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Are You Ready to Sell Your Business? How to Keep the Dream of Selling Your Business From Becoming a Nightmare California Supreme Court Narrows Rule for Independent Contractors Forcing Many Business to Reclassify Workers as Employees Whose Money Is It Anyway? Q&A On Handling Earnest Money Disputes Extended Bill Helps Energy-Efficient Businesses Common Issues with Commercial Leases Which Business Entity is Right for You? The Importance of Protecting Intellectual Property California Implements Strict Regulations in Effort to Save the Environment Environmental Claims Have Huge Impacts on Commercial Real Estate Go With the Flow: Creating Enforceable Liquidated Damages Clauses in Real Estate Contracts Lending Made Easier: California Amends LLC Law Leasing Commercial Real Estate: Read the Fine Print Commercial Construction Growing in California Attempting to Recover Attorney's Fee When Suing Your Tenant for Damages Court of Appeals Holds State Commission Cannot Escape CEQA Review, Stifling San Francisco Project Sidekick: Court Finds Title Insurer Violated Anti-Kickback Provisions of RESPA Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Not Shown Deference by Ninth Circuit in Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Case Mortgage Company Gets Slapped by Federal Judge Over Alleged TILA Violations Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pushes Back TRID Implementation Again CFPB Enforcement of RESPA Causing Uncertainty in the Housing Market Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Becomes Law in California 3 Big Mistakes That Startups Need to Avoid When is Email Notice Not Notice? What You Need to Know About Implied Easements in California The Enforceability of Cotenancy Clauses in Retail Leases There is Such a Thing as Being "Too Specific" in UCC Filings Arbitration Provisions in Online Contracts Forbearance Agreements in California Store Entrances are Not a Public Forum Suspension for Failure to Pay Taxes Can Prevent Legal Action Commercial Real Estate Brokers Now Subject to Same Dual Agency and Disclosure Laws as Residential Brokers Doing Business in California? You May be Even if You do not Think You are New Law Changes Requirements for Notarial Acknowledgments, Proofs of Execution and Jurats Watch Out for the Complications of Right of First Refusal Clauses Franchise Info: In California Venue and Choice of Law Provisions are not Enforceable New Statutory Requirements for Property Owners: Water Conserving Fixtures Probe Shows Government is not Following Small Business Contracting Rules Good News for Small Business Owners: Employee Insurance Premiums Have Not Increased Much Los Angeles Mayor Proposes $13.25 Minimum Wage Texas and California Go Head to Head Over Businesses Tips for Start-ups Trying to Get Investors Online Security and Small Businesses Small Businesses and Facebook Advertising Could Increasing the Minimum Wage be Good for Small Businesses? Bank Loans Are Becoming Easier To Come By For Small Businesses California Small Businesses Get Extra Time to Comply with the Affordable Care Act General Exculpation Clause can be Enforceable California's New LLC Act Cash Advances: A New Way to Fund Small Businesses California Court of Appeals Decision Strengthens Trade Secret Protections New Figures Show Women Are Excelling in Small Businesses What Business Owners Need to Know About California's Documentary Transfer Taxes Study Shows Small Business Owners Optimistic Unique Discrimination Risk-Recent Employment Law Case What California Landlords and Business Tenants Should Know About Renewal Options in Commercial Leases Commercial Leases in California What ''Normal Business Hours'' Means For Property Owners, Tenants, and Real Estate Agents Startups, Small Companies, and Unpaid Internship Programs Net Neutrality and the Startup Community California Supreme Court Set to Resolve Conflict and Confusion Surrounding Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts The McGuire Case: Alternative Performance or Penalty Provision? The U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Law Applicable to Forum-Selection Clauses in Commercial Contracts Screening Workers for Startups and Small Business Owners The Importance of Correctly Classifying and Screening Your Workers How Does The Amendment to California's Security Breach Notification Act Affect Your Business Protecting Your Startup's Trade Secrets Is Obamacare Good For Entrepreneurs and Startups? Why A Properly Formed Partnership is so Important Will Your Startup Be Able to Survive? SB 1186 Seeks to Curtail Abusive Litigation and Promote Compliance With Building Accessibility Standards California's New Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act: How Will It Affect Your LLC? AB 1103 Goes Into Effect on January 1, 2014: Are You Prepared? The Legal Wrangling Over Ride-Sharing Startups Continues The "War" on Patent Trolls is Heating Up The Talent Pool for Startups May Be Getting Bigger What Startups Need to Know to Comply With The Rules for General Solicitation Startups, Take Note: Title II of the JOBS act has Lifted the General Solicitation Ban What Startups Should Know About the Sarbanes-Oxley Act The Essentials for Startups: High Speed Internet and a Collaborative Environment Why New Zealand's Decision to Ban Software Patents is Important for Start-Ups Patent Trolls Targeting Software Companies and Startups? Bias Suits Can Devastate a Startup A Victory For California's Ride-Sharing Startups Tip for Start Ups: The Value of Employee Training Who Pays for that Mistake? New Commercial Solar Energy Solutions in Northern California Airport Startup Faces Lawsuit Even If You Do Everything Right, You Can Still Lose Actions Speak Louder than Words The Importance of Following the Rules When Foreclosure Does not End Liability Is Your Contract Enforceable? The Type of Contract You Have Dictates Your Options Not all Contract Cancellations are Breaches of Contracts Do You Know the Terms of Your Contract? What to do if your California Company is Suspended or Forfeited Rules of Professional Organizations Can Protect You When Does the Lease End? Restrictive Agreements Business Formation Matters Are You Working With People You Can Trust? What Happens to the Property in a Failed Real Estate Transaction? Who Is Responsible for Property Damage Under a Commercial Lease? New Patent Laws May Affect Startups Questions to Ask Your Startup Attorney Background Checks for New Start-Up Employees Legal Issues for Start-Ups to Avoid The Legal Implications of Closing Your California Business California LLCs: Member-Managed vs. Manager-Managed Safe Workplaces Lessen Legal Exposure in California How to Protect Your Business's Name Tax Consequences of Creating an S-Corp Versus an LLC A Guide to Buying Commercial Property in California Drafting a Personnel Policy for Your Sacramento Business Choosing a Resident Agent for Your Business Are My Workers Employees or Independent Contractors? Help with Writing Terms of Service Leasing Commercial Equipment in Sacramento California's New LLC Law Google Creates New Tools for Startups Sacramento Small Business Debt Collection How to Avoid Business Contract Disputes With Customers New Bill to Help Green Industries in California Buying a Business in Sacramento Managing Immigrant Workers in Sacramento Naming Your California Business What to Include in a Sacramento Employment Contract Incorporating as a Non-Profit in Sacramento Sacramento Single-Member LLCs Record-Keeping Requirements for Sacramento LLCs Sacramento Merchants to Benefit from Credit Card Settlement Sacramento Small Business ADA Compliance Small Business Premises Liability Forming a Sacramento LLC Business Licensing in Sacramento Proposed Legislation Could Make Self-Employment Easier Extending a Commercial Lease in California What Should Your Commercial Lease Include? Transferring Property in Sacramento Selling Your Business in Sacramento Rent or Own? New Workplace Break Regulations Take Effect JOBS Act Permits Crowdfunding for New Business Ventures New Workplace Posting Requirements Under Appeal Foreclosure Rate in Decline Should I Incorporate my Business? Commercial Delinquencies on the Rise in Sacramento California Courts Cracked The Corporate Shield Giving Judgment Creditors a Better Chance of Collection The Risks and Liabilities of Third Party Content on the Web Wait! You are on My Property...I Think? Sacramento Businesses Using Independent Contractors can Avoid Penalties for Misclassifying an Actual Employee
