What centrally defines the marketing power or financial force that underlies a dynamic business or creative individual? Although many things go into the equation, of course, we would modestly submit that the bottom line is inextricably linked with branding, which is...
Month: January 2017
California’s recreational pot use: some questions, considerations
As noted in a recent Los Angeles Times article, "Recreational use of marijuana is now legal in California." Done deal, right? The recent enactment of state law permitting recreational pot use must certainly put an end to any ancillary questions and concerns that have...
A rare ruling on the enforceability of arbitration clauses
For businesses, arbitration represents an efficient and cost-effective means to resolve employment-related disputes outside of the courtroom. Rulings are final and binding with limited grounds for review or appeals. Final decisions are rarely made public, unlike court...
Choosing a business form may also impact employment obligations
The choice of business entity can have far-reaching implications. In addition to affecting how a business might be taxed or whether owners might be subject to personal liability, a business form also impacts employment benefit obligations. Previously, California law...
Major bank’s litigation, public-relations woes continue into 2017
This is likely not the way that national banking conglomerate Wells Fargo wanted to ring in the New Year. In lieu of positive business tidings and reassurances of an upbeat 2017, what the company received recently was even more bad news surrounding its business...
Chick-fil-A accused of violating Americans with Disabilities Act
Chick-fil-A, a popular fast food chain with franchises ranging across the U.S. from California to the East Coast, is facing allegations of employment discrimination against disabled job applicants. A 25-year-old autistic man is suing both his local Chick-fil-A...
Recent Decisions by the SEC: Confidentiality Agreements
At the end of 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it paid more than $20 million to a whistleblower who helped the SEC find fraud within a company where this person was employed. This was only the most recent award in a long and impressive track...
2017 labor law change affects many California agreements
When a legal commentator refers in a recent article to something that "every employer [in California] should know," she is referencing a new statutory enactment that took legal effect from the first of the year. Specifically, that is section 925 of the California...
Run-DMC sues Amazon, Walmart for copyright infringement
Artists, musical groups and companies - whether California-based, national or international - all have a few things in common, and one of those things is usually having a logo. A logo represents the group or company's personal brand and is associated with them, for...
