In February, I published a post entitled Is California "The Biggest Loser". My reference was to Professor Lynn LoPucki's finding that "California, home to 1,210 [public] companies but state of incorporation for only 112, is the biggest loser"....
Can It Be That California, "The Biggest Loser" Is Also Number One?
Posted on March 10, 2017
Why Some Delaware Corporations May Be Concerned With California's Supermajority Vote Requirements
Posted on February 27, 2017
Section 710(b) of the California Corporations Code defines a "supermajority vote" as a requirement set forth in a corporation's articles of incorporation (or certificate of determination) that specified actions be approved by a larger proportion of...
Can The Legislature Hire Its Own Lawyer?
Posted on February 13, 2017
In early January, California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon jointly announced that the California Legislature had hired outside legal counsel to advise on potential legal challenges with the incoming...
Should California Employers Be Insecure About California's State-Run Retirement Savings Program?
Posted on January 11, 2017
Last September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 1234 (De León) which implements the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program. 2016 Cal. Stat. ch. 804. If you haven't heard of the program, California State Treasurer John...
This Definition Of A Factor May Surprise You
Posted on January 03, 2017
The creditable H.W. Fowler described "factor" as "one of those words . . . which are so popular as thought-saving reach-me-downs that all meaning is being rubbed off them by constant use." Fowler's Modern English Usage (2d ed. p. 184).
