Topic: Employment

If you are in the startup community, there is a good chance you have heard of an equity incentive plan but may not know exactly what it entails. SPZ Legal can help you on this journey. This article ...

Earlier this year, the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB) issued a decision in McLaren Macomb (McLaren) holding that employers may not offer non-supervisory employees severance agreements that ...

Non-competition clauses are under scrutiny at the federal level and in some states with governments taking a more pro-labor stance against restrictive covenants. In July 2021, President Biden issued ...

Section 432.3 of the California Labor Code currently requires employers to provide an applicant with the pay scale for a position upon the applicant’s reasonable request and prohibits certain ...

The legal landscape involving employee sick and family leave is rapidly changing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and businesses should inform themselves on these new measures. Below please find ...

Many believe that the U.S. economy is currently in a recession or will soon enter one as a result of the economic impacts of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Noted virtual capital firms are ...

A California lawsuit against Uber just got a whole lot busier. On September 1st, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen granted class-action status to a suit brought by three Uber drivers, who are ...

Congratulations! Your business is growing, and you’re ready to hire your first employee. You’ve moved beyond the legal netherworld of independent contracting, and it’s time to establish a formal ...

Private companies utilize equity compensation to attract and retain talent and plan future use of company capital. In preparing a compensation plan, many startups debate between two types of equity ...