When your business interests are threatened by the prospect of litigation, you need to know what to do in order to protect your investment. We have seen many companies who failed to realize the impact that litigation has upon a business’s day-to-day operations, resulting in significant harm that is difficult to overcome. We wanted to […]
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Authored By David Kotik No business should operate without a succession plan in place. The succession plan should have its imprint on the day-to-day operations of the business. Once you have a succession plan in place, the implementation of that plan will integrate itself into the fabric of decision making. Importantly as well, the timing
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Being a small business owner can be at once rewarding and challenging. Having the IRS overseeing financial transactions and facing the possibility of losing assets to IRS seizure only makes matters more difficult. Under what rule does the IRS seize business assets? As a general rule under the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, banks are
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Businesses have been put on notice that, once a group of 76 new inspectors are trained, OSHA plans to inspect more businesses for jobsite safety violations. U.S. Secretary Alexander Acosta in April personally informed a House Appropriations subcommittee that OSHA inspections will become more frequent than they currently are. The hiring freeze President Trump placed
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As the 2019 California Legislative Session comes to a close in mid-September, employers around the state are closely monitoring two bills that may impact their employment processes. Senate Bill 218 (SB 218) and Assembly Bill 170 (AB 170) are two bills that focus on employee discrimination and how that discrimination must be handled by employers.
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Most individuals and organizations that operate limited liability companies, or LLCs, are only concerned about the tax laws and filing processes that are required by the state in which their LLC is registered. However, a surprising number of LLCs are required to fulfill tax filing obligations in the state of California, even if their business
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New business owners who are creating a start-up company are often overwhelmed by the number of local, state and federal tax regulations that they must follow. Experienced business owners often find that they are so accustomed to paying taxes, that they inadvertently pay more than necessary in an attempt to remain in compliance with the
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How can you protect your assets in private equity mergers and acquisitions? As these deals have grown larger and more frequent over recent years, investors have stumbled as often as they’ve succeeded. You don’t need to let this fact discourage you, but you should take it as a reminder that you need to start with
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The recent changes in the Federal Overtime Rule have not only raised the salaries of many non-exempt (paid hourly) but also have changed the rules for overtime payments as well. Under the new rules, any employee who does not qualify for as exempt from overtime rules will be considered a 40 hour per week employee,
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The Final Overtime Rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees is set to take effect, leaving many executives and employers wondering how it will impact their current business structure. What does the implementation of the Final Overtime Rule mean? When the new rules go into effect, the
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