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Minding the Family Business
Why family-run companies can be better poised to navigate hard economic times
While large companies often have shareholders and untold numbers of employees to satisfy, family businesses can maneuver more deftly and swiftly, powering through as best they can.
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Project 2
Launched in 2010 by partners John Joyner and William O’Donnell, Project 2 is celebrating 10 years of successfully serving clients throughout many industries both private and public, and is now celebrating five years of working in the mental health sector with the State of California Regional Centers system to assist service coordinators with their ever-increasing workloads.
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If Voters Raise Taxes on Corporate Landlords, Will Small Biz Foot the Bill?
If Prop. 15 passes, any commercial or industrial property owner with more than $3 million of California real estate would have to pay taxes based on the current market value of the property, rather than the original purchase price.
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When a Right Click Is Wrong
How to avoid creative copyright infringement in your promotion and presentations
There are options for adding creative appeal to your work without stealing.
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Nail-Biter for Family Leave Bill Reveals Tough Realities for Working Moms
Why did a lawmaker need to bring her newborn to the COVID-exposed state Capitol to do her job? To help pass a new family leave law.
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California COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims Soar
Workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 have spiked dramatically in the past two months. Those claims could mean more than $2 billion in costs for employers and their insurers.
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Comstock’s Talks: Back to Business — Not as Usual
PODCAST: Companies can expect to see COVID-19-related employment lawsuits from nearly any corner, including wage and hour issues and disability discrimination. These four strategies can help mitigate risk.
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Back to Business — Not as Usual
Four strategies to help employers avoid litigation as California reopens
Companies can expect to see COVID-19-related employment lawsuits from nearly any corner. These strategies can help mitigate risk.
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Mandate Diversity? California Bill Would Ban All-White Corporate Boards
All-white corporate boards would be prohibited in California under a bill in the Legislature that follows in the footsteps of a controversial law that mandated women in corporate boardrooms.
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Time to Take Charge
‘The great pause’ caused by the coronavirus is an opportunity for emerging leaders
Here are five simple tips for emerging leaders to be different — to give rise to the leader within.