Eight months after the enactment of AB 5, California’s Employee Classification law, employers are once again having to re-evaluate the status of their California employees. Earlier this month, California’s Governor signed AB 2257 into law, which carves out additional exceptions for industry freelancers. Background on AB 5 & AB 2257 AB 5, or the “gig …
Legislative Update: AB 2257 is now California law – now what? Read More »
We’re excited to issue a warm welcome to Stephanie Fields, our newest Attorney. Stephanie Fields, Attorney Stephanie’s practice focuses on startups and small businesses, from formation to exit events and everything in between. As a former grant reviewer at NC IDEA and a former advisor at the Small Business Center of North Carolina, she’s passionate about …
On Saturday, September 19th, Brandon J. Huffman will be presenting at PAX Online 2020 along with Yan Perng (Associate General Counsel, NCSOFT), Ryan Black (Partner, DLA Piper), Angelo Alcid (Cloud Partner Contracts Manager, Google), Genie Doi (Of Counsel, ESG Law), and Matt Dobill (Associate, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz). The topic will be: Ask Game …
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On Monday, September 14th, Brandon J. Huffman will be presenting at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 along with Yan Perng (Associate General Counsel, NCSOFT), Ryan Black (Partner, DLA Piper), Angelo Alcid (Cloud Partner Contracts Manager, Google) and Matt Dobill (Associate, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz). The topic will be: Panel: Ask a Lawyer! Everything You’re Afraid to …
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This post and the previous post outline the employers’ responsibilities to new employees under California state law as this year, California employers are finding themselves having to treat former independent contractors as employees. This not only applies to employers physically operating in California but also any employer who has workers located in the state. (1) Provide …
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