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Any company in California that is hoping to advertise its services will be hoping to attract new customers, but there are going to be important legal considerations to many advertisements because several forms of marketing can involve some potentially...

The 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) from the United States Census Bureau showed the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7 percent (roughly 9 million people) to 17.9 percent (27.6 million people) between 2019 and 2021....

While the statewide base rate for California online sales tax is 7.25 percent, the truth is that the state has complicated tax laws when it comes to online transactions. Morgan Stanley reports that global e-commerce increased from 15 percent...

The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) earned approval on November 8, 2016, legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana on January 1, 2018. The legalization of cannabis means that many people are now excited to...

Beginning January 1, 2023, California had a minimum wage of $15.50 per hour for all employers, but certain cities and counties may have higher minimum wages. For example, Mountain View has a minimum wage of $18.15 per hour. The...

California is a franchise registration state, so a person must register their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) with the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) before offering or selling their franchise. California charges initial franchise registrants a $675...

On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) into law, addressing the employment status of workers when a hiring entity claims the worker is an independent contractor and not an employee. AB 5...

Employee handbooks are not required in California, but they are often the most effective ways for employers to communicate specific federal, state, and local policies. A handbook remains the best way for employers to clearly communicate their policies relating...

Business owners in California already have enough to worry about with the daily dealings of their companies, so the last thing any person will want to be dealing with in their workplace is any kind of lawsuit. Businesses are...

September 23, 2002, was the date that then-California Governor Gray Davis signed Senate Bill 1661 into law and made California the first state in the nation to provide paid family leave insurance to almost every worker in the state....