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Estate Planning during a Pandemic

ESTATE PLANNING DURING A PANDEMIC The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has understandably had many people more carefully consider their own mortality, and the estate planning steps they should take to protect their assets and beneficiaries. Whether you have an estate plan that needs to be reviewed or are interested in establishing an estate plan for the very first...

2020 Employment Law Updates for California Employers

2020: 6 NEW CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATES TO BE AWARE OF For California employers, 2020 carries a whole set of new legal obligations. In this article, we highlight some of these new changes that may affect your business: AB 5: Employee v. Independent Contractor: Enter the ABC Test In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Super. Ct., 4 Cal. 5th 903...

Business Owners: Are You in Compliance with Minimum Wage, Overtime, and Equal Pay Laws?

MINIMUM WAGE, OVERTIME PAY, AND EQUAL PAY IN CALIFORNIA Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees across the United States are guaranteed certain rights to ensure they are fairly compensated and not unfairly overworked. It is crucial for all American employers to have an understanding of the various wage and hour laws that exist, so they not only remain...

2019 Employment Law Updates for California Employers

2019 EMPLOYMENT LAWS TO BE AWARE OF IN CALIFORNIA A swath of new employment laws for California, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown on September 30, 2018, have taken effect this year and will have some significant effects on employers throughout the state. Here are some of the changes that will affect your small business: SB 820: Confidentiality Clauses...

2017 Update: Changes to Medi-Cal ‘Death Fees’ and Estate Recovery

Did you know that if you are a Medi-Cal recipient and are age 55 or older, the government can demand a payment from your estate if you pass away with medical costs? This is called estate recovery. Unfortunately, many families do not find this out until it happens to them. Medi-Cal is California’s version of the federal Medicaid program, which...

Remember to Do the I-9 or You Pay Fines in 2017

WHAT CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE I-9 FORM IN 2017? Employers are required to verify that employees are authorized to work in the United States using the Employment Eligibility Verification form, or I-9 form, when hiring new employees. But, just as employers around the country have grown used to the long and wordy I-9 first issued in 2013, the federal...