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After more than three years of litigation, the Ninth Circuit has held that AB 51, California’s attempt to ban mandatory employment arbitration agreements, is unenforceable. The History of AB 51 in the Courts California...

Part Three of a Series Payne & Fears’ Business Litigation Group helps businesses and their owners with wide-ranging disputes. In our practice, we’ve noticed that in disputes among business partners there are common...

Effective Feb. 3, 2023, California has implemented new, “permanent,” COVID-19 standards. The new regulations were adopted by Cal/OSHA on Dec. 15, 2022, but only became effective upon the review and final approval by the...

At the 30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute, Alexandra DeFelice discusses how law firms are leveraging their alumni to increase their business development efforts....

An article on about employers’ applicant screening tools and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by Payne & Fears’ attorneys Connor Kridle and Phil Lem was featured in the Winter...

At the 30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute, Alexandra DeFelice discusses how law firm marketing and business development leaders are working to build collaboration and improve their...

At the 30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute, Alexandra DeFelice discusses the how smaller law firms can pull success out of even the most modest marketing budgets....

Part Two of a Series Payne & Fears’ Business Litigation Group helps businesses and their owners with wide-ranging disputes. In our practice, we’ve noticed that in disputes among business partners there are common...

Caleb Chin has joined Payne & Fears LLP as an associate attorney based in the firm’s Irvine office. Caleb represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation, including wage-and-hour, Private Attorneys General...

We congratulate the nine hardworking Payne & Fears attorneys named 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers® in the following practice areas: Business Litigation Daniel M. Livingston Benjamin A. Nix Thomas L. Vincent...

On Jan. 5, 2023, the FTC proposed a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their workers. The new rule would apply to new and existing non-compete agreements. The new rule would make it...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) closed out a busy 2022 with four labor-friendly decisions that will reshape the employment landscape in 2023. NLRB Adds Consequential Damages Remedy In its most far-reaching opinion,...