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Payne & Fears LLP (P&F) has elected San Francisco attorney Matthew (“Matt”) C. Lewis to the partnership. “Matt has acted the part of partner for some time, and we are thrilled to have him a newly minted leader...

Alexandra DeFelice served as co-moderator of “Ensuring Success” a two-day seminar consisting of 16 panel discussions aimed at helping partners and other firm leaders navigate hot topics in professional service...

With mass protests, a global pandemic, and an economic recession, there are many obstacles to business as usual. Many businesses are unable to perform their contracts or may be faced with prospect of another party breaching...

UPDATED DECEMBER 1, 2020 On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the “Board”) of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) adopted temporary COVID-19...

While 2020 has been an incomparable year of change, some things remain the same. There is never a shortage of onerous new demands on California businesses. Join us for a lively discussion of what you need to know for 2021. We...

Under California law, employers must pay their employees overtime rates unless an exemption applies. One such exemption, the “administrative” exemption, excludes from state overtime requirements an employee primarily...

Garcia-Brower v. Premier Automotive Imports of CA, LLC, No. A156985, 2020 WL 6074454 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 15, 2020) Summary: Employers have a duty to investigate the accuracy of any criminal conviction report prior to...

Before we could know the efficacy of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which became effective January 1, 2020, California residents passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA),...

Employers have much to consider as their employees continue working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar will highlight liability traps in employment law to avoid, and opportunities to consider, including:...

The Ninth Circuit recently reminded companies that they must provide notice to consumers when they change their terms and conditions, even where original terms state that they are subject to change at-will and at any time...

Does your company have a crisis communications plan? Many don’t. In this age of social media journalism, it is important to at least have a basic idea of what to do should the press start talking about your organization....

Sanchez v. Martinez, No. C083268, 2020 WL 5494239 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 11, 2020) Summary: Piece-rate employees who are provided with unpaid rest breaks are entitled to damages in the amount of the minimum wage for actual...