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SUMMARY In a win for residential developers seeking an alternative forum to resolve construction-defect claims, the Nevada Supreme Court rules that arbitration agreements in CC&Rs are enforceable. Based on the following,...

On February 8, 2018, Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found that couriers for the tech/food delivery service company GrubHub, Inc. (“GrubHub”) were properly classified as independent contractors. Judge Corley made...

This month’s key California employment law cases both involve privacy in the workplace. Rojas v. HSBC Card Servs. Inc., 20 Cal. App. 5th 427, 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640 (2018) Summary:  Installing recording device and...

On March 5, 2018, in a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court in Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation of California clarified how employers must calculate the regular rate of pay for purposes of...

Join the ACC Mountain West Chapter and Payne & Fears LLP in an informative webinar. The Utah Legislature ended its 2018 session with a few changes employers should be aware of, while failing to pass other bills that may...

We are a proud sponsor of the Junior League of Las Vegas’ Paint the Town Red Gala. The Junior League of Las Vegas is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and...

We are proud to sponsor the 2018 Judge Kenneth Lae Charity Golf Scramble. Proceeds benefit the OCBA Charitable Fund, the philanthropic arm of the OCBA, which provides funding and resources to organizations and programs that...

We are a proud sponsor of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association’s 40th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser & Installation Dinner. Alex Ruiz, Dan Fears and Tom Vincent will be in attendance on behalf of the firm....

Partner, James R. Moss will be moderating a session at the J. Reuben Clark Law Society’s Annual Conference. Topics to be covered:  Religious Freedom, Pluralism, and LGBT Rights: Is “Fairness for All”...

We are proud to sponsor the South Bay Jewish Law Forum’s Dinner and Symposium on this timely topic of “Can We Consume Cannabis?” This presentation will explore State and Federal Law, Jewish Ethics and...

On April 26, 2013, Payne & Fears LLP partners Scott Thomas and Kelby Van Patten presented “You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide: Overcoming Evasive Actions by Insurers in Construction Defect Claims” to a joint meeting of...

This month’s key California employment law cases both involve jury trials of discrimination claims, and the extent to which the plaintiffs were able to recover attorney’s fees and damages. Bustos v. Glob. P.E.T., Inc., 19...