Can My San Diego LLC Issue “Stock Options” to Employees?
A limited liability company (“LLC”) cannot issue stock options to employees as a form of compensation because an LLC does not have shares of stock. Stock is a term that … Read More
What is a Contract? – San Diego Corporate Law
At the very basic level, “contracts are promises that the law will enforce.” This is the definition provided by WexDictionary run by the Cornell University Legal Information Institute. Legally speaking, … Read More
Forming Your San Diego Professional Accountancy Corporation
Here in San Diego and elsewhere in California, accountants can form California professional accountancy corporations. Accountants are licensed and regulated by the California Board of Accountancy (“CBA”). The only corporate … Read More
San Diego Job Descriptions: Are Your Employees Management or Non-Management?
Many employers skimp on their job descriptions (or generally avoid doing them). However, this is a mistake, particularly given the heightened protection that California law is providing for workers here … Read More
San Diego Business Contracts: Are “Orphan” Signature Pages Okay to Use?
In general, here in California, it is “okay” to use so-called “orphan” signature pages for business contracts as long as the parties have in fact agreed to the contract and … Read More
Product Labeling News: Nestle’s Non-GMO Self-Certificate Possibly Misleading
A recent decision by a federal judge here in California has allowed a class action case against Nestle to go forward based on an allegedly misleading non-GMO label. See Latiff … Read More
More Legal Insights on the Joint Employer Doctrine and California Franchises
With respect to the joint employer doctrine and California franchises, the US federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently gave McDonald’s Corporation a victory. See Salazar v. McDonald’s Corp., Case … Read More
Employee Discrimination Claims Now Have Three-Year Deadline
Before filing a lawsuit concerning employment-related claims of discrimination or harassment (such as sexual harassment), an aggrieved employee first must make a filing with the California Department of Fair Employment … Read More
To Give Your Trade Secrets Maximum Protection, Make Sure Compliance-With-Government-Request Notice is in Your Contracts
Trade secrets are protected under both California and federal law. The federal law is called the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) and was passed in 2016. See 18 U.S.C. § … Read More
Is Employee Time “Rounding” Allowed in San Diego?
In simple terms, “yes,” employee clock-in-clock-out time rounding is allowed under California law as long as the rounding is “neutral” in its application and does not benefit the employer substantially … Read More