You spent months, perhaps years, developing your vision for your business. Now, you are ready to put that vision into action. Starting a small business can be a difficult task involving many important decisions. There are also multiple laws that business owners must follow to ensure their businesses are legally sound. That is why...

A recent Court of Appeal opinion confirmed that transportation workers, such as interstate truck drivers, may bring class action lawsuits against their employers even if they signed an arbitration agreement that prohibits class, collective and representative actions. In Garrido v. Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Oct. 26, 2015), the plaintiff, a...

Social media can be a great asset for companies: A Facebook profile can help you advertise your business and a Twitter account can help you get information out to potential and current clients. Yet, what happens when your employees use Facebook to discuss work? What if they say something derogatory about your company? A...