Higgs Fletcher & Mack

Starting January 1, 2025, California’s minimum wage goes up to $16.50 per hour, which means that the minimum salary for exempt employees will increase from $66,560 per year to $68,640 per year ($1,320 per week). In some industries---including fast food and health care---the hourly minimum wage is higher, as is true in some cities and counties. The minimum wage within San Diego’s city limits increases to $17.25 per hour to start the new year. UC Berkeley’s Labor Center has a list of other cities’ and counties’ minimum wage rates available on its website here: https://lnkd.in/gbxQp4H7 #EmploymentLaw #CALaw

Higgs Fletcher & Mack is proud to welcome attorney Richie Lozano to the firm’s Transportation Law Practice Group. Read more about Richie in our press release here: https://lnkd.in/gCs-VxeJ

Higgs Fletcher & Mack is proud to be recognized among the Best Law Firms® for 2025, and recognized regionally in 21 practice areas. Firms named as Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gzVRx5F4 #BestLawFirms #CALaw

Please join us in congratulating HFM Partners Roland Achtel and Sarah Evans, who were named to the San Diego Business Journal's list of "Leaders of Influence in Law" for 2024. #SDLaw #LeadersInLaw #LawyerLeaders

As election day approaches, HFM reminds California employers to post a notice about voting leave rights. For this election cycle, employers should post this notice in your workplace or where employees can see it as they arrive and leave between October 26 and November 5.    The secretary of state has prepared flyers in many languages to use to provide this notice, accessible online through the following links: English: https://lnkd.in/gU9EJT_c Spanish: https://lnkd.in/gTcWQKZd Chinese: https://lnkd.in/gr986Cyr Hindi: https://lnkd.in/gC2W3zUC Japanese: https://lnkd.in/guBvi7Du Khmer: https://lnkd.in/gyJuEcD2 Korean: https://lnkd.in/gTvKjuVA Tagalog: https://lnkd.in/gts_RzB9 Thai: https://lnkd.in/g95mqjUU Vietnamese: https://lnkd.in/gwC53mFQ Consider printing and posting the English version plus the version in any language spoken by 10% or more of your workforce at the location where the notice displayed. #CALaw #CAEmploymentLaw #EmploymentLaw

Higgs Fletcher & Mack is proud to welcome attorney Daniel Riordan to the firm’s Healthcare, Business Litigation, and Trusts & Estates Litigation Practice Groups. Read about Daniel in our press release here: https://lnkd.in/g6a8a3Cn #SDLaw #SDLitigation

HFM Attorneys Julie Dewberry and Greer Houston were proud to co-present on Current Developments — Estate, Gift, and Fiduciary Income Tax for the American Bar Association’s 2024 Fall Tax Meeting, along with Catherine Hughes, Attorney Advisory, Office of Tax Policy for the US Department of Treasury, #TaxLaw #SDLaw #24TaxFall

ACC San Diego - Association of Corporate Counsel and Higgs Fletcher & Mack present a webinar paying careful attention to appellate roadblocks along the way and provides both trial and in-house counsel with helpful tips. John Morris and Steven Brunolli will also provide practical advice on getting helpful cases published and unhelpful cases depublished. Register at: https://lnkd.in/gkpsEwWC

We had a great time playing in San Diego Defense Lawyers' annual golf tournament last week and helping to support a great cause! #SDLaw

Community and giving back has always been one of HFM's values. Last week, HFM Partner AnneElise Goetz discussed the importance of her volunteerism in this The San Diego Union-Tribune opinion article: https://lnkd.in/gwBekf2a #LawyersGivingBack #SDLaw