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Employment Law Alert
By: Leiann Laiks, Esq It’s that time of year for California employers to review and update their employment and HR policies. Be sure these changes aren’t just made in your company’s employee handbook but that your HR/management teams are aware of the laws and their...
Small Drafting Confusions “and/or” Big Consequences: Pulsifer v. United States
By: Jack Easterbrook, Esq. Introduction As aptly stated by Daniel King in Mother Jones, “[it’s] a riveting, baffling and/or solemn day in this country when the highest court must step in to adjudicate a definitional dispute as basic as this: does “and” mean “and”?...
2023 Mileage Reimbursement Rates
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. The IRS has announced the standard mileage reimbursement rates for 2023. As of January 1, 2023, the mileage rates are: 5 cents per mile for business miles driven (this rate is up 3 cents from the mid-year increase in 2022) 22 cents per mile for...
California and the IRS Announce Filing Extensions for Storm Victims
By: Caroline Chen, Esq. Rain, rain go away Don’t come again until a time far away Rain, rain go away Will there be a tax filing delay? Good news is the answer is yes! We knew rain was good for the drought but did you also know it was good for getting an automatic...
Tamara Pow, guest speaker on the Lawyer Business Advantage Podcast
Tamara was a guest on the Lawyer Business Advantage Podcast with Alay Yajnik where they discussed law firm partnerships and partnership agreements. https://www.lawfirmsuccessgroup.com/partnership-agreements-with-tamara-pow/
IRS Announces Midyear Increase to Standard Mileage Reimbursement Rates
By: Tamara B. Pow, Esq. Due to the increase in fuel prices, for the first time in over ten years the Internal Revenue Service has issued a special midyear optional standard mileage rate increase effective for the last six months of 2022 (IR-2022-124, June 9, 2022): As...
LOOSENING OF MANDATORY MASK REQUIREMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ANTICIPATED TO GO INTO EFFECT THURSDAY 6/17/21
By: Lisa Chapman, Esq. Cal/OSHA recently adopted new rules which allow vaccinated employees to work unmasked at their workplaces. Unvaccinated employees will continue to be obligated to wear masks until further notice. Employers will continue to be obligated to...
Reduced Covid Related Restrictions in Santa Clara County – Here is What you Need to Know
By: Lisa Chapman, Esq. On May 19th, the Santa Clara County Dept. of Public Health issued an Order which lifts a lot of restrictions. Like prior Orders, compliance with this Order is mandatory and may be quite time consuming. As such we urge businesses to immediately...
DO YOU EMPLOY MINORS?
AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021, EMPLOYERS ARE OBLIGATED TO REPORT TO THE POLICE ANY ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF MINOR EMPLOYEES WITHIN 36 HOURS By: Lisa Chapman, Esq. One of the many new California employment related laws which went into effect on January 1, 2021...
POST ELECTION UPDATE – PROPOSITION 22 WIN
By: Lisa Chapman, Esq. APP-BASED AND RIDESHARING COMPANIES IN CALIFORNIA CAN NOW CLASSIFY WORKERS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WITH CERTAIN NEW BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS The issue of worker classification in California continues to surprise! Concerned that App-Based and...
GIVING BACK IN THIS COVID-19 ERA
By: Jack Easterbrook, Esq. We are more than seven months past the initial Covid-19 lock downs and most experts expect we are still many months away from getting control over this virus. Many families in our area have been severely impacted and stressed by Covid-19,...
Strategy Law, LLP attorneys named to Northern California 2020 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists
Strategy Law is pleased to announce that three of our attorneys have been named to the Northern California 2020 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Lists. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5% of attorneys in each state and the Rising Stars list recognizes no...
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