For more than a decade prior to 2019, California law only obligated relatively large employers with fifty or more employees to provide sexual harassment training to just supervisory level employees. Beginning this year, California law dramatically expanded these...
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“On Call” Employees Must Be Paid For Calling In To See If They Are Required To Work
In February 2019, the California Court of Appeals held that an employer must compensate employees a minimum of two hours of pay if they are required to call in to work prior to their shift to see if they are scheduled to work that day. In Ward v. Tilly's Inc., the...
Ninth Circuit Delivers Justice, And A Serving Of Cold Pizza, In Latest ADA Ruling
The Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA") established a national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Title III of the ADA entitles all individuals to the "full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services,...
2019 Revision of California Civil Code Section 1542
2019 Revision of California Civil Code Section 1542 Requires Updates to Releases and Separation Agreements When formally settling a legal claim with another party in California, the typical and preferred course of action is to obtain a release of all known and unknown...
Don’t Press Your Luck With Press Releases Regarding Pending Company Lawsuits
Because Southern California companies have enough to worry about what with employment lawsuits, traffic, and the ever-present possibility of a light sprinkle, it is crucial to avoid any mistakes that could expose your company to liability in the dissemination of a...
Constructing a Solid Defense:
Gets Full Defense Award in $2 Million Claim By Contractor Against Long Time Client Never walk off the job. That was the message that resonated through the tens of thousands of documents, months of...
Hollywood Reporter Link to BKCG LLP Case
Breaking News- CLICK LINK HERE: Breaking News: 'Columbo' Creators Win First Phase of $135M Profits Trial Against Universal
Employers Must Pay For Small Amounts Of Time Employees Spend On Work After Clocking Out
A new potential trap for employers was set forth in a recent decision by the California Supreme Court in Troester v. Starbucks Corp. The Supreme Court ruled that employers must compensate its employees for minutes of work that are regularly reoccurring activities,...
California Passes New Law Aimed at Increasing Corporate Diversity
California has become the first state to require all publicly traded companies based in California to have at least one woman on their board of directors in a push to increase equality in the workplace. The law, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on September 30, 2018...
Better Late Than Never – Late Notice May Not Be Detrimental To Coverage Under An Occurrence Policy
As anyone who has ever tried to read through an insurance policy can attest, there are pages upon pages of terms, conditions, exclusions, limitations, definitions, and ... notice requirements. Most notice requirements in policies mandate that notice of a claim be...

