by Nikki Semanchik | Dec 18, 2020 | Business Law, General Counsel
How to Prevent a Business Lawsuit from Crushing Your Business Every year, thousands of businesses in San Diego and across the state of California get sued by customers, vendors, and other parties. These business lawsuits can wipe out an organization’s profits or...
by Nikki Semanchik | Mar 31, 2020 | General Counsel
Most workers in San Diego and throughout the state of California are classified as “at-will” employees. This status means that the employee is free to leave their job at any time, and their employer is free to lay them off at any time. However, employers...
by Nikki Semanchik | Feb 13, 2020 | Business Law, General Counsel
When starting a new business, most San Diego entrepreneurs spend a great deal of time perfecting their product, putting together their marketing plan, and hiring the right people. However, very few remember to sit down with a federal trademark lawyer to officially...
by Nikki Semanchik | Feb 3, 2020 | Business Law, General Counsel
What to Do if You Have Sexual Harassment in the Workplace As a small business owner in San Diego, you strive to provide your employees with a safe working environment. As such, it can be quite shocking to learn that a member of your team is being sexually harassed in...
by Nikki Semanchik | Jan 23, 2020 | Business Law, General Counsel
Starting a new small business in San Diego is never easy. It requires a ton of hard work and dedication. However, if you wish to ensure that your new company continues to be successful for many years to come, you will also need to avoid making costly errors. A brief...
by Nikki Semanchik | Jan 22, 2020 | Business Law, General Counsel
Starting a new business from scratch almost always requires a lot of hard work. From building a customer base to hiring and training employees, the list of tasks one must complete to get a new company off the ground is seemingly neverending. As such, it is no surprise...
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...
