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New law firm in town had a bite of Habit deal

By   /  Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021  /  Latest news, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on New law firm in town had a bite of Habit deal

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Workplace COVID rules, minimum wage hike among new state laws for 2022

By   /  Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021  /  Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, Law & Goverment, right, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Workplace COVID rules, minimum wage hike among new state laws for 2022

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State chamber president talks vaccine mandates, legislative agenda in Goleta

By   /  Tuesday, December 7th, 2021  /  Central Coast, East Ventura County, Government, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on State chamber president talks vaccine mandates, legislative agenda in Goleta

With just a few weeks left until the end of 2021, the largest business advocate to California government has its eyes set on the new year. The California Chamber of Commerce, which works at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting businesses in the state, says several policies are going to be Read More →

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State Bar shuts down Santa Barbara legal firm

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2021  /  Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on State Bar shuts down Santa Barbara legal firm

NOTE: This article was originally posted Dec. 6 and updated on Dec. 9. The updated version clarifies the reason the firm was shut down and includes quotes from an attorney for National Family Solutions and from the settlement between the firm and the State Bar of California. The State Bar of California has shut down Read More →

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Women’s share of region’s corporate board seats has doubled since 2018

By   /  Friday, October 29th, 2021  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, Women Inc.  /  Comments Off on Women’s share of region’s corporate board seats has doubled since 2018

Publicly traded companies in the tri-county region have added 18 women board directors this year, though a few companies still need to appoint more women to comply with stepped-up state diversity requirements that go into effect in 2022. A total of 69 women sit on the boards of the 22 companies headquartered in the Tri-Counties Read More →

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Unlicensed Ventura cannabis retailer to pay $75K fine

By   /  Tuesday, October 26th, 2021  /  Latest news, Law & Goverment  /  Comments Off on Unlicensed Ventura cannabis retailer to pay $75K fine

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced a settlement Oct. 26 that will require Green Bee Collective to pay $75,000 in civil penalties and restitution for operating an unlicensed cannabis delivery business in Ventura from 2014 through 2019. Green Bee Collective was operated by Darius Bryan Behamata and Samantha Paige Harpoff-Alverson, who were also named Read More →

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Opinion: Navigating the ‘gotchas’ in California employment law

By   /  Friday, October 15th, 2021  /  Latest news, Law & Goverment, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: Navigating the ‘gotchas’ in California employment law

By Jonathan Fraser Light Employers may have noticed that California employment law is incredibly burdensome, incredibly detailed, and filled with “gotchas.” The actual statutes are only part of the problem; the courts sometimes interpret those laws in ways that make little sense. Here are a few of those “gotchas” that may leave you scratching your Read More →