In a recent published decision, the California Court of Appeal delivered a blow to plaintiffs seeking to avoid arbitration of claims...
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On January 8, 2025, California received a Major Disaster Declaration for the ongoing Southern California wildfires. As the devastating...
On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court handed down its decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services. The decision discusses...
On October 10, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill 331 which, effective January 1, 2022, significantly expands...
A split Ninth Circuit panel vacated a 2020 preliminary injunction that blocked the enforcement of California’s A.B. 51, which prohibits...
On July 26, 2021, President Biden announced that individuals with long COVID (referred to as COVID long-haulers) could be protected under...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently enacted an urgency ordinance that requires employers to provide supplemental paid...
On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 (SB 95), which creates, in part, new Labor Code Section 248.2.[1] As a reminder,...