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Capital Access Companies At one time or another, your company has likely considered raising capital. There are so many options. Bank loans, friends & family, hard money loans, convertible debt, equity, crowdfunding and even credit cards. There are many routes […]
Bill Gross, a man who had founded Pacific Investment Management Company, has had quite a year. For over 40 years, he built “Pimco” into the largest bonds fund in existence, which managed over $270 billion dollars. This proved large enough […]
Demands for Preservation of Evidence Once a lawsuit is initiated, there are a number of components that all sides need to take into account. Whether there is a deposition or discovery, one important part of the process is having access […]
Divorce Can Affect Business Partnerships Business partners are sometimes surprised to learn the effects on the business caused by a personal divorce with one of the business partners. Ending the Partnership In some cases, the business partners themselves may have […]
Using Contract Workers One of the current trends among companies is to use temporary or contract employees to perform work for a business. Oftentimes, the organization uses these outside-type of workers in an effort to cut costs and […]
One of the bigger challenges facing employers is ensuring that all workers receive the correct amount of pay. Whether intentional or not, some employees may not receive all of their pay and overtime wages. In an attempt to help those […]
Fair Pay Act Oftentimes, there can be a gap in pay between individuals who perform similar job duties. Sometimes, the only difference between the employees is their gender. In an attempt to close the pay gap between women and […]
Uber Lawsuit-Follow Up A recent lawsuit filed in United States District Court against ride sharing company Uber has been granted class action status. Allowing the case to proceed as a class action could have a number of consequences for […]
Louis Vuitton Ruling One of the factors that a company needs to take into account when designing a pattern is what could potentially happen if and when the pattern is copied. A potential option for the business is to […]
Question: An employee filed a labor suit against my business, and is now seeking to have the case moved to Federal courts. Can this actually be a Federal case? Nowland Law: It could. Many labor disputes start through California’s Labor […]