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As you no doubt know, in January President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The Act includes, among other things, provisions relating to estate, gift, and generation skipping taxes.

Eight years ago, the California legislature enacted a law requiring all employers with 50 or more workers to provide at least two hours of interactive training to all supervisory employees on the prevention of sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation (commonly […]

As the year drew to a close, the California Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Ralphs Grocery Company v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 8. The Court’s decision permits retailers to prohibit expressive activity, other than peaceful […]

Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, a leading Northern California business law firm, today announced that Daniel W. Ballesteros has been elected President and Managing Shareholder of the firm, effective January 1, 2013. Ballesteros succeeds Steven D. Siner, who has served […]