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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