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Obama Plans to Expand Overtime Pay
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
How many hours a week do your employees work? 40? 50? 60? Do they get overtime pay? Most salaried workers do not get overtime pay, but President Obama may be...
How to Handle Offensive Personal Tweets by Employees
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
Regardless of your personal feelings about #hashtag activism and personal shaming on social media, the fact remains that an employee's personal tweets can have...
When Should I Hire In-House Counsel?
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
All small businesses have different expansion patterns. Most grow in fits and starts rather than following one smooth upward curve of success. As a result,...
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave in Cal: Is Your Business Ready?
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
Last year, California passed the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (AB 1522). The act is also known as the Paid Sick Leave law. The law requires...
Toyota Exec. Arrested in Japan for Importing Oxycodone
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
What may be legal in the United States can get you arrested in another country. Toyota and its new head of global public relations, Julie Hamp, are learning...
Pot Lawsuit: Mayor Took Bribes, Ordered Raids on Dispensaries
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
While many people would expect California to lead the way on legalized marijuana, the state is a mess of overlapping and sometimes contradictory legislation...