Caruso’s tourism tax break could sidestep prevailing wage laws
The L.A. builder might avoid the prospect of having to pay high-ticket wages while revamping the Miramar.
Court clears up lunch break rules
Businesses don’t have to force their workers to take lunch breaks – they need only make them available to avoid penalties under California labor law. But they still face the threat of class-action lawsuits if they have a policy of promoting only the employees who work through their lunch breaks. The California Supreme Court handed Read More →
Challenger in Ventura County wants judicial records overhaul
It’s not often that a sitting judge faces an election challenge, but that will be the case in the June 5 primary election when Westlake Village attorney Brad Bjelke runs against Ventura County Superior Court Judge Harry Walsh.
Name changes and new faces at SLO and Oxnard law firms
Two tri-county firms are changing names.
SLO law firm to change name
San Luis Obispo County’s second-largest law firm is changing names as one of its partners departs. On Feb. 1, Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & McIvor will become Sinsheimer Juhnke McIvor & Stroh. Before the change, the firm ranked ninth-largest in the Tri-Counties with 12 attorneys and the second-largest in San Luis Obispo County. Its website now Read More →
A preview of what’s to come in employment, property and tax law
A host of new laws took effect on Jan. 1, and some important decisions are coming down in the courts and in Congress that will affect businesses and their owners.
