Have a legal question but not quite ready to read a full legal guide? These Bite-Sized Legal Guides are a great place to start! To download a Bite-Sized Legal Guide, click on the headings below.
¿Tiene una pregunta legal pero no está listo para leer una guía legal completa? ¡Estas Guías Legales Cortas son lugares excelentes para empezar! Desplácese hasta la parte inferior de la página para obtener recursos en español. Para descargar una Guía Legal Corta, hacer clic en los títulos a continuación.
The Law Center’s Bite-Sized Legal Guides
English Resources:
LEGAL DISCLAIMER: These Bite-Sized Legal Guides have been prepared by Sustainable Economies Law Center staff and volunteers as handouts for the Resilient Communities Legal Cafe. The contents of the Guides should NOT be relied on as legal advice. Furthermore, some of this information could become outdated, laws may vary from place to place, and although we've tried to collect accurate information and give the laws our best interpretation, some information in these Bite-Sized Legal Guides could be incorrect or subject to different interpretations by courts and regulators. We hope that's not the case, but, what can we say? Law is complicated stuff! That's why we STRONGLY recommend that you consult with an attorney before using this information.
Cooperatives
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore the different ways cooperatives have navigated how to make decisions in a democratic workplace. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore how to run a cooperative child care arrangement in California. |
Entity Formation
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore some steps to establish limited liability entities. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we lay out the steps to forming a 501c3 nonprofit organization. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore how worker self-direction can help nonprofits better achieve their missions, as well as the legal considerations for becoming a worker self-directed nonprofit. This bite-sized guide also includes a sample board resolution for worker self-direction. |
Food and Farming
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore the California homemade food law and provide guidelines for people who are interested in starting a homemade food business. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore the certifications and permits you'll need to become a personal chef in California. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore methods for increasing access to urban farms. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore how to operate a pushcart under Oakland's pilot mobile vending program. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore the rules for small-scale egg production and sale in California. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore California rules for selling urban grown produce -- including foraged food! |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore the legal definition and requirements for "organic," who can (and must) be certified organic, how you can become a certified organic producer in California, and how to label organic products. |
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In this Mid-Sized Legal Guide, we explore the definitions, rights, and responsibilities of volunteers, employees, independent contractors, and employers. |
Intellectual Property
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore the basics of trademark law, including trademark registration, eligibility for trademark protection, trademark infringement, and more. |
Capital
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore the common exemptions to federal and state securities law that can be used when raising capital for your enterprise. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore how to pull your retirement savings out of Wall Street and invest it in things that enrich your local community. |
Miscellaneous
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we explore some things to consider before seeking legal advice. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we provide a step by step guide to obtaining a contractors license. |
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In this Bite-Sized Legal Guide, we provide an analysis of both federal and state employment laws, and how they might impact caregiving registries. |
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AVISO LEGAL: Estas Guías Legales Cortas han sido preparadas por personal y voluntarios del Sustainable Economies Law Center como documentos para el Café Legal de Comunidades Resilientes. El contenido de las Guías NO se debe confiar como asesoramiento legal. Además, parte de esta información podría quedar obsoleta, las leyes pueden variar de un lugar a otro, y aunque hemos intentado recopilar información precisa y dar a las leyes nuestra mejor interpretación, parte de la información en estas Guías legales de tamaño reducido podría ser incorrecta o estar sujeta a diferentes interpretaciones de los tribunales y los reguladores. Esperamos que ese no sea el caso, pero, ¿qué podemos decir? ¡La ley es algo complicado! Es por eso que recomendamos encarecidamente que consulte a un abogado antes de utilizar esta información.
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En esta Guía Legal, exploramos la ley de comida casera de California y las reglas de la venta de comida casera. |
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En esta Guía Legal, exploramos las reglas de la producción y la venta de huevos a pequeña escala en California. |
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En esta Guía Legal, exploramos las reglas de California para vender productos cultivados en zonas urbanas, incluida la comida forrajera. |
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