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Free Reports for Employers
The most important reports you will ever read about how to protect your business:
Defeat Employee Lawsuits Before They Ever Happen (PDF): The top 10 preventable employee lawsuits, and how to defeat them before your business is sued. The first thing you need to know is employment law and labor law requires knowledge of both federal and state law. Either can wreak havoc in your workplace and interfere with your belief that you have the legal right to fire, not hire, demote, not promote, reduce pay, reduce hours, etc. with reckless abandon. When both apply, employers must comply with the stricter of the two. Given how liberal California employment law is, this usually, but not always, means California law sets the bar.
Avoid Sexual Harassment Liability through Effective Policies and Training (PDF): Avoid common sexual harassment mistakes. It is commonly accepted that the United States has more lawyers per capita than any other country in the world. The United States had approximately 1,104,766 lawyers in 2005. And would you believe, almost 139,571 of our blood sucking brethren are in the Golden State. In California, one survey reported the average wrongful termination jury verdict between 1992 and 1996 was $449,150 for compensatory damages and $674,843 for punitive damages.
Avoid Wiping Out Your Small Business from a Wage & Hour Class Action Lawsuit (PDF): A practical guide to the perils of ignoring the mundane laws of payment of wages: Since approximately 2000, wage and hour class action litigation has exploded in California. What would you do if your small business was handed a wage and hour class action Summons & Complaint requiring a response within 30 days and demanding $7.9M in damages, the alternative being a default judgment being taken against your business?
10 Biggest Mistakes Businesses Make in Choosing Their Lawyer (PDF): Save your company time, money, and headache when you need an attorney. Not knowing how to find a good quality lawyer is only part of the problem. Not getting nickeled and dimed to death is quite another. And what about establishing the right relationship in the beginning, and demanding the access you deserve so you actually get what you paid for. If that sounds important to you when hiring a lawyer, then read about the other mistakes you’ll want to avoid, too.
Lawyers, Lawsuits & Liability (PDF): What all owners should know to protect their businesses. All four of the above reports in one! The four most important reports you will ever read about how to protect your business.
Free Employee Handbook
Fully customized for your business by our California employment law firm:
- Employment Policies and Practices
- Employee Benefits
- Leaves of Absence
- Standards of Conduct
- Arbitration Agreement
- Proprietary Right and Non-Disclosure Agreeement
- Employee Acknowledgments
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Legal Programs for Businesses
As a business owner you should be able to focus on growing your business, and not have to worry about employee claims or lawsuits. That is why Vision Law created a common sense, affordable approach to legal services that work for small business: Preventive labor law solutions for California businesses. More info…