Crowdfunding Your Business – An Intro to Title III of the JOBS Act
- posted: Jan. 24, 2014
- Business Law,  Crowdfunding,  JOBS Act,  Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
By Daniel Richardson On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) became law. The JOBS Act seeks to “increase job creation and economic growth by improving access Read More
Earned Income Tax Credit Notice
- posted: Jan. 08, 2014
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  Political
California employers, take note: you are required to give notice to all your employees about the earned income tax credit at about the time you give them their W-2 or Read More
Towersquatting (and Contributory Cybersquatting)
- posted: Jan. 07, 2014
- Archive
by Andrew Jacobson [caption id="attachment_1362" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Petronas Towers[/caption] The cybersquatter is a parasite that benefits from an internet user’s confusion who thinks that they are accessing a popular website, when they Read More
YogaGlo Patent Loses Its Shine
- posted: Dec. 17, 2013
- Archive
By: Sharon Adams YogaGlo Patent # 8,605,152, Figure 1 INTRODUCTION There has been much controversy in the yoga community about the recent issuance of a patent to YogaGlo. The YogaGlo patent contains claims Read More
What Could Go Wrong With a Wooden Horse?
- posted: Nov. 22, 2013
- Archive
One of the major justifications small business owners have for not protecting their information more carefully is “who would want our information? We’re just a small firm that doesn’t handle Read More
California Creates New Corporate Structures Enabling For-Profit Corporations To Consider the Public Benefit
- posted: Nov. 22, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  Political
Sharon Adams Introduction In January 2012, California created two new state corporate structures: (1) flexible purpose corporations, and (2) benefit corporations. Unlike traditional for-profit corporations, these new corporate structures are required to provide Read More
Veterans
- posted: Nov. 11, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Political
Bay Oak Law's own Daniel Gwozdz was recognized by the Bar Association of San Francisco on Veteran's Day for his service in the US Army between 2000 and 2005. Dan Read More
California’s New LLC Law and You
- posted: Sep. 16, 2013
- Archive
by: Daniel E Gwozdz Daniel E Gwozdz is a 2012 graduate of Gonzaga School of Law and the newest attorney at Bay Oak Law. If the title above grabbed your attention, chances are Read More
New I-9 Form
- posted: Mar. 28, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment
The USCIS has introduced a new I-9 form that will have to be used for new employees. While use is currently voluntary, it will be required from May onward. No need to Read More
Now That’s a Hallmark Moment
- posted: Mar. 08, 2013
- Archive
When you think of Hallmark, you often think of the word “giving.” In a recent case, though, Hallmark will be doing the getting: a repayment of a substantial severance package Read More
A Wait at the Gate
- posted: Feb. 07, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  Political
[caption id="attachment_1098" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="Hold your horses"][/caption] For all those employers (all none of you) ready to race ahead and give notices to employees about health insurance exchanges, you are going Read More
Taxing Taxes
- posted: Feb. 06, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Political
A former co-worker of mine, David Spence of the Royce Law Firm, was quoted in a Forbes blog today about Cutler v. Franchise Tax Board, where the California Second District Read More
Entrepreneurial Trap
- posted: Jan. 31, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Business
Entrepreneurs in California sometimes want to organize their companies in other states, like Delaware or Nevada. They learn that companies can pay less in franchise fees in Nevada, or that Read More
When Being The Best Is Not Enough . . .
- posted: Jan. 09, 2013
- Archive
Dunkin’ Donuts has found the hard way that being the self-styled best isn’t good enough. The United States Patent & Trademark Office has refused to register its slogan “Best Coffee in America," as Read More
Sins of Wages
- posted: Jan. 08, 2013
- Articles,  Business Counseling,  Employment,  High Technology Law,  Business
Both employers and employees need to review their wage statements for the new year, because California has amended Labor Code 226 to identify nine types of information that has to be Read More
More Online Services Fall Under the COPPA Cabana
- posted: Jan. 07, 2013
- Archive
Online content providers – including websites and apps – need to add something to their 2013 To-Do list. [caption id="attachment_1051" align="alignright" width="320" caption="It covers you, too"][/caption] Beginning July 1st, the Federal Trade Read More