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01.17.2017 Legal advice: What to know before your brewery signs that commercial lease
As seen in Craft Brewing Business - by Stacy Allura Hostetter Commercial leases are no small matter. Most run the gamut from 35 to 55 pages, yet many businesses simply sign on the dotted line without any review when given the opportunity. Craft breweries are no...
01.13.17 New Year, New Laws for CA Craft Breweries
Welcome to 2017! Lawmakers have kept us busy this year with a batch of new laws, and did not slow down during the holiday season. Please see below for some new updates for clients in San Diego and Los Angeles, as well as those operating throughout the State of...
01.09.17 Candace L. Moon, Esq. chosen for 2017 San Diego Brewers Guild Board of Directors
Per a recent email from Jill Davidson, President of the San Diego Brewers Guild, Candace L. Moon, Esq. has been chosen for the guild's 2017 Board of Directors. Under this selection, Candace will serve a two year term beginning January 2017. THE MISSION OF THE SAN...
12.15.16 The Craft Beer Attorney announces 2017 Craft Beer Webinar Series
Since 2015, The Craft Beer Attorney has been holding monthly webinars for craft breweries in planning and existing breweries nationwide. While most of our webinars are focused on California specific law, we have had guest appearances by our Preferred Providers to...
12.13.16 Local Breweries Face New Regulatory Burden
As seen in the San Diego Daily Transcript on December 6, 2016 By Kathleen Spero Breweries across California, and specifically in San Diego County, have long struggled with deciphering complex environmental health department regulations and their application to...
12.12.16 New SCAM Alert for Craft Breweries – Federal USPTO Trademark Registrations
While scams are constant in this day and age of the Internet, most of our craft brewery clients don't expect to be pulled into one when registering their Brewery Name, beer names or Design as a trademark with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office)....
12.12.16 Are You Ready for Minimum Wage Increases and the New I-9 Requirements?
Minimum wage changes are on their way in January 2017. If you haven’t already examined employee pay and minimum wage rates, now is the time to make those reviews ASAP! California Minimum Wage – January 1, 2017 California will be raising its minimum wage for...
11.30.16 – Upcoming December 1st FLSA Changes on Hold & I-9 Requirements – Employment Law
On November 22, 2016, U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant issued a temporary injunction placing the December 1, 2016, changes in exempt salary minimum payments on hold. In May 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor published a new rule to increase the exempt salary...
10.27.16 Craft Beer Attorney – Employment Law – Election Day Reminders
*PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS CALIFORNIA SPECIFIC* We’re in the final days before the November 8th election, and we here at The Craft Beer Attorney want to send out some gentle reminders about employer obligations in regards to voting and political expression in...
10.11.16 – Congratulations to the 2016 Great American Beer Festival Winners!
We couldn't be happier for all the 2016 GABF Winners, however we are even more happy for those of them that are our clients. From a long standing brewery like AleSmith Brewing Company, to a newer client that opened less than 10 months ago such as Pure Project, we are...