Recent Announcements & Accomplishments

If a new spouse is not "mentioned" in estate planning documents, he or she is entitled to an intestate share of the other spouse's estate... 

New California Labor Code section 2810.5(a), effective January 1, 2012, requires all employers to provide a mandated notice to all new hire employees starting January 1, 2012...

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that interstate truck and bus drivers are prohibited from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles...

Starting January 1, 2012, Washington is bumping up a slew of tax breaks to adjust for inflation.

The Department of Labor has added Sections 226.8 and 2753 to the California Labor Code allowing the Labor Workforce Development Agency to serve civil penalties of not less than $5,000 and not more than $15,000 for each violation in addition to those already permitted by law.