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Historically, California employers have been challenged to comply with detailed, and often changing, wage and hour statutes and regulations.  Matters such as determining when and how to provide eligible employees with required rest and meal periods, and how to account for compliance, constantly evolve.  Recently, the legal landscape got a…

In the technological world we live in today, fraudsters have developed new ways to effectuate scams. The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines a business email compromise scam, also known as a “BEC scam,” as a sophisticated email fraud scheme through which a fraudster contacts businesses and individuals to unlawfully obtain money. Although th…

Most businesses are aware that consumer privacy is a very high priority for lawmakers across the U.S. California was the first state to venture into the consumer privacy fray in passing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which was amended by the passage of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Other states, such as Colorado and Virgini…

In 2011, the U. S. Supreme Court held that a present assignment by a Stanford University faculty member to a company where he was consulting was effective despite an earlier promise to assign in the employment agreement between Stanford University and the faculty member. In other words: “I assign” beats “I will assign”.&…

Litigation over the Invest in Education initiative, commonly referred to as Prop. 208, has been in the news recently—especially with last Thursday’s decision from the Arizona Supreme Court in Fann v. State of Arizona.  Here’s what you need to know about the Court’s decision and what to expect about Prop. 208’s future. Background…

IRS Powers of Attorney: New FILING Options A qualified tax professional may represent a taxpayer before the IRS. The tax professional is named in a power of attorney signed by the taxpayer.[i] The IRS power of attorney form is Form 2848 (“2848”).[ii] A. FILLING OPTIONS. There are now up to four ways to file a 2848. They are by mail, by …