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California Enacts Stronger Laws to Prevent Fraudulent Solicitations*

August 30, 2012

As of January 1, 2012, there are new laws to prevent people from sending misleading solicitations to Californians. These misleading, or scam, solicitations appear to be from California government agencies and threaten business owners with fines if they do not file required forms. The people behind these scams charge several hundred dollars to file forms…

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Two New Subtypes of Corporations in California*

August 30, 2012

As of January 1, 2012, there are two new subtypes of stock corporations in California — a “flexible purpose corporation” and a “benefit corporation.” The new corporation subtypes allow entrepreneurs and investors to organize stock corporations that can pursue both economic and social objectives. The new stock corporation subtypes differ from traditional for profit corporations…

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California Begins Taxing the Internet

June 30, 2011

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a California bill into law that imposes the collection of taxes from consumers on sales by online retailers. The law is designed as a run around the 1992 Supreme Court decision that ruled states cannot tax businesses that are not physically within their boundaries. This new statute would establish presence…

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Employee Afraid to Ask for California Overtime

February 10, 2011

A bookkeeper and office manager for a real estate company in California with about 30 real estate agents—she was busy. She was also paid hourly by the agency which results in one conclusion: she was not qualified as exempt. “Her boss always worked her overtime and never paid her for it” explains her husband… and…

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Wal-Mart Settles Wage and Hour Class Action for $86 Million

November 19, 2010

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 — The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Judge Saundra B. Armstrong, has granted final approval to the settlement of a wage and hour class action suit against Wal-Mart in California. The settlement, which provides for a payment of between $43 million and $86 million (including…

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