Beginnings and endings in the business world are delicate things. Whether initiating a business deal and partnership or terminating an employee, business owners must take great care to secure their business and adhere to California law. A contract will inform and outline these business relationships, from beginning to end. However, just because a contract ends does not mean the terms…[...]

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No business and no one person is the same, nor will they have the same strategies and goals. Even so, each party in a business deal should come to the table with a focus on finding an agreement that is good for both businesses and the deal itself, for negotiations to be successful.  Unfortunately, this is not always the case.…[...]

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Employers never expect to have trouble with an employee when they hire them. Yet, disputes are all too common and often inevitable.  Working to resolve employee disputes can be stressful, but there are a few critical things employers must do. FOLLOW THE RULES This might sound like a simple enough task, but employers must take great care to ensure they…[...]

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As a business owner, you know very well how important contract negotiations are. In order to preserve the benefits of the bargain you just negotiated, its equally important to make sure the terms of the negotiation are memorialized fully and accurately in the contract, which will guide every aspect of the deal. While not every contract is the same, there…[...]

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Under federal law, if a worker is 40 or older, they fall into a protected class. These workers have specific legal protections against employment discrimination. Employers and employees alike may know this. Even so, those protections do not keep discrimination from happening – particularly age discrimination. In 2021, we discussed how this trend was increasing in the workplace. It seems…[...]

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Most business owners are natural problem solvers. They assess the issue that lies before them and develop a strategy to overcome it. It’s a critical mindset to have, but do all business owners have the skillset to solve every issue? While it is understandable that business owners may want to attempt to resolve issues on their own, it is invariably…[...]

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If a property owner claims there is a construction defect, that not only brings the project’s integrity into question but also your business’s reputation. So, how can you take steps to prevent these claims from causing such damage? Here are three things to know before beginning a project to effectively protect it and manage construction defect claims. 1. DOCUMENTATION IS…[...]

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Time is of the essence in any construction project. So, if a dispute arises at any point, business owners generally wish to avoid the chance of a time-consuming case going to court. Can California construction businesses manage these disputes effectively outside of court? It is possible in some cases. Business owners should carefully consider these three steps. 1. GO BACK…[...]

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A friendship may not survive a business venture. While there is no contract for the friendship, both partners must adhere to the contract they created at the start of their venture to dissolve the partnership. In a previous blog post, we addressed when business owners should make use of survival clauses in their contracts. There, we mentioned how survival clauses…[...]

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California employers are familiar with AB-5 by now. The law aimed to protect workers from misclassification. Employers have had to use the ABC test to reevaluate whether workers they classified as independent contractors are indeed contractors under these terms. However, new statistics indicate that the law may not be working as intended. What should employers know for the future? WHAT…[...]

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