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By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq.
California has the third highest worker's compensation rates in the United States, according to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS). The DCBS publishes a biannual report of worker's compensation rates across the country. California employers pay $2.92 per $100 of payroll. The median rate across all 50 states is $1.88. You can find a summary fo the DCBS' report here.
Bank of America has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a lawsuit filed by shareholders, and related to the bank’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch during the 2008 financial crisis.
The lawsuit had been filed by shareholders of Bank of America, who alleged that the company and some of its executives made false and misleading statements about the financial health of both Bank of America and Merrill Lynch at the time of the acquisition.
The shareholders who participated in the class-action lawsuit…
In a staggering victory for Apple, a US jury has awarded the company $1.05 billion in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung. The jury found that Samsung had copied from key features of Apple's iPhone.
California patent infringement lawyers believe that a key consequence of this verdict could be a ban on the sales of important Samsung gadgets inside the United States. The verdict will also help strengthen Apple's position in the mobile computing market, of which it already…
By: Sam G. Sherman
As many Desperate Housewive's fans know, Edie Williams (Nicollette Sheridan) suffered a tragic death by eletrocution at the end of season 5. Sheridan quickly filed suit claiming that Touchstone Television and Marc Sherry (the show's creator) wrongfully terminated her after she complained about Sherry allegedly hitting her during filming of an episode. Sheridan was receiving $175,000 episode at the time Touchstone decided not to renew her contract.
After a mistrial, the case went to the…
By: Sam G. Sherman
Many employers have been asking whether it is legal to ask a job applicant for a facebook password as a condition of employment. Employers have been reviewing applicants' public Facebook information for years, but the questions is whether to go one-step further to actually request a password. The answer? Absolutely not. Here are the reasons:
It can expose you to liability. California and federal law prevents an employer from refusing to hire an…
By: Sam G. Sherman
Everyone that reads the newspapers, watches the news, surfs the internet, heck, anyone not living under a rock, knows that California's governor has been cutting programs like crazy. One would think that would put in jeopardy the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)--the state agency tasked with protecting employee rights. Not so fast.
At the end of June, Governor Brown signed SB 1038. The bill strengthened the DFEH by eliminating the Fair Employment and…
By Joshua P. Katz & Mitchell B. Dubick
Ever wonder what you should do when the tax man comes knocking on the door of your business? Okay, what to do after cleaning up the floor? HFM's tax attorneys give you five great tips:
1. Ask to see the individual’s credentials . You will learn a great deal about the nature of the visit based on who is standing before you. A Revenue Officer will most likely be there to collect unpaid income…
Blackberry maker RIM has been ordered by a Northern California jury to pay $147.2 million in a patent infringement lawsuit. The lawsuit had been filed by Mformation Technologies Inc., and involved a remote management system for wireless devices.
The lawsuit had been filed by Mformation Technologies Inc against RIM in 2008. The lawsuit involved a patent for a process that allows the remote management of wireless devices over a wireless network. RIM argued that Mformation’s claims of patent sharing are not…