Tax Relief for Napa Earthquake Victims
The Franchise Tax Board today announced special tax relief for California taxpayers affected by the August 2014 Napa earthquake. President Obama declared Napa and Solano counties [...]
Corporate Deadbeats: How Companies Get Rich Off of Taxes
Newsweek has a great article this week on how the recent corporate inverstion trend is harmful to the ordinary John Q. Taxpayer: Corporate Deadbeats: How [...]
It’s Here – State Mandated Paid Sick Leave (AB 1522)
Touted as the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, the State of California mandates paid sick leave starting on July 1, 2015. By law, an [...]
Even Those Who “Like” On Facebook Are A Protected Class
We advise clients that they are free to terminate the employment relationship with a worker unless the action either breaches a contract or violates public [...]
Claims for Minimum Wage Violations Extended
Labor Code section 1194.2 allows an employee to seek liquidated damages if (s)he was not paid minimum wage. The amount of liquidated damages is equal to [...]
The EEOC Targets Onionheads
The EEOC has sued the United Health Programs of America for alleged religious discrimination. The owners of the company developed a strategy, or as the [...]