More specifically, the DOL increased the minimum salary level—from $455 per week ($23,660 per year) to $913 per week ($47,476 per year)—that certain employees must earn in order to be considered “exempt” from the FLSA’s overtime requirements. While there are a variety of exemptions from overtime, the revised regulations only apply to those employees who […]
Firms included in the 2020 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, which recognizes the top 5 percent of private practicing attorneys in the U.S. Receiving a Tier 1 […]
The Tech Tribune, considered revenue potential, leadership team, brand/product traction, competitive landscape, and other several factors in their research. Additionally, according to The Tech Tribune, “all companies must be independent (un-acquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.” Founded in 2011, Vidado’s […]
Although the Governor recently signed Executive Order N-31-20 in response to the Coronavirus pandemic (relieving California employers of some of the WARN Act notice requirements), the Executive Order still requires an employer to issue proper written advance notices of a layoff, relocation, or termination. Under the Executive Order, an employer must still (1) give written […]
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, stress was already one of the well-established hazards of being a lawyer. Deadlines, changing laws, business pressures, and law school debt are just a few of the reasons that make the practice of law one of the most stressful professions. A 2016 study conducted by the ABA Commission on Lawyers […]
Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, which recognizes the top 5 percent of private practicing attorneys in the U.S. Receiving a Tier 1 […]
Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, which recognizes the top 5 percent of private practicing attorneys in the U.S. Receiving a Tier 1 […]
Firms included in the 2023 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. To be eligible, a firm must have a lawyer listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, which recognizes the top 5 percent of private practicing attorneys in the U.S. Achieving a tiered ranking […]
Donahue Fitzgerald specializes in advising public and private companies, from high-tech start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, regarding corporate transactions, institutional and venture financings, and commercial matters. Our attorneys represent clients in the formation, financing, operation, and dissolution of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies, and regularly advise these entities on corporate governance matters. We represent […]
We are surrounded by wonderful nonprofits working hard to create opportunities, facilitate growth, and bring together the Bay Area’s diverse communities. Our nonprofit attorneys are also aware that nonprofit organizations must navigate unique legal challenges that apply only to nonprofit organizations, including unique legal needs relating to tax and governance regulations. Yet, they must also […]