Sacramento Employment Lawyer | Arkady Itkin
Effective Representation In Employment and Wrongful Termination Cases for Workers and Businesses
One of the biggest mistakes I see small business owners make is using contracts with their customers that do not include a prevailing party attorney’s fees provision. This automatically puts them in a more vulnerable position with someone who, for whatever reason, decides not to pay for their work. Imagine you complete the work, send Read More …
Many employers believe that because they are looking to hire an at-will employee, this means that they not only can hire and fire that employee for any reason or no reason, but they also can retract job offers already extended without any legal risks and consequences to them. This is often not true, and the Read More …
Ironically, one of the most common mistakes when starting a business with one or more business partners is not having a contract. Too many new business owners or start-up founders choose to agree on their terms of working together orally because they have known each other for a long time and believe that they would Read More …
The video below talks about why it’s important that you have your employment agreement reviewed by an attorney, especially if your compensation package includes bonus, stock options, and other variables.
Recently, the Court of Appeal reiterated in Touchstone Television Productions v Superior Court (2012), that not renewing an employee’s contract cannot be considered a wrongful termination. This is because, among other reasons, employment for a fixed period of time is terminated automatically at the time that contract expires. Thus, the fact that the employer decided not Read More …