Payment of Finder’s Fees for Securities Sales in California California’s new law permitting payment of finder’s fees to middlemen in securities purchases creates new business incentives within the state. However, the law contradicts a long-held Securities and Exchange Commission policy against finder’s fees. Essentially, California has legalized payment of [...]
I Don’t Want to Pay for Worker’s Comp – Do I Need It? Frequently those contemplating hiring employees ask whether they must obtain and pay for worker’s compensation insurance (sometimes referred to as “worker’s comp”) for their employees. Those same people sometimes believe that they do not need to [...]
What is California’s Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund? The Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund (“VCFCF”) is governed by California Corporations Code Sections 2280, et seq. and California Code of Regulations, title 2, division 7, chapter 12, sections 22500 through 22507. The fund was specifically created to provide “limited restitution to [...]
