An effective employment contract and associated documents are crucial to business success. Employment related litigation has more than doubled over the past few years resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in liabilities for US and San Diego employers. What steps can you take to reduce the risk of an...
Employment Contracts Protect Your Company
Effective employment contracts protect your company and establish the nature of the relationship between you as an employer and your employees. Successful employers in San Diego must protect their company and the proprietary processes and information associated with their business. A well crafted employment contract should create a positive environment...
Recent Developments Threaten Employers with Independent Contractors in San Diego
What recent developments in California and federal law threaten employers with independent contractors in San Diego? How can local business owners and employers ensure that they are not exposed to substantial civil penalties for misclassification of independent contractors, unpaid overtime litigation and back payroll related taxes and benefits? The issue...
Business Contracts for San Diego
What is the importance of well-crafted business contracts for San Diego businesses and corporations? Contracts are required to accomplish almost any task or relationship throughout a business organization. Business contracts for San Diego govern the relationship between the officers of the company itself, the ownership and their employees, as well...
Employment Contracts Prevent Employee Lawsuits and Disputes
San Diego employers have witnessed a sharp rise in the number of employee related cases such as unpaid overtime and employee misclassification. The experienced employer defense attorneys at the Watkins Firm help our clients to understand how effectively crafted employment contracts prevent employee lawsuits and disputes. The offer letter, employment...
A Real Estate Transaction in San Diego Is Legally and Financially Complex
A real estate transaction in San Diego is legally and financially complex. It doesn’t matter if you are purchasing residential real estate or working on a commercial acquisition or development. If you are involved in a real estate transaction in San Diego, you will quickly come to realize that every...
San Diego Employment Contracts Prevent Disputes Before They Arise
Well-crafted San Diego employment contracts prevent disputes before they arise. The development and implementation of effective employment contracts will help your business to operate more smoothly and reduce or eliminate employment related disputes. Carefully crafted San Diego employment contracts establish clear expectations, protect company trade secrets and proprietary information, establish...
Why Should an Attorney Draft or Review a Business Contract
Most business professionals understand that it would be better to have an attorney draft or review a business contract but many choose not to. Why? What are the justifications business people use for do-it-yourself and downloaded contracts, and what are the reasons to find an attorney you can work with. Money....
If You Are Promised Something in Business, Get it in Writing
As a San Diego business attorney managing a firm with decades of business and dispute litigation and resolution experience here in San Diego I have one mantra for our clients: get it in writing. It is always prudent to seek written confirmation of promises in business to avoid disputes and protect...