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Alexandra DeFelice is quoted in this article for The American Lawyer on maximizing the efficacy of virtual retreats....
This webinar offers an opportunity to hear from Congressman Jared Huffman as he discusses the current updates on the Green New Deal, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, the infrastructure bill, and other policies and...
Jared De Jong, a partner in the firm’s Irvine office, will be part of a live webinar sponsored by the North County Bar Association. The program will address the litigation where insurance coverage is involved....
August 23, 2021
Marketing Partner Forum 2021: Marketing & Business Development under Generation X Leadership
At Thompson Reuters Marketing Partners Forum, Alexandra DeFelice discusses the effects of generational differences on the legal workplace....
At Thompson Reuters Marketing Partners Forum, Alexandra DeFelice discusses the metrics available to law firm marketers and determining which are the most crucial to the success of your firm....
Congratulations to the nine Payne & Fears partners included in the Best Lawyers® In America 2022 Edition. Jeffrey K. Brown has been voted the 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Litigation in Labor and Employment in Orange...
Panel at the 28th Annual Marketing Partner ForumOpen Range: New Frontiers, New Opportunities Lost amidst the discourse of Millennials and the multigenerational workforce is the understated but no less significant ascension of...
Introduction: The 81st session of the Nevada legislature concluded on June 1, 2021. There are several new laws that have immediate impact for Nevada employers. This article highlights some of the more important changes. AB 47...
Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, No. S259172, 2021 WL 2965438 (Cal. Jul. 15, 2021) Summary: The term “regular rate of compensation” under California Labor Code section 226.7 is synonymous with the term “regular rate...
The NCAA’s recent announcement that college athletes may sell the rights to their names, images and likenesses has created an opportunity for businesses to sign influential college athletes and leverage their considerable...
July 19, 2021
Federal Court: Insurer Breaches Duty to Defend By Insisting it Owes Only a “Defense-Follows-Indemnity” Share of Defense Costs
In an insurance recovery case being handled by Payne & Fears partners Scott Thomas and Sarah Odia, an Arizona federal court, applying Nevada law, recently held that NGM Insurance Company breached its duty to defend its...
July 15, 2021
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT MEAL AND REST PERIOD PREMIUMS MUST BE PAID AT THE “REGULAR RATE OF PAY”
Reversing a court of appeal decision that had been welcome news for employers, the California Supreme Court held today in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, S259172, that the term “regular rate of compensation,” used...