A “mere” Letter of Intent (LOI) may be a binding contract
Dear Clients and Friends, An LOI is often used to provide a memorandum of understanding for a business transaction – but do note the...
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- Nov 21, 2013
- 2 min
Employees Are Responsible for Beneficiary Designations
The Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 (FEGLIA) establishes an $824 billion program providing low-cost life insurance...
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- Nov 13, 2013
- 3 min
Limited Liability Companies-The Best of All Worlds?
A limited liability company (LLC) is a business structure that combines some of the best features of sole proprietorships, partnerships,...
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- Oct 31, 2013
- 3 min
Long Arm of the Law
Long-arm statutes permit a court in a particular state to bring within its jurisdictional reach nonresident persons who, by their...
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- May 11, 2013
- 3 min
Employers Combat FMLA Abuse
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees the right to up to 12 weeks of leave per year, which may be...
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- Apr 20, 2013
- 2 min
Arbitration Agreements Can Go Too Far
Strong public policies support the appropriate use of arbitration over litigation in settling legal disputes and, in fact, such policies...
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- Sep 15, 2012
- 2 min
Criminal Background Checks on Employees
It is not a new development in employment law that many employers take into account an applicant’s or employee’s criminal history...
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- Jun 11, 2012
- 2 min
Our Current Justice System and You
California’s budget crisis is now dramatically affecting our Los Angeles Superior Court system and that affects the level of justice we...
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- Nov 2, 2011
- 3 min
SBA Loans Can Help to Finance Small Businesses
It is no secret that businesses generally, and small businesses in particular, have been through rough times, and those are not over yet....
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- Sep 18, 2008
- 2 min
LLC Ruling Favors Taxpayers
Anna was the mother of three children and the widow of the man who invented the heart defibrillator implant. In 1992, she created a trust...
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- Sep 15, 2008
- 2 min
Cyber Insurance for Businesses
Businesses have been dependent on computerized information for some time now, but it has been only relatively recently that insurance...
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- Jul 9, 2008
- 2 min
Employer Forced to Pay Unapproved Overtime
An enforcement action by the U.S. Department of Labor resulted in a ruling that nurses were employees, not independent contractors, of a...
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- May 22, 2008
- 2 min
Lawyer’s Approval For Acceptance of Offer
When the owners of a party store received an offer to purchase not the entire property, but only their liquor license and fixtures, they...
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- Apr 1, 2008
- 2 min
Home is Where the Business Is
The advantages of operating a business from your home need to be balanced against legal considerations that may not be as apparent....
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- Mar 3, 2008
- 2 min
Is it “Work” To Dress For Work?
Six times a day, for 6 to 10 minutes each time, workers at a chicken processing plant were required to put on, take off, and clean safety...
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- Oct 5, 2005
- 1 min
Taster’s Choice Model Wins Big
A two-hour photo shoot paying $250 has turned into a jury verdict of over $15 million for the model, but it took almost 20 years and some...
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- Oct 3, 2005
- 1 min
Retirement Guide for Small Businesses
The Internal Revenue Service has created a free CD-ROM that is designed to help small businesses establish and maintain retirement plans...
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- Oct 5, 2004
- 3 min
Business Alert: New Overtime Regulations
The Department of Labor recently issued sweeping new regulations on the eligibility of workers, especially “white-collar” employees, for...
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- Oct 2, 2004
- 3 min
Technology and the Law
Lost Database Is Not Insured “If you can’t reach out and touch it, it is not insured.” That was the gist of a court’s ruling in a lawsuit...
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- Oct 4, 2003
- 2 min
Capped Commissions
As a sales representative for a computer software company, Richard received an annual salary and sales commissions as determined by a...
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