Read below for an important due date reminder from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration as announced on July 15, 2020. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is sending you an important due date reminder: If you have a Sales and Use Tax, Use Tax, or eWaste return to file, your …
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On July 1, 2020, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to pass substantial overhauls to the city’s Social Equity Program for cannabis licensure found at Article 4, Chapter X of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. This week, KVK provides our breakdown of the most important changes to this legislation. FULL LA DCR ARTICLE | LA …
“As the country continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic and begins planning for the return to the workplace there are several considerations employers and employees need to account for prior to reopening”, as written in the ‘Covid-19 Office Reopening Guide’ via SanitizedLA.com. Find the full publication and top takeaways below. FULL ARTICLE ARTICLE TAKEAWAYS Returning …
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“The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination, handing the movement for L.G.B.T. equality a long-sought and unexpected victory”, as written in the article ‘Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules’ by Adam Liptak on June 16, 2020 via The New York …
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“Even though California personal injury attorneys have been forced to work from home and maintain social distancing, it’s important they continue to stay hard at work for their clients”, as written in the interesting article ‘Effects of COVID-19 on Personal Injury Practice’ by Bill Karns on April 02, 2020 via ‘Law.com’. Find the full publication, …
ARTICLE TAKEAWAYS Section 5038(h) of the BCC regulations provides licensees with temporary relief from specific licensing and regulatory requirements in order to prevent loss, theft, or degradation of cannabis goods from a disaster. We believe the current environment in Los Angeles qualifies as a “disaster” under the BCC regulations. Licensee rights may include the option …
ARTICLE TAKEAWAYS In August 2016, plaintiff sued defendants. The complaint alleged defendants regularly failed to give plaintiff her full uninterrupted rest periods, and that defendants wrongfully terminated plaintiff in retaliation for her making internal complaints that defendants violated wage and hour laws and food safety laws. The trial court awarded plaintiff over $280,000 in attorneys’ …
ARTICLE TAKEAWAYS On Friday May 15th, the U.S. House passed a $3-trillion relief bill aimed at the economic pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. Included in the bill was the legislative language of the SAFE Banking Act (formally titled the Secure and Fair Enforcement of Banking Act), which would allow cannabis businesses to work freely with …
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ARTICLE TAKEAWAYS Governor Newsome signed an executive order that creates a time-limited rebuttable presumption for accessing workers’ compensation benefits applicable to Californians who must work outside of their homes during the stay at home order. The Governor also signed an executive order that waives penalties for property taxes applicable to residential and small businesses paid after April 10 for …
Los Angeles Business Journal Recently, the Los Angeles Business Journal featured Katchko, Vitiello & Karikomi, PC founder Yelena Katchko in a hard hitting article on the state of the Los Angeles Social Equity Program. Read the article here. The Social Equity Program is the third phase of cannabis licensure in Los Angeles, and is designed …
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