California law requires all employers of 5 or more employees to provide training to its supervisory and nonsupervisory employees on sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention. Every two years, supervisory employees must receive at least two hours of training. Andrew Shalauta, Partner and Chair of the employment practice at Donahue Fitzgerald, will provide an interactive and practical training, […]
Excerpted from the article: “Judge Kronstadt questioned terminating a hypothetical divorce agreement where, “like here,” a spouse agreed to share royalties in exchange for not having to pay spousal support. “Do you think that spouse would be remedy-less?” Judge Kronstadt asked. Daniel Schacht said, “the court’s hypothetical raised a “fairness” question that seemed to work […]
Donahue Fitzgerald Privacy Notice for California Employees and Job Applicants Donahue Fitzgerald is committed to protecting your privacy. The information that you provide to Donahue Fitzgerald (sometimes referred to as “we,” “us,” “our,” and/or “DF”) is utilized in order for DF to (among other things) consider you for employment, retain you as an employee […]
Compliance with the CCPA will require many companies to reevaluate certain practices relating to the collection and use of Personal Information. This short note provides information related to who needs to comply with the CCPA and what is required to begin the assessment of the impact of CCPA on your organization. Important Dates January 1, […]
On November 4, 2014, voters in the City of Oakland approved Measure FF, a ballot initiative that will require all Oakland employers to implement the following policies for their employees: (1) raise the minimum wage to $12.25 per hour; (2) provide at least five days of paid sick leave per year; and (3) pay hospitality […]
On April 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Super. Ct., Case No. S166350, addressing issues of critical importance regarding employers’ obligations to provide meal periods and rest breaks to nonexempt employees. The most widely anticipated aspect of the Brinker Decision was the clarification of what it means […]
I. Introduction As estate planners, we prepare carefully crafted estate plans for clients who typically have a clear view of their family dynamics and ultimate wishes. We aim to be thorough and to provide multiple contingency plans so our clients’ wishes are carried out upon their deaths. However, it cannot be ignored that, with the […]
Prior to the enactment of the DTSA, injured parties could only file civil trade secret misappropriation claims in state court under state law. The Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) published by the Uniform Law Commission provided a framework to help states establish standard guidelines. Most states, including California, adopted the UTSA in some form, however […]
Donahue Fitzgerald combines expertise and passion to provide the best service to our clients in all areas of intellectual property (IP), including trademark, and copyright. We specialize in licensing and legal services unique to the entertainment industry. Our clients include cutting edge technology companies, retail manufacturers, publishers, programmers, designers, photographers, graphic artists and illustrators, musicians, […]
Current Rule:Â ASC 952-605 New Rule:Â ASC 606 Franchisors recognize initial franchise fees when (or shortly after) the franchisor has performed its material pre-opening and opening obligations to a new franchisee (typically, when the franchisee commences operations). Depending on its operations and nature of the initial services a franchisor provides to its franchisees, the franchisor […]