Beginning on Jan. 1, 2016, the standard mileage rates for the business, medical, or charitable use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 54 cents per mile for business miles driven, down from 57.5 cents for 2015 19 cents per mile driven for medical or moving Read more
As the business world has turned increasingly tech-savvy, more and more employees—even run-of-the-mill support staff—are exposed to what businesses consider “confidential, proprietary, or trade secrets.” To protect the business, many employers have been advised by their attorneys to require employees to sign confidentiality agreements at the time of being hired Read more
Recently, the firm collectively got into a disagreement over the use of "try to" versus "try and". The majority believed that "try and" was colloquial and "try to" considered the correct, predominant, and preferred form. While all agreed that they are equally used in speaking form – and are basically synonymous – the majority determiend Read more
Last week, we discussed some of the new labor laws in California which came into effect on January 1, 2013. In this follow-up blog, we detail another set of labor laws that employers should be aware of. Disability Claims Abuses (SB 1186) – SB 1186 is intended to curb a Read more
From the California Labor Commissioner: March 1, 2013 | Long Beach, CA – California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su won a California Superior Court trial yesterday when the court ruled that Port of Long Beach truck drivers working for Seacon Logix, Inc. were employees and not independent contractors. “The Labor Read more
The state of California offers the Partnership for Long Term Care (“Partnership”) as a statewide program dealing specifically with issues of long term health care. It is “dedicated to educating Californians on the need to plan ahead for their future long-term care and to consider private insurance as a vehicle Read more
Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 323, the California Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (popularly known as RULLCA), into law on September 21, 2012. The law, which will take effect on January 1, 2014, will apply to all existing California limited liability companies (LLCs) as well as all foreign LLCs Read more
Many employers define different classes of employment within their organization. These classes – full-time, part-time, exempt etc. – are used to determine benefits which are offered to different types of employment given their skills, tasks, responsibilities, and hours worked. For purposes of these distinctions, full-time employment warrants the most benefits Read more
At the beginning of 2012, California became the seventh state in the U.S. to permit two new subtypes of stock corporations. Flexible Purpose Corporation – This is ideal for those wanting to engage in more than one of the purposes outlined in California Corporations Code section 2602(b)(2) and the Articles of Read more
Simas & Associates, Ltd. is now offering Counsel-of-Record Services for all of our working professional and business clients. This varied service area offers continued support to individuals in complying with their professional, legal, and business obligations in the state of California. More often than you think, businesses and working professionals Read more