It is not unusual for an estate planning attorney to come across an estate plan that clients drafted themselves. Drafting your own estate plan, although possible and cost-effective, is something estate planning practitioners advise against. There are numerous reasons to seek legal
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Last night, our partner April Glatt, along with her fellow members of the Exceptional Women In Business Group came out to support the Burlingame Library Foundation Speaker Series. Dr. Lucy Kalanith spoke about her husband Paul’s book “When Breath Becomes Air”, an
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Last year, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, which makes specific employment practices unlawful including the harassment of an employee, greatly narrowed the existing requirements of an employer to train and educate all employees in businesses where there are 5 or
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As the end of 2019 is quickly approaching, SB 826 is causing a stir! SB 826 signed into law last year and codified in California Corporations Code §301.3 & §2115.5, requires that all publicly held foreign or domestic corporations whose principal executive
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As California employers know, one of the hottest issues in wage & hour litigation is on the subject of meal and rest breaks. On August 1, 2019, the Ninth Circuit court, in Cole v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc. asked the California Supreme
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The Uniform Prudent Investor Act of the California Probate Code sets forth specific rules regarding the duties and responsibilities of a trustee when managing and investing trust assets. Under the Act, a trustee has a duty to diversify the investment of trust
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The California Supreme Court Dynamex case has been construed as eliminating independent contractors in California. AB 5 represents proposed statutory law aimed at codifying the Dynamex ruling as part of our statutory law. Various industries, including the motor carrier industry, are lobbying
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The Federal Estate Tax law provides every person a credit against payment of the estate tax. At present, that credit allows a person to transfer up to $11,400,000 without paying any estate taxes. If married, both spouses have the same credit. The
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On July 3, 2019, California’s Governor signed SB 188 that prohibits discrimination based on a person’s hairstyle. Yes, hairstyle. Pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, it is unlawful to engage in specific discriminatory employment practices based on certain protected
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The California Labor Laws are tough, especially for businesses just starting out and those growing in size! We speak to employers every day and there are many who do not know the basics required of them here in California. Why? Not because
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