Cyber Crime - Small Business Forum

The U.S. Small Business Administration, Los Angeles District Office will be attending and speaking at an upcoming Cyber Crime - Small Business Forum on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm at Veteran's Memorial Building located at 112 W. Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Daily California Business Law Information #1

Business Law for Family Members and Minors

Q. Is Workers Compensation Insurance required for everybody?

A. Yes, every California employer using employee labor, including family members,

must purchase Workers’ Compensation Insurance (Labor Code Section 3700). If you fail

to have Workers’ Compensation Insurance for your employees, it can be expensive as the

DLSE is required to issue and serve a stop order/penalty assessment prohibiting further

use of employee labor until you do purchase Workers’ Compensation Insurance. The

penalty assessed for failure to have Workers’ Compensation Insurance is $1000 per

employee employed at the time the citation is issued. The citation amount increases to

$1,500 per employee effective January 1, 2010. However, there are exceptions for

partnerships, if the only persons performing labor are the partners and corporations where

the corporate officers are the sole shareholders; in which case, the corporation, officers

and directors come under the Workers Compensation provisions only by election.

Q. Can a family member help in my business for a few hours a day, without been considered an employee?

A. No, under the labor law she is considered an employee. An employee is defined as

someone you engage or permit to work. Even though your niece is part of your family,

she is considered an employee and you, as the employer, must provide Workers’

Compensation Insurance to cover her in case of a work-related injury. In addition, you

are also required to pay the minimum wage unless the employee is your spouse, parent or

child and you are a sole proprietor or partnership. Corporations do not have children and

therefore, no family relationship to the officers of the corporation can be exempt from

these requirements.

Q. I would like my minor son to work at my business. Does he need a work permit and what hours may he work?

A. Yes, even if the worker is a family member, a work permit is required for a minor.

Work permits for minors are available at the minor’s school. The number of hours a

minor is allowed to work will be indicated on the work permit. However, when school is

in session all work hours must be outside school hours, and a 15-year-old may work 3

hours on a school day, 8 hours on a non school day and no more than 18 hours per week.

When school is not in session, a 15-year-old may work 8 hours a day/40 hours a week.

You should also be aware that minors may not be employed in any business, exhibition or

vocation that would be hazardous or dangerous to the health, life or limb of the minor

California Proposed Referendum

Proposed Referendum Enters Circulation

Referendum to Reimpose Different Standards on Clinics
Providing Abortion Services than on Other Primary Care Clinics

SACRAMENTO - Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced today that the proponent of a proposed referendum may begin collecting signatures for her measure.
The Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on referendum petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponent and to the Secretary of State, and the referendum may be circulated for signatures. The Secretary of State then provides calendar deadlines to the proponent and to county elections officials.
The Attorney General's official title and summary for the measure is as follows:

REFERENDUM TO REIMPOSE DIFFERENT STANDARDS ON CLINICS PROVIDING ABORTION SERVICES THAN ON OTHER PRIMARY CARE CLINICS. If signed by the required number of registered voters and timely filed with the Secretary of State, this petition will place on the statewide ballot a challenge to a state law previously approved by the Legislature and the Governor. The law must then be approved by a majority of voters at the next statewide election to go into effect. The law would repeal regulations that impose different building and licensing standards on clinics providing abortion services than on other primary care clinics. (13-0030.)

The Secretary of State's tracking number for this measure is 1609 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 13-0030.
The proponent for this measure, Laurette Elsberry, must collect signatures of 504,760 registered voters – the number equal to five percent of the total votes cast for governor in the 2010 gubernatorial election – in order to qualify it for the statewide ballot. The proponent has 90 days from the date the bill is chaptered to request and receive a title and summary from the Attorney General, and circulate petitions for a referendum. AB 980 (Chapter 663, Statutes of 2013) was chaptered on October 9, 2013. The proponent has until January 7, 2014, to submit petition signatures to county election officials.
The referendum proponent can be reached at laurette.elsberry@gmail.com. No phone number was provided.
To sign up for regular ballot measure updates via email, RSS feed, or Twitter, go to www.sos.ca.gov/multimedia.

Referendum to Overturn Law Allowing Specified Licensed
Medical Professionals to Perform Early Abortion Procedures

SACRAMENTO - Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced today that the proponent of a proposed referendum may begin collecting signatures for her measure.
The Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required to appear on referendum petitions. When the official language is complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponent and to the Secretary of State, and the referendum may be circulated for signatures. The Secretary of State then provides calendar deadlines to the proponent and to county elections officials.
The Attorney General's official title and summary for the measure is as follows:

REFERENDUM TO OVERTURN LAW ALLOWING SPECIFIED LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO PERFORM EARLY ABORTION PROCEDURES. If signed by the required number of registered voters and timely filed with the Secretary of State, this petition will place on the statewide ballot a challenge to a state law previously approved by the Legislature and the Governor. The law must then be approved by a majority of voters at the next statewide election to go into effect. The law would permit a nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, or physician assistant with a valid license and training to perform specified early abortion procedures. (13-0029.)

The Secretary of State's tracking number for this measure is 1608 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 13-0029.
The proponent for this measure, Laurette Elsberry, must collect signatures of 504,760 registered voters – the number equal to five percent of the total votes cast for governor in the 2010 gubernatorial election – in order to qualify it for the statewide ballot. The proponent has 90 days from the date the bill is chaptered to request and receive a title and summary from the Attorney General, and circulate petitions for a referendum. AB 154 (Chapter 662, Statutes of 2013) was chaptered on October 9, 2013. The proponent has until January 7, 2014, to submit petition signatures to county election officials.
The referendum proponent can be reached at laurette.elsberry@gmail.com. No phone number was provided.
To sign up for regular ballot measure updates via email, RSS feed, or Twitter, go to www.sos.ca.gov/multimedia.

California Small Business Expo is coming to Los Angeles

California Small Business Expo is coming to Los Angeles on Thursday, November 7, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

At California Market Center, Downtown Los Angeles

Small Business Expo is the largest and most anticipated nationwide B2B Trade Show, Conference & Networking Event held in multiple cities across the United States (currently NYC, DALLAS & LOS ANGELES). Small Business Expo brings together business owners from around the world working together to help their companies grow. Business owners gather in gigantic exhibition halls in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles to meet with vendors and other exhibitors providing valuable products and services to harness their companies' potential. These business to business networking events and trade shows bring together people and ideas in a series of workshops, seminars, and meet-ups all geared towards improving and expanding small business. Small Business Expo is the largest B2B trade show of its kind, with exciting events like speed networking, live product demonstrations, a business card showcase and a powerful keynote presentation.     http://elevylaw.com/california-small-business-expo-is-coming-to-los-angeles/

California Supreme Court Returns to Historic Courthouse in Sacramento

Sacramento—On Tuesday, November 5, 2013, the California Supreme Court will return to the newly restored historic Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building on the Capitol Mall to hear oral arguments in a two-day session, marking the first time the Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in Sacramento since 2009.
The 1928 building serves as the Sacramento home of the Supreme Court, and the permanent location of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District and the California State Library. The Budget Act of 2005–2006 appropriated building construction funds for the now-completed renovation of the building. The restoration project included fire, life, safety, and infrastructure improvements and rehabilitation of the historically significant architectural elements of the building. The Library and Courts Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was rededicated in November 2002 as the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building.
“The Supreme Court justices and staff are delighted to return to the court’s Sacramento home and to renew our practice of hearing regular oral arguments in our state capital, as well as in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other special session locations across our state,” said Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye. “Our Sacramento courthouse has special significance for us, as it is named after the longest-serving member in the court’s history, the late Justice Stanley Mosk, who authored almost 1,700 opinions spanning 88 volumes of the California Official Reports and whose legacy underscores the importance of constitutional rights and individual liberties.”     http://www.courts.ca.gov/20912.htm