--- title: Blog | Startup Law Resources | SPZ Legal | David De La Flor description: SPZ Legal Blog provides entrepreneurs with useful information regarding incorporation, employment, funding, and IP. --- [Skip To Content](https://spzlegal.com/blog/author/david#main-content) [![spz-legal-logo-2024](https://spzlegal.com/hubfs/logos/spz-legal-logo-2024.svg)](https://spzlegal.com/) - [Clients](https://spzlegal.com/our-clients) - [Featured Clients](https://spzlegal.com/our-clients) - [Case Study: Verto Education](https://spzlegal.com/verto-case-study) - [Case Study: Kong Studios](https://spzlegal.com/kong-studios-case-study) - [Case Study: WindBorne](https://spzlegal.com/windborne-case-study) - [Case Study: Tango](https://spzlegal.com/tango-case-study) - [Case Study: Sown To Grow](https://spzlegal.com/sown-to-grow-case-study) - [Case Study: Capture6](https://spzlegal.com/capture6-case-study) - [Case Study: Datava](https://spzlegal.com/datava-case-study) - [Case Study: Voxel](https://spzlegal.com/from-scrappy-startup-to-selling-to-fortune-100) - [Team](https://spzlegal.com/team) - [About Us](https://spzlegal.com/team) - [Becky Mancero](https://spzlegal.com/team/becky-mancero) - [David De La Flor](https://spzlegal.com/team/david-de-la-flor) - [Elizabeth Thorne](https://spzlegal.com/team/elizabeth-thorne) - [Gea Kang](https://spzlegal.com/team/gea-kang) - [Hannah Porter](https://spzlegal.com/team/hannah-porter) - [Hash Zahed](https://spzlegal.com/team/hash-zahed) - [Jessica Sulahian](https://spzlegal.com/team/jessica-sulahian) - [Morgan Kasenchak](https://spzlegal.com/team/morgan-kasenchak) - [Paige Southworth](https://spzlegal.com/paige-southworth) - [Ryan Shaening Pokrasso](https://spzlegal.com/team/ryan-shaening-pokrasso) - [Sam Taylor](https://spzlegal.com/team/sam-taylor) - [Tami Gore](https://spzlegal.com/team/tami-gore) - [Specialists](https://spzlegal.com/our-partners) - [Services](https://spzlegal.com/business-law-services) - [Formation & Corporate](https://spzlegal.com/business-law-services/formation) - [Mergers & Acquisitions](https://spzlegal.com/business-law-services/mergers-acquisitions) - [Funding](https://spzlegal.com/business-law-services/funding) - [Hiring & Equity Compensation](https://spzlegal.com/business-law-services/employment) - [Data Privacy](https://spzlegal.com/business-law-services/data-privacy) - [IP Protection](https://spzlegal.com/business-law-services/ip-protection) - [Commercial Agreements](https://spzlegal.com/business-law-services/sales-agreements) - [Startup Center](https://spzlegal.com/startup-center) - [Formation & Corporate](https://spzlegal.com/startup-center/formation-and-corporate-topics) - [Mergers & Acquisitions](https://spzlegal.com/startup-center/mergers-and-acquisitions) - [Funding](https://spzlegal.com/startup-center/funding) - [Hiring & Equity Compensation](https://spzlegal.com/startup-center/hiring) - [IP Protection](https://spzlegal.com/startup-center/ip-protection) - [Data Privacy](https://spzlegal.com/startup-center/data-privacy) - [Commercial Agreements](https://spzlegal.com/startup-center/commercial-agreements) - [Blog](https://spzlegal.com/blog) - [Contact](https://spzlegal.com/contact) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/spz-legal) # Legal Blog Search ## [![](https://spzlegal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/startup%20funding%20due%20diligence.jpg?width=760&height=428&name=startup%20funding%20due%20diligence.jpg) VC Legal Due Diligence: Questions Investors Will Ask David De La Flor | Apr 1, 2025 When raising venture capital (VC), founders often focus on pitching their vision. And while this is certainly the hook that gets investors excited, investors also care about risk. Before committing ...](https://spzlegal.com/blog/funding/legal-due-diligence-process) ## [![](https://spzlegal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/photography/shutterstock_1473588332.jpg?width=760&height=428&name=shutterstock_1473588332.jpg) California Salary Transparency Law 2023 Requirements David De La Flor | Nov 14, 2022 Section 432.3 of the California Labor Code currently requires employers to provide an applicant with the pay scale for a position upon the applicant’s reasonable request and prohibits certain ...](https://spzlegal.com/blog/employment/new-california-salary-transparency-law) ## [![](https://spzlegal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/photography/Picture1.jpg?width=760&height=428&name=Picture1.jpg) CPRA Compliance Guide: California Privacy Rights Act 2023 David De La Flor | Oct 31, 2022 The CPRA, a ballot initiative that amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and includes additional privacy protections for consumers, passed in November 2020. The majority of the CPRA’s ...](https://spzlegal.com/blog/employment/california-privacy-rights-act-cpra-coming-into-effect-january-2023) ## [![](https://spzlegal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Questions%20to%20Ask%20When%20Hiring%20A%20Startup%20Attorney.jpg?width=760&height=428&name=Questions%20to%20Ask%20When%20Hiring%20A%20Startup%20Attorney.jpg) 7 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Startup Lawyer David De La Flor | Oct 19, 2020 Starting a new business is exciting. Founders often have a mental image of how they imagine their new company will be: the new Google. But before they can create a new verb, they first need to make ...](https://spzlegal.com/blog/client-engagement/7-key-questions-to-ask-before-hiring-a-startup-lawyer) ## [CARES Act Stimulus Package: What Startups Need to Know David De La Flor | Aug 31, 2020](https://spzlegal.com/blog/funding/covid19-cares-act) ## [![](https://spzlegal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/illustrations/shutterstock_492946903.jpg?width=760&height=428&name=shutterstock_492946903.jpg) Navigating Employee Sick Leave During COVID-19 | SPZ Legal David De La Flor | Aug 20, 2020 The legal landscape involving employee sick and family leave is rapidly changing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and businesses should inform themselves on these new measures. 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