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Why should you notarize your business contracts?
Writing business contracts allows you to establish expectations and clarify outcomes for important relationships affecting your organization. Relying on a contract to provide direction and encourage obligation may protect your intentions and aid in your ability to...
What is a fraudulent conveyance?
Fraudulent conveyances go by many different names, including fraudulent transfers and voidable transactions. California law favors the lattermost as of 2016. Though the names vary, the purpose remains the same: To prevent a creditor from taking possession of a...
Utilizing NDAs during a merger
Mergers can be crucial for many businesses. Not only can they open them up to new markets, but they can create more dynamic and profitable organizations. However, companies shouldn't jump into an agreement like this right away. They will want to have a solid...
3 Ways Companies Can Handle Debt
Many businesses are struggling in the current economic climate. That's especially true for those already in troubled waters before the pandemic hit. Most businesses incur some debt to keep up operations. But when revenue and profit margins run thin, it can be hard to...
Use of NDAs with employees
Regardless of industry, market or size, a business understandably needs to protect its competitive position as part of ensuring its success. One way management teams may do this is by preventing sensitive information from getting into the wrong hands. Nondisclosure...
Family leave programs for California workers
Employers in California want to ensure they remain abreast of all laws and programs relating to their employees' rights and the environment in which their employees work. Providing a positive culture benefits both employees and employers in the end. Many people...
Tips for small businesses worried about legal disputes
Most small business owners and operators will one day run up against a legal dispute. Many have already done so. Oftentimes, these entrepreneurs respond by making sacrifices, one study found. That included voluntarily reducing pending invoices or providing extra...
Do easements transfer when property changes hands?
An easement often evokes a level of concern in property owners and prospective buyers. Its existence can feel like a burden or obstacle to each party’s goals. When considering a real estate transaction, you should not only take the time to uncover any easements, but...
Overview of a business’s right to goodwill compensation
Eminent domain and government takings of property are often necessary and are frequently helpful to the public in the long term. The government can use its power of taking property to, for instance, improve public utilities and roads. Eminent domain and other...
What can happen to cause inverse condemnation?
California public entities and landowners understand that inverse condemnation can be a complex issue. There are two type of property takings that can lead to inverse condemnation. This land seizure is usually brought by private landowners against government entities...
