The school board for the Los Angeles Unified school district has four of its seats up for grabs in a pivotal election in 2020. The other three seats are uncontested, but veteran watchers believe that two of the four races are extremely competitive. The state’s largest...
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Month: February 2020
Are you trying to come up with the perfect business idea?
These days, it may seem like everyone is starting a business. You may know friends or family members who have online accounts trying to sell handmade items or who try to earn some money with a blog. While these endeavors can certainly prove lucrative under the right...
State Supreme Court rules on PAGA-only actions
California is often an outlier in favor of the employee when it comes to employment law and employee rights. One example is the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), a law from 2004 that enables a plaintiff of a PAGA-only claim to sue their employer on the state’s...
California to create insurance for cannabis business
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara wrote a new white paper that provides a framework for insurance regulators and how they should address the legal cannabis market. It deals with the medical marijuana sector as well as the recreational market. The goal is...
Keeping that unpaid internship compliant with FLSA
Internships have been around in one shape or another for ages. The arrangement these days ideally involves enabling the intern to learn through doing rather than from a textbook. It also allows businesses to scout young new talent that they wish to hire at a later...