have a clear plan for…
What Damages Are Available If a Tenant Breaks Their Lease?
When a tenant signs a lease in California, they enter a legal agreement with the landlord. In most cases, tenants who sign leases remain in their units for the duration…
Calculating Wages for Tipped Employees in California
Employees in many different industries and occupations supplement their base earnings with tips. A tip is any money given directly to an employee by a customer as thanks for their…
Harassment Over Zoom? How Remote Workers Could Still Be Harassed at Work
The ways we work have changed considerably since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. With such a large number of employees switching to remote work, the lines…
What Are Some Illegal Causes for Termination?
Employment in California follows the at-will doctrine, which states that an employer may fire an employee for any reason at any time, or no reason at all, unless the reason…