by Kate Vescera | Jan 26, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, News
What is the Proposed FTC Rule? The FTC has proposed a new rule (the “FTC Rule”) that would prohibit non-compete agreements in most employment situations. (The full text of the FTC Rule can be found here:...
by Matthew Vesterdahl, Dima Hanna, Kate Vescera | Oct 20, 2022 | Business Law, News
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is a federal law that attempts to reduce the use of shell companies to obscure ownership by requiring corporate entities to disclose their true or “beneficial” owners and other related identifying information to the Financial...
by Kate Vescera | Oct 22, 2020 | Business Law, Employment - California, News
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the waiting time for a case to come to trial was often well over a year. Due to the pandemic, that waiting time has gotten even longer. Many courts have been essentially closed for months, with some still not being fully open yet....
by Kate Vescera | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, News
The CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, provides a number of expanded sources of funding and some relaxed rules to help medical providers operate during the ongoing public health emergency. The details of implementation of many of these provisions...
by Kate Vescera | Feb 17, 2020 | Business Law, News
Many companies face situations in which an employee leaves the company and takes client information with them. This is particularly a problem for companies that primarily provide services, and for whom a client list can be an important asset. When litigation ensues,...