What are the financial risks of a misclassified independent contractor in San Diego and Southern California? What recent major changes in law, and resulting strategies by the IRS, EDD, FTB and the California Labor Board are a genuine threat to your money and your company? When is a worker an independent contractor, and when are […]
There have been substantial recent developments in arbitration clauses for San Diego employers. The legal waves began when the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently published a decision which profoundly affected arbitration clauses for San Diego and Southern California employers and their employment contracts. The case, Epic Systems v. Lewis, known commonly as […]
What are the risks of a downloaded contract? Why is it important to work with the contract law attorneys at the Watkins Firm to review, negotiate and custom-tailor the contracts for my company? The Benefit of the Doubt Goes Against The Creator of the Contract One of the central purposes for a contract is to […]
What is insurance bad faith and when is an insurance company acting in bad faith? What should you do if your insurance company has acted in bad faith in San Diego or southern California? What is the difference between insurance bad faith and a principled dispute between the insured and their own insurance company? The […]
What are the central issues of a failure to disclose real estate dispute in San Diego or Southern California? Would it surprise you to learn that the National Association of Realtors recently published an article on the matter: “Top Claim Against Agents: Failure to Disclose”? The seller is the primary source of negligence in a […]
Are you a San Diego employer who uses 1099 workers as part of your business operations? How could the misclassification of employees as 1099 workers increase your risk of litigation and expose your company to substantial penalties and financial damages? Why should you give serious consideration to how you structure the classification of employees to […]