Posts by ADLI Law Group
Overview of the New Parent Leave Act
With the turning of the calendar to 2018, a host of new laws in California, and employment law is no exception. This post explains how mid-size businesses must pay attention to an expanded law mandating unpaid leave for new parents. The New Parent Leave Act (SB 63) amends Government Code section 12945.6. Under this Act,…
Read MoreUsing Patents to Establish Brand
Small businesses and especially startups are often well aware of what a patent can accomplish for their businesses; provide a legal monopoly for their inventions for a period of time. And yet, the effects of a patent can go beyond protection of an invention and can include helping establish a strong brand for the business,…
Read MoreEmployers Have a Strong New Weapon To Protect Against Theft of Their Trade Secrets —If They Know How to Qualify For It
Fact–the theft of trade secrets, much of it cyber-theft, annually costs American businesses approximately $320 billion, with over 75% of trade secret lawsuits over the last two decades being brought against employees. To aid employers, Congress in May passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (the “Act”). The Act adds a federal cause of action against…
Read MoreProperly Classifying Exempt Employees
Employers, start 2018 with a resolution you can keep. By ensuring you know who your exempt and nonexempt employees are, you can avoid one less headache in this new year. Employers who have or want to have exempt employees must be careful to ensure these employees meet various state and federal exemption requirements. California has…
Read MoreUpdate on Who Gets the Dog in the Divorce
Last year, I wrote about who gets the family pet in divorces in California. Apparently, the topic was also important to lawmakers in Illinois. They passed a bill that would allow the courts in Illinois to make determinations of who gets the family pet based on the well-being of the animal. Below is the language…
Read MoreBrands, Beware Too Much Influence Over Your Influencers
In an article for Law360, Paul I. Menes, Co-Head of the Entertainment and Media Practice at Adli Law Group, analyzes the possible effect of the recent California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex Operations West Inc. vs. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County can have on brands that use social influencers. Dynamex, which will apply to all…
Read MoreDon’t Turn A Blind Eye. You Can Get Sued If The Disabled Can’t Access Your Website
Almost every business has a website to market their information, goods or services. But, there’s one type of marketing you don’t want your site to accomplish—getting you sued. Websites have become a hotbed of litigation brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Generally speaking, websites need to be as accessible to individuals with disabilities…
Read MoreNew Law Requires Children Under 15 to Have an Attorney Before They Are Allowed to Waive Their Miranda Rights
It is a parent’s worst nightmare for their child to be arrested and possibly prosecuted for a crime. In 2015, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made an estimated 921,600 arrests of persons under the age of 18, which is a decrease compared to 2006. Nevertheless, for parents, how children are treated by law enforcement…
Read MoreCalifornia Appellate Court Clarifies the Standard Necessary for Modification of Parenting Or Visitation Arrangement
On October 30, 2017m the 2nd District Court of Appeal in the case of In re Marriage of Furie 2017 Cal.Ap.. LEXIS 946 held that a “change of circumstances” is not necessary to modify a parenting or visitation arrangement not amount to a change of custody. Although the requested modification in that case involved was…
Read MoreDeduction Denied – The Two-Way Effect of a New Tax Provision for Payments Related to Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse
The year 2017 saw a significant amount of attention paid to allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace, and the recently passed U.S. tax bill attempts to address some of those issues. But the bill itself is not without controversy. One provision in the bill, for example, will make sexual harassment settlements non-deductible for employers…
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