Spending Time with the Labor Commissioner is Not Fun!
Employers should do their best to avoid claims filed with the Labor Commissioner. The process is time-consuming. The risks can be substantial. And the process [...]
Will Fresno’s High Speed Rail Look Like Vermont’s “Higher” Speed Rail?
CNN's Drew Griffin did an excellent report examining Federal high speed rail funds that were paid to Vermont in order to fund a "high speed [...]
The Problem with Working With Problem Employees
I often tell employers to take out a pen and be prepared to take notes. I tell them that they will hear the most important [...]
Grover’s Anti-Tax Pledge Spreads to Italy
So Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge has spread to Italy, and beyond: Today, as questions loom in the U.S. over whether the recent fiscal cliff negotiations [...]
The Unintended Consequences of Plastic Bag Bans: An Armful of Designer Clothes and Ecoli
Recently, I was visiting with my sister and her family who told me of San Louis Obispo County's "plastic bag ban". I had heard of [...]
France’s Richest Man Leaves County to Avoid France’s High Taxes
First, it was famous French actor Gerard Depardieu who announced he would be leaving his home country for the lower taxes offered by neighboring Belgium. Now, [...]