by Nikki Semanchik | Jan 7, 2020 | Business Law, General Counsel
Five Important Documents Your New Employees Should Sign Before They Start Work When your San Diego business hires a new employee, it can be tempting to have them dive right in and get to work. Before they can get started, however, you must have them fill in and sign a...
by Nikki Semanchik | Jan 3, 2020 | Business Law, General Counsel
For San Diego small business owners, there are few things more frightening than having an employee receive an injury on the job. Unfortunately, this nightmare scenario happens every day in factories, restaurants, and construction sites throughout California. If one of...
by Nikki Semanchik | Dec 19, 2019 | Business Law, General Counsel
When you start a new business in San Diego, you hope that everything will run smoothly for many years to come. Unfortunately, things don’t always go according to plan. Before long, you will almost inevitably begin to run into issues and disputes that you could...
by Nikki Semanchik | Dec 16, 2019 | Business Law, General Counsel
When preparing to interview a potential new hire, it is vital that you have a list of questions that you want to ask prepared in advance. However, if you want to avoid legal issues and accusations of discrimination, it is equally important to make note of some...
by Nikki Semanchik | Dec 11, 2019 | Business Law
Hiring a business attorney can be a very overwhelming process. When searching for an attorney in San Diego to represent your company, you should not settle for the first law firm that you come across. Instead, you should try to find one that is a good fit for your...
by Nikki Semanchik | Dec 2, 2019 | Business Law
If your San Diego small business has begun to grow, you may be thinking about hiring your first employee. Before you do, however, there are a few important steps that you must take, such as: Making Sure That You Are Financially Ready to Hire Hiring an employee is...
by Nikki Semanchik | Nov 26, 2019 | Business Law
When you first started your company, you most likely spent some time working with a small business lawyer in California to figure out how to protect yourself from the organization’s liabilities. This practice is known as creating a corporate veil. Of course, if...
by Nikki Semanchik | Nov 12, 2019 | Business Law, General Counsel
Do California Companies Need to Pay Their Interns? Every year, thousands of small businesses in San Diego and throughout California welcome new groups of interns into the fold. If your company has been considering taking on some interns of your own, you may be...
by Nikki Semanchik | Nov 4, 2019 | Business Law, General Counsel
If you are a business owner, you should have a harassment policy in place to protect yourself and your business. Federal and state law make sexual harassment illegal in California (see here). Semanchik Law Group will take you through the basics of what to be...
by Nikki Semanchik | Oct 21, 2019 | Business Law
California Professional Corporation Requirements As any California business lawyer will tell you, limited liability companies and traditional corporations have long been the chosen structure of most new companies in the state. If you have walked into a grocery store,...
