There are countless decisions to make in starting a business, and any one of them can hurt or help the success of a startup. However, it will likely be a mixed bag where some decisions will help ensure success, while others will be a hit that can set the endeavor...
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Month: November 2019
Age and experience can be advantageous when starting a business
Many people have goals they want to achieve during their lifetime. You may be one of the many individuals in California who had dreams of starting your own business. Rather than taking that path earlier in life, you ended up working for someone else in a different...
New report urges insurance industry to consider climate change
Climate change is a reality that is getting harder and harder to deny. It’s a fact that it is responsible for melting the polar icecaps, creating increasingly volatile weather patterns and making long-term changes to the environment. Now a study from Deloitte Center...
Wage theft runs into the billions
Wage theft does not top the list of concerns for most employers or employees. Nevertheless, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) found that 2.4 million workers in the ten most populous states lose $8 billion in combined income annually. That amounts to about one-third...
Federal rules involving overtime to change
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized new rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for overtime. The federal agency determined that most workers who fall under the FLSA qualify for overtime when they work over 40 hours per week. This change will...
Important new employment laws for 2020
Governor Gavin Newsom closed out the 2019 legislative session by signing dozens of bills, including 15 that will impact the rights of employers and employees. Below are short summaries involving some important ones related to employment laws: AB 9 -- FEHA’s statute of...