Client Alerts

• Employees May No Longer Sue Employers For The Alleged Mishandling Of Tips Under California Labor Code Section 351
• Off-Hand Remarks Made By Any Employee At Any Time Can Be Considered As Evidence Of Employment Discrimination
• The Calderon Process Is A “Suit” Triggering Insurance Coverage
• California Comparative Fault Update
• California Tort Damage Law Update
• Ninth Circuit Upholds Certification of Nationwide Gender Discrimination Class Action of 1.5 Million Current and Former Female Employees
• Component Parts Doctrine Reaffirmed
• California Case Law Update – Decision Changes Discovery Rules on Witness Statements
• CRAWFORD REDUX: Where are the Damages?
• Top Ten Questions To Answer When Defending Against A California Asbestos Claim
• The Term "Products-Completed Operations Hazard" As Defined By Commercial General Liability Policies Is Unambiguous
• How it is Possible for a Design Professional to Win at Trial but Still Wind Up Losing
• The Hirer Of An Independent Contractor Sued Under Peculiar Risk Theory May Be Entitled To Coverage For Motor Vehicle Accidents As An Insured Under The Contractor’s Automobile Policy
• Supervisor Training Deadline Is Imminent
• Unfair Competition Law Claims May Be Brought Against Insurers
• What A Difference A Week Makes: Second Appellate District Issues Contradictory Opinions On Whether Equipment Manufacturers Are Strictly Liable For Asbestos In After-Market Insulation, Packing And Gaskets
• ADA Reform – Relief Is On The Way For California Businesses
• Insurer Has No Obligation To Defend Claims Of Assault And Battery Committed In Self Defense
• Unlicensed Contractors Must Return All Compensation Received, Without Reductions For Offsets, Indemnity, Or Contribution
• General Contractor Ordered to Pay Unpaid Wages of Unlicensed Subcontractor’s Employees
• Health Plans, Network Payors and Others May Terminate and/or Re-Negotiate Their Fee for Service Schedules with an Individual Practice Association Following FTC Investigation into Anti-Competitive Activities
• Employers In California Should Have A Company Policy Monitoring Employee E-mails and Internet Use
• Utilization Reviews Must Be Carefully Performed By Insurers, Hospitals and Other Integrated Delivery System Organizations To Avoid Liability
• Settlements And Damages In Disability Access Cases Likely To Increase
• Insurer Has No Obligation Under Supplementary Payments Provision To Pay Attorney Fees Or Costs Arising Solely From Uncovered Claims
• The American With Disabilities Act – Relief Is On The Way For California Businesses
• Collective Tip Jars: Low Level Supervisors Who Provide Service May Share In The Wealth
• California to Require Fast Food Restaurants and Restaurant Chains to Label Calorie Content and Nutritious Information
• Bulletpoint Checklist for Managing the Risk of Medicare Secondary Payer Claims
• Is Your Business Protected?
• A Sliding Scale of Foreseeability: Property Owners Must Provide Minimal Security Measures Based on Previous Violent Attacks on Tenants
• The U.S. Department Of Labor And Internal Revenue Service Release Guidelines For New COBRA Rules Under The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 (ARRA)
• San Francisco Housing Law Update
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Requires Employers To Pay A New COBRA Subsidy For Qualifying Terminated Employees
• Waters Muddied on the Limitation of Liability of Surface Carriers Transporting Ocean Cargo Inland
• President Obama Signs The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
• At Long Last, The Family And Medical Leave Act Is Revised
• Companies Beware: Failure To Accommodate Breast-Feeding For Employees Could Result In Significant Fines
• Stock Purchase Plans That Forfeit An Employee’s Stock Before They Vest Do Not Violate Labor Code Provisions Requiring Payment Of All Earned Wages
• California Enacts Sweeping Changes That Limit a Subcontractor's Obligation to Defend and Indemnify Contractors and Developers In Connection With Residential Construction Defect Claims
• Limits on the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act: Retailers May Request Personal Information When Dealing With Merchandise Returns
• Penalties of Over $250,000 Issued for Violation of Heat Illness Prevention Regulations
• The Wild West Lives On! California Supreme Court Strongly Rejects Attempt to Expand Non-Compete Agreements and Reaffirms an Employer’s Obligation to Indemnify Its Employees
• New California Law Requires Locking Mail Receptacle for Each Unit in Residential Hotel
• New Employer Friendly Decision Finds Employers are Only Required to Make Meal Periods and Rest Periods "Available" to Employees and Stresses the Importance of Written Company Policies
• Subcontractor's Duty to Defend
• Teenager’s Death Demonstrates Need For Employers To Exercise Heat Precautions
• As The Department Of Industrial Relations Strengthens Its Enforcement Of Minors Laws, Employers Must Ensure Compliance Or Face Stiff Penalties
• Practical Guidelines For Working With Experts
• The Impacts of Electronic Information on Litigation
• Tips For Avoiding The Pitfalls Of The Song-Beverly Credit Card Act
• Annihilating Damages & the Case of Sharper Image
• Court's Finding that Shift Managers Are Agents May Expand an Employer's Liability
• OIG Publishes Draft Supplemental Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities
• Burnham Brown Attorney Cathy L. Arias Obtains Unanimous Defense Verdict in Discrimination Trial
• Managers' Worker's Compensation Fraud Leads to Jail Time
• Law Update: New Leave Law for California Employees
• What You Always Thought You Knew: The Many Facets Of Construction Defect Litigation
• Supreme Court Issues Pro-Employer Ruling – Employer Exposure To Discriminatory Pay Claims Limited
• The Gift That Keeps on Taking: How Retailers Can Prevent Gift Card Fraud
• California Employers' Exposure for Missed Meal & Rest Periods Increases Three (Four) Fold
• National Battle Over Alleged Undocumented Workers Plays Out in California
• Urgent: San Francisco Employees Entitled to Paid Sick Leave
• New Regulations Clarify California Employer's Obligations to Train their Supervisors in the Prevention of Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
• EMPLOYER WARNING: Business Ordered Closed Because It Misclassified Workers as Independent Contractors
• Hospital's Cost Savings Arrangement with Physicians Group Can Survive OIG Enforcement Penalties
• California Employers Face Expanded Liability for Meal and Rest Break Violations
• An Insurer Cannot Defend a Suspended Corporation Unless it Intervenes in the Case
• Court Imposes Higher Federal Standard when Operating Commercial Vehicles in Adverse Weather
• Construction Defect Litigation and Indemnity Contracts
• Proper Application of the Two Year Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury Actions
• Sexual Harassment Training is Mandatory for California Employers
• Proposition 65 - California Law Update
• Recent Legislation Regarding Mechanics’ Liens
• Five Hot Button Issues for California Employers
• California Supreme Court Limits Premise Owner's Liability in Asbestos Cases
• Assembly Bill 758 Voids Express Contractual Indemnity in Residential Construction