Business partners, seeking to make their fortunes, form their LLCs at a moment when they expect to work together indefinitely, with good will between them and nothing but cooperation as their modus operandi. At this time in a business partnership, the idea of distrusting their business partner and needing to dissolve the LLC is furthest from their minds. Commerce demand
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2022 COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
It’s time for another update on the current COVID-19 legislation and what impact the 2022 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) will have on California employers. California’s new SPSL officially took effect on February 19, 2022; however, it is retroactive to January 1, 2022. The SPSL provides for two separate 40-hour banks of leave: one for testing and isolating, and a…
California Approves COVID-19 Sick Pay for Employees

AB 84/SB 114 – COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL)
California lawmakers passed legislation to reinstate COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, providing most California employees with up to two weeks of sick pay if an employee or family member tests positive for COVID-19.
“As the Omicron surge intensified, workers screamed from the rooftops about the desperate need to reinstate COVID…
Investing in space tech: What investors need to know

This article was initially published on bizjournals
Silicon Valley Business Journal Leadership Trust
By Roger Royse , Partner at Haynes & Boone, LLP
Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Emerging Growth and Venture Capital
Recently, I gathered with a group of venture and corporate investors as part of a panel for the startup group Idea to IPO to discuss investing…
2021 Sacramento Delegation Paper
CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION TAXATION SECTION TAX POLICY, PRACTICE & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
2021 SACRAMENTO DELEGATION PAPER
NEED FOR GUIDANCE FOR CALIFORNIA PURPOSES ON THE APPLICATION OF IRC SECTION 1031
TO VIRTUAL CURRENCIES AND OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS
This proposal was prepared by James Creech, member of the Tax Procedure Committee; and Annette Nellen and Roger Royse, members of the Tax…
“22 for 2022” – Twenty-Two New Employment Laws to be Aware of as We Head into 2022!
Ring in the new year by preparing your business for new California workplace laws! The past year has had human resource professionals scrambling to keep up. The California Legislature passed several laws that will affect California employers. Our employment law attorneys have listed “22 for 2022” new employment laws that you need to know about as we head into the…
Schneiders & Associates Offers Free Employment Law Update Webinar!
The new year will be full of changes. Prepare for 2022 with our help! Join us for a FREE virtual employment law update seminar to learn about new employment law changes in 2022, including COVID-19 employment law updates. Partners Roy and Ted Schneider will discuss in detail, the changes the new year will bring and help you prepare for the…
Beneficial Ownership Disclosure
In January of 2021, Congress enacted the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”). The CTA requires legal entities to register with the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) and disclose their ultimate beneficial owners.
Absent the CTA, neither the federal government nor the states require a disclosure of beneficial owners of corporations, limited…
Can agriculture technology save the world? Some investors think so

Silicon Valley Business Journal Leadership Trust
By Roger Royse , Partner at Haynes & Boone, LLP
Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Emerging Growth and Venture Capital
Agriculture has long been charged as a major culprit of climate change. According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, agriculture accounts for 21% to 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Even if…
Can I Implement a Mandatory Vaccine Policy for My Employees – And What is a Mandatory Vaccine Policy?

It is likely that President Biden’s administration will implement a mandatory vaccine policy for all private-sector employers with 100 or more employees. Failure to comply with the policy will result in significant fines (up to $13,600 per violation). This sounds simple on its face, but what if you do not have 100 employees; or, what if one of your employees…