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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...
Why Companies Should Offer Sabbaticals
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
If you've got a really great hire, the last thing you want to think about is that person taking an extended leave. After all, it doesn't seem to make sense to...
5 Reasons to Avoid a 50/50 Partnership
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
It sounds so good on paper: you've got money and resources and your partner has ideas and technical expertise. Or you both share the passion and now you want...
Can I Patent My Employees' Good Ideas?
By Christopher Coble, Esq. | Last updated on
Small businesses make hiring decisions based not just on what an employee brings to the table today, but what he or she can bring to the company in the future....