By Melinda Garcia | Published April 7, 2016 | Posted in Business | Tagged Tags: Business | Leave a comment
The Purpose and Importance of Bylaws
The Purpose and Importance of Bylaws As corporations throughout the years have found out the hard way, changes to a company’s bylaws and policies can be met with reactions ranging from surprise to anger or disappointment. What can be even more troublesome is if a company does not have bylaws or policies in place. Many Read More
Read MoreFEHA’s Regulations
Effective April 1, 2016, many California employers must begin to comply with new regulations to the Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) prohibiting harassment and discrimination among employees, interns, volunteers, and independent contractors. These new regulations govern all employers, who regularly employ five (5) full time or part time employees in a year. If these Read More
Read MoreExplaining Successor Employers: What You Need to Know
A large employer recently made headlines when it was found to be in violation of labor laws for its attempts to avoid its successorship obligations. When an employer takes over a project from another company, labor laws require that the employer keep the previous employees working on the project and pay them the wages they Read More
Read MoreSexual Harassment in the Workplace: Accountability at the Top
Sexual harassment is a serious allegation and one that a company’s leadership cannot ignore, even if the alleged harasser is the founder of the organization. As many companies discover, the unfortunate truth is that a problem ignored only makes matters worse for both employees and leadership. There are steps that a company can take Read More
Read MoreManaging Risk and Protecting Investments
Building a successful company is an exciting time, but also a time full of extreme amounts of stress and anxiety. One way to protect your company from the natural ebb and flow of the marketplace is to understand the relationship between risk management and protecting your investments. Maintaining a balance between these two factors can Read More
Read MoreA New Year, A New Beginning
Some may say that 2015 was the year of the independent contractor, given the surprising increase in the use by employers of these workers rather than hiring full time employees. This year may be the one in which you determine whether you are on the side that sees this trend as providing more options and Read More
Read MoreNegotiating Union Contracts
One of the last things an employer wants to hear is that its labor force has decided to strike. Images of picket lines and lost customers float through the minds of the Board and executive officers, while profits are threatened. One major cause of a strike is a breakdown in contract negotiations between the company’s Read More
Read MoreA Lesson from the Feds: When Enough is Enough
The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in an employment law case involving a federal employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit based on what he believed to be constructive discharge, or a discriminatory environment that forced him to resign. The allegations are similar to many such cases and likely will be very difficult for him to Read More
Read MoreMoving Cargo: Liability and Loss Concerns
The United States is unique in its ability to provide services across its vast land via many routes over land, air, and sea. The shipping routes throughout the country are constantly in motion, with numerous entities working together toward one common goal – moving products from one place to another, without damage, in as little Read More
Read MoreCybersecurity and Corporate Espionage: Modern Corporate Warfare
Companies have been using various methodologies to spy on their competition for as many years as there have been businesses competing for share of a marketplace. While the reasons for espionage have arguably changed little over time, the manner in which it is done has been subjected to constant change. This is because without change, Read More
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