AB 257 Fast Food Worker Wage Council On Hold Per Court Order Epps & Coulson, LLP previously reported on the new California bill called FAST Recovery Act, AB 257, which establishes a council to regulate wages and working conditions for more than a million California fast food employees and was...
Companies Invest in Start-Ups to Grow How does a company meet its growth targets? Typically, by internal innovation, strategic acquisition of existing companies, … or investment in future acquisition target start-ups under a company funded venture capital program (“CFVC”). Each has its limitations and benefits, but let’s focus on CFVC,...
Federal Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Coming On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a RULE that would essentially ban all employee non-competes, such as restrictive covenants that contractually prohibit an employee from competing against a former employer. The FTC explained that “non-competes constitute an unfair method of competition and...
JOB POSTINGS – PAYSCALE DISCLOSURE Epps & Coulson, LLP previously updated California employers (for 15 or more employees) of the requirement to include pay scale information in job postings. That law went into effect on January 1, 2023. The law did not state whether the pay scale should include expected...
ARBITRATION CLAUSES – ARE THEY ENFORCEABLE? Business owners, employers, vendors, all of us often use or are confronted with an arbitration clause in agreements. Busy judges typically enforce the provision and send disputing parties to arbitration, instead of the courts. But what if an arbitration provision is added to an...
EMPLOYERS 2023 - Are You Prepared? Epps & Coulson, LLP wishes all of our clients a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2023. California enacted new laws that affect employers. We already updated you on the Minimum Wage increase [article], which increased it to $15.50/hour (or more, depending on local...