Some of the most common legal mistakes that California tech startups and other small employers make with their employees are also the easiest to avoid: Terminating an employee without consulting an attorney about the circumstances of that termination. Just because you believe that you have valid reasons for terminating an…
It’s common for start-ups in the Bay Area that are low on funding to compensate their employees by granting equity only and without providing any actual salary or hourly pay. This is a mistake that entitles any such employee in California to make a claim for unpaid wages, interest, and…
One of the more painful things that happen to employees of start-ups in San Francisco and the rest of Silicon Valley is being laid off shortly before or right before they become eligible for a stock or right before an important vesting deadline. Sometimes, employers terminate an employee specifically for…