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Spire Law is a Y Combinator–backed law firm and legal tech startup serving businesses in Florida, New York, Georgia, California, and Massachusetts. Since 2019, we’ve been combining data, AI, and sharp legal insight to deliver faster, smarter solutions in employment defense and corporate law.

On July 30, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 648, a law that strengthens California’s enforcement against tip theft. Beginning January 1, 2026, the state labor commissioner can investigate gratuity violations and issue citations and civil fines—a major shift that puts teeth behind long-standing rules in Labor Code § 351.

For now, Florida employers can still rely on tailored, interest-driven covenants—but success will depend on precision, proportionality, and papering the record to show why each restraint is necessary.