California Minimum Wage Requirements for Employers Employers in California should prepare for a number of local minimum wage increases in various cities and counties across the state that will become effective July 1, 2026, including: •Los Angeles City: $18.42 •Los Angeles County (unincorporated): $18.47 •Malibu: $17.91 •Pasadena: $18.57 •Santa Monica:...
New California law requires annual workplace rights notice The California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) is reminding employers about a new state law, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, which requires employers to annually provide workers with clear information about their workplace rights. This new law took effect on January 1 and...
Changes to Form I-9 and E-Verify Updates – Better Check Them U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services made minor changes to Form I-9 - Employment Eligibility Verification, which now matches the statutory language, and updated the DHS Privacy Notice. The January 20, 2025 I-9 that it revised now expires May 31,...
TOOLS FOR BUSINESSES Corporate restructurings, operational revamping of business entities, and partnership disputes sometimes require out-of-the-box resolutions. Depending on the situation, we have placed a Chief Restructuring Officer, obtained a court receiver, placed an independent director on the board, and used other tools to solve business problems. If the goal...
California Seeks to Enact Its Own State Corporate Transparency Act California seeks to raise transparency regarding California business ownership by passing Senate Bill 1201, which seeks to impose on all domestic and foreign limited liability companies and corporations doing business in California the obligation to provide information about the beneficial...
JANUARY 1, 2024: BUSINESS REPORTING NEW MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS In a significant move to bolster its anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion efforts, the federal government introduced new regulations set to reshape the landscape for businesses formed in 2024 and beyond. As of January 1, 2024, newly established corporations, limited liability companies...
CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES MUST HAVE A REGISTERED AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS Epps & Coulson, LLP regularly serves as the registered agent for our clients to keep the business in regulatory compliance. Most businesses, big and small, do not want a process server showing up to serve...
ARE YOU READY FOR CALIFORNIA’S NEW AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTION LAW? If your business provides automatic renewing subscriptions to consumers, effective July 1, 2022, California’s Automatic Renewal Law (“ARL”), one of the most robust statues of its kind, will place stricter requirements on enrollment in (and cancellation from) paid subscription services. The...
Letters of Intent – Real Estate and Business Transactions Epps & Coulson, LLP is and has been counsel for buyers and sellers of real estate, operating businesses and asset buy/sale transactions, both in normal conditions, as well as in bankruptcy and receivership conditions. Regardless of the environment in which the...
Business Owners and Employers: Does Your Company Have an Emergency Handbook? It Should. Are you an employer or business owner? Does your company have an emergency plan? An Emergency Handbook? It should. Emergencies, disasters, and injuries can occur at any time and without warning. Combine this with the fact that...