North Bay Business Journal

  • Ruling on OT for professionals raises questions

    September 12th, 2011

    NORTH BAY – The San Francisco First District Court of Appeals ruling Aug. 17, that a former law clerk is not entitled to overtime pay, has raised questions about how it applies to other professional practices.

  • Licensed private fiduciary an option for estates

    September 12th, 2011

    In a recent article I outlined the importance of selecting a trustee and gave several ideas for making that very important decision. Some options were using a family member, a bank or a trusted advisor who already has a relationship established like an accountant or attorney. Another option well-deserving of a separate article is that of using a California Licensed Private Fiduciary as trustee. While this industry has been around for decades, licensing requirements and professional associations for fiduciaries have arisen in the last five to 10 years, adding additional assurances to the field.

  • People: Week of Sept. 12, 2011

    September 12th, 2011

    News about professionals in the north San Francisco Bay Area

  • Healdsburg, Sebastopol hospital districts to appeal Sutter ruling

    August 29th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Two Sonoma County health care districts say they plan on appealing a recent court ruling that mostly sided with Sutter Health over objections to Sutter’s new $284 million hospital, now under construction just north of Santa Rosa.

  • Hospitals appeal Sutter project ruling

    August 23rd, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Two Sonoma County health care districts announced this evening they appealed a recent court ruling that sided with Sutter Health over objections to Sutter’s new $284 million hospital, now under construction just north of Santa Rosa.

  • Perfect Fitness to pay $425,000 to settle product-defect allegations

    August 10th, 2011

    SAUSALITO — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced Perfect Fitness has agreed to pay a $425,000 civil penalty relating to a defect in a prior version of its Perfect Pullup exercise device.

  • Independent contractors may face more scrutiny

    August 1st, 2011

    NORTH BAY — The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking to significantly bolster its regulatory reach to investigate companies employing “independent contractors” and whether they are classified correctly — an already-tricky area for many employers that can have serious consequences, according to legal experts.

  • Medical device industry group opposes new 2.3 percent tax

    August 1st, 2011

    NORTH BAY — As part of the federal health care overhaul bill passed last year in Washington, medical device makers will have a new tax imposed on them that is forecast to generate roughly $20 billion in new government revenue.

  • IRS clarifies ruling on tax-deductible donations

    August 1st, 2011

    The Internal Revenue Service recently issued guidance that clarifies the extent to which grantors, donors and contributors can rely on IRS databases and other publications to confirm an exempt organization’s tax status for purposes of deducting contributions or making grants.

  • NLRB judge finds Kaiser election flawed

    July 25th, 2011

    WASHINGTON — The largest union vote to take place in over 70 years may have to be done all over again, after an administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board recommended the results between two quarreling unions be set aside.

  • Pacific Sanitation sues Rohnert Park over ‘buy-in fee’

    July 19th, 2011

    [Updated: July 19, 11:25 a.m. with further lawsuit details and a link to the complaint] ROHNERT PARK — A Windsor-based waste and recycling company has filed a lawsuit against the city of Rohnert Park, alleging that its recent requirement of paying a “buy-in” fee to conduct business in the city “is tantamount to a bribe.”

  • Law Matters: Law balances business secrets, employee rights

    July 11th, 2011

    Question: A couple of my salespeople are leaving my business, and forming their own business in the same field. I’ve put a lot of time and money into training them, and the clients they serve aren’t “their” clients; they are my clients. Also, these salespeople signed non-compete agreements. What can I do to protect my business?

  • Palm Drive discloses errors in extra payments to physicians

    June 20th, 2011

    SEBASTOPOL – Palm Drive Hospital disclosed that it failed to enter into proper contracts with physicians, resulting in reimbursement mistakes totaling about $2.1 million from 2007 through February of this year.

  • Empire Law graduates 31 in 35th class

    June 13th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA – Empire College School of Law graduated 31 students in its 35th graduating class in a ceremony June 5.

  • People: Week of June 13, 2011

    June 13th, 2011

    People items submitted by North Bay businesses for publication in the Business Journal

  • ‘Lease-leaseback’ opens new avenues for school projects

    June 6th, 2011

    ROSS — The general contractor for the $7.26 million Ross School gymnasium project will continue to lease back to school district the nearly half-done structure until the doors open to students. And Northern California districts increasingly are employing this somewhat complex lease-leaseback arrangement.

  • Business news: Week of May 30, 2011

    May 30th, 2011

    Brief news about North Bay companies and organizations

  • The coming sea-change in stormwater rules

    May 23rd, 2011

    The issue of how to manage stormwater for wineries likely brings to mind irrigation and drainage management.

  • Judge weighs arguments in Sutter hospital project lawsuit

    May 20th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — A Sonoma County judge today heard arguments in a lawsuit filed to stop construction of Sutter Health’s $284 million hospital next to the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts north of Santa Rosa. A ruling is expected within the next few months.

  • Former Humbolt Creamery CEO gets 30 months in prison

    May 19th, 2011

    Richard Ghilarducci, the former chief executive officer of Humboldt Creamery in Humboldt County, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for loan fraud and ordered to pay $7 million in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today.

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