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Take time to relax Life for people in this day and age is crazy busy. People will take up every spare moment in your life if you let them, so it is important to... create a life that has margins. Build free time, family time, and personal time into the margins of your day-to-day existence. If you don’t schedule it, it won’t happen. You’ll be happier when you create marginswe promise. Schedule time to relax. This is the premise behind my book, Who's in Your Room?: The Secret to Creating Your Best Life co-authored with Stewart Emery, and Rick Sapio. I believe this book can change people's lives. Learn the secret to creating your best life by managing Who’s in Your Room. To order the book, please use this link: https://tinyurl.com/WhosInYourRoom

How can I find out more about BNI? The best way to find out about BNI is to visit a chapter. By visiting a local chapter you will be able to experience the cul...ture and structure of a BNI meeting. You will also get to know the business people involved in the chapter. If the group would be a good fit for your business and your business category is open, you may apply for the position at the meeting. Find a BNI chapter in your area: https://www.bni.com/find-a-chapter?

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When a visitor arrives at your chapter meeting, the first words out of your mouth should be "Welcome to our BNI group." If BNI chapters, through their actions a...nd through their words, really truly make visitors feel welcome, those visitors will return. And that, my friends, is a sign of a great networking group. If we can carry that out effectively, we will continue to be the world’s largest networking organization. Bijay Shah, BNI National Director BNI United Arab Emirates P.O. Box 65809, Dubai +971 4 4267718

2019 U.S. National Conference Beth and I are looking forward to seeing you on April 4-6 in Dallas! This once-a-year event is a unique opportunity to learn tips ...and tools to make your business more successful through BNI and connect with 500+ members and directors from across the United States to expand your network. This event includes a special presentation and an exclusive member only "Ask the Founder - Facebook Live" session with me on BNI USA. Plus, presentations led by Graham Weihmiller, CEO and Tim Roberts, U.S. National Director and other BNI all-stars on a wide variety of topics. It is already the largest US Conference ever. Register by Friday, March 1 before registration closes: https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/bniusevents/646213/

We wish you a new year filled with abundance, peace, and joy. Happy 2017!

Rafael, I just want to say GRACIAS for allowing me to manage your social media for Allegiance Legal Latina, during the past 6 months. I appreciate the trust you had in me to create posts on your pages. Keep up the amazing work you do. Brian Bentzen... Sacchef International: Social Media and Global Marketing Services http://www.sacchef.com/socialmedia See more

FEEDBACK FRIDAY Please share your thoughts and comments below. Rafael Icaza Allegiance Legal... 1540 River Park Drive, Suite 210, Sacramento, Ca. 95815 (916) 246-8456 E-Mail: [email protected] http://allegiancelegal.net See more

CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW: What are the meal and rest break requirements for California employees? If you are a non-exempt worker, you are entitled to the following meal and rest breaks in California.... 1) Paid Rest Breaks - If you work at least 3.5 hours in a day, you are entitled to a paid rest break. - You earn a break of at least 10 consecutive minutes for each 4 hours worked. - Rest breaks must to the extent possible be in the middle of each work period. - Rest breaks must be paid. - You might be required to remain on work premises during your rest break. - You cannot be required to work during any required rest break. - You are free to voluntarily skip your rest break. 2) Meal Breaks - If you work over 5 hours in a day, you are entitled to a 30 min. meal break. - You can agree with your boss to waive this meal period provided you do not work more than 6 hours in the workday. - You can also agree with your boss to an on-duty meal break which counts as time worked and is paid. - If you work over 10 hrs in a day, you are entitled to a second 30 min. meal break. - You can agree with your boss to waive the second meal break if you do not work more than 12 hours and you did not waive your first meal break. - You are free to take your meal break off work premises. - You cannot be required to work during any required rest break. Keep in mind, there are many exceptions to the above for certain industries, such as the healthcare, group home, motion picture, manufacturing, and baking industries. If your boss doesn’t comply with break requirements, they are required to pay you one extra hour of regular pay for each day on which a break violation occurred. If your employer is violating your rights to meal and rest breaks, you should contact us at Allegiance Legal right away. Contact us: Rafael Icaza Allegiance Legal (916) 246-8456 1540 River Park Drive, Suite 210 Sacramento, Ca. 95815 Fax: (916) 241-0864 E-Mail: [email protected] http://allegiancelegal.net/540-2/

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EMPLOYMENT LAW: California Minimum Wage Law On April 4, 2016, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 3, which will increase California’s minimum wage annually, reaching $15 per hour for employers with at least 26 employees by January 1, 2022.... For employers with at least 26 employees, California’s minimum wage will increase on the following schedule: - January 1, 2017: $10.50 per hour. - January 1, 2018: $11 per hour. - January 1, 2019: $12 per hour. - January 1, 2020: $13 per hour. - January 1, 2021: $14 per hour. - January 1, 2022: $15 per hour. Employers with 25 or fewer employees will follow a minimum wage schedule that lags behind the above schedule by one year. - January 1, 2018: $10.50 per hour. - January 1, 2019: $11 per hour. - January 1, 2020: $12 per hour. - January 1, 2021: $13 per hour. - January 1, 2022: $14 per hour. - January 1, 2023: $15 per hour. The Governor has the ability to suspend the above minimum wage increases if certain economic factors indicate that the state is in recession. Notably, California’s salary basis test for exempt employees is directly tied to the state’s minimum wage. Exempt employees must earn at least twice the state’s minimum wage for full-time employment, meaning that under the current $10 per hour minimum wage, exempt employees must earn an annual salary of $41,600. Under a $15 per hour minimum wage, the minimum annual salary jumps to $62,400. Employers are encouraged to start assessing their workforce and compensation policies to prepare to adjust compensation for, at a minimum, nonexempt employees who earn less than $15 per hour and exempt employees who earn less than $62,400 per year. If you have any questions, please contact me to discuss how this new law will affect your business. Contact us: Rafael Icaza Allegiance Legal (916) 246-8456 1540 River Park Drive, Suite 210, Sacramento, Ca. 95815 Fax: (916) 241-0864 http://allegiancelegal.net/labor-employment/