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Partner, Leila Narvid presented: “What’s Trending – Evolving Laws and Regulations for California Employers” – The Wine Institute, San Francisco, CA on September 7, 2017....
September 11, 2017
California Employers Find Little Solace After Trump’s Department of Justice Drops Defense of Obama Overtime Pay Rule
On September 5, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its defense of a controversial Obama-era overtime exemption rule, just days after a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide permanent injunction blocking...
September 8, 2017
California Court of Appeal Issues Important Decision Impacting When Policyholders Can Tap Into Excess Insurance
SUMMARY In Montrose Chemical Corporation of California v. Superior Court , ___ Cal. App. 4th ___, No. B272387, 2017 WL 3772568 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 31, 2017), the California Court of Appeal issued a decision that has the...
September 7, 2017
Nevada’s Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act Becomes Effective October 1, 2017: What Employers Need To Know
Nevada’s Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (NPWFA) expands the scope of protections provided to female employees for conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. The NPWFA takes effect on...
September 7, 2017
What California Companies Need to Know to Prepare Strong, Enforceable Confidentiality Agreements
Benjamin A. Nix and David A. Grant, gave an informative webinar educating California companies to protect their confidential information by writing strong confidentiality agreements. This topic has proved increasingly...
September 5, 2017
New EEOC Lawsuit Highlights the Danger of Providing Unequal Benefits to New Parents Based Upon Gender
On August 30, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it filed a lawsuit against cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, alleging the company’s parental leave program illegally...
With the February 24, 2015, enactment of Assembly Bill 125 (2015 Nevada Laws, Ch. 2), much has changed in the world of residential construction defect litigation. One of the most dramatic shifts...
August 22, 2017
California’s Independent Counsel Doctrine: Keep Your Clients While Insurance Pays Your Bills
Jared De Jong and Blake Dillion will be presenting on “California’s Independent Counsel Doctrine: Keep Your Clients While Insurance Pays Your Bills” at the North County San Diego Bar Association Civil Litigation...
This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage and hour (payment of wages) and civil procedure (class and representative actions). Wage and Hour – Payment of Wages: Minnick v. Auto. Creations,...
Eric Sohlgren presented “Preparing for the Next Wave of Wage-and-Hour Lawsuits” for the Professionals In Human Resources Association (PIHRA) 2014 Legal Update....
The California Supreme Court has confirmed that the attorneys’ fees an insured is compelled to incur due to a carrier’s bad faith (its “Brandt fees”) are compensatory damages to be considered when...
It’s hard to see anything positive in a denial letter from an insurer. But denials sometimes have a silver lining: an insurer’s wrongful denial may actually expand coverage for the insured. This article explores three...