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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Employer Access To Employee Social Media Limited In Proposed California Law

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 11/15/2012

A bill currently winding its way through the California Legislature would limit the ability of an employer to request that an employee provide access to the employee’s personal social media accounts. AB 1844 “would...more

California Employment Bill Recap

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 11/7/2012

California legislators have been active passing several employment law bills that impact local businesses in recent months. Here’s a recap of some with brief summaries. Legal counsel should be sought for a complete...more

Preventing Unfair Competition In The Absence Of A Non-compete Agreement

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 11/6/2012

Not every noncompete agreement is enforceable.California, for one, has a public policy against noncompete agreements, except in limited circumstances, such as the owner of a business agreeing to a noncompete as part of...more

Wage and Hour Violations

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 11/1/2012

It is crucial that employers comply with state and federal wage and hour laws, including minimum wage laws. Failure to do so runs the risk of wage claims and lawsuits from employees, not to mention investigations and...more

Corporate Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship: Part Four

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 10/31/2012

Fourth in a Series of Articles We began this series of articles by asking tough questions: Do corporations exist solely to maximize shareholder value and profit? Or do corporations also exist to serve a broader...more

CDFI Loans For Small Business

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 10/29/2012

Small business often finds it difficult to borrow money for operations and growth from commercial banks or other traditional sources of financing. This is especially true in economically distressed communities. Government...more

Successful “Firing” Depends on Successful Hiring

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 9/2/2012

The best defense against a wrongful termination claim is good cause. And a California employer would have difficulty quantifying good cause if performance expectations and measurements are not established in advance, ideally...more

Who's in Charge Here? Recent Decision May Cause Headaches for California Franchisors

by Littler on 7/13/2012

California is the birthplace of the franchise business model. Today, there are approximately 62,000 independent franchisees operating in California, employing more than 1.1 million state residents. Historically,...more

District of Columbia Tax Amnesty: August 2 – September 30

by Reed Smith on 8/2/2010

On July 29, the District of Columbia's Office of Tax and Revenue("OTR") announced that it will launch a tax amnesty program that will run from August 2 through September 30, 2010. The amnesty program applies to taxes that...more

Confronting Employee Theft

by Nancy Lanard on 3/3/2006

Advice for businesses on ways to prevent and handle employee theft....more

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