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One frequently litigated issue in the insurance-coverage world is whether an insurer has committed bad faith by failing to settle a third-party claim. This article reviews the recent appellate decisions, the direction in...
Governor Brown just signed urgency legislation effective immediately fixing some of the problems in California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, the Paid Sick Leave Law. Key changes to the Paid Sick...
Overview Effective July 3, 2015, a pair of ordinances known collectively as the Formula Retail Employee Rights Ordinances or the Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights (“Ordinances”), places substantial burdens on covered San...
Attorneys Benjamin Nix and David Grant authored “Will California Like Social Media Tombstone Announcements or Will Employees Have to Unfriend Their Social Media Client Contacts?” for the Association of Business...
June 26, 2015
Time is Running Out for California Employers to Bring Their Sick Leave Policies Into Compliance
Many California employers are assuming–incorrectly–that because they have an existing paid time off (PTO) or sick leave policy, they do not need to review their policies for compliance with California’s new...
May 15, 2015
A Cautionary Tale: Should You Turn Down a Check Offered as Satisfaction of Your Judgment?
In the recently published case, Gray1 CPB LLC v. SCC Acquisitions, Inc., the Court of Appeal determined that an attorney’s acceptance of a $13 million certified check covering his client’s entire judgment plus...
In the March 27th edition of the Daily Journal, Payne & Fears LLP’s Kravitsky v. Corinthian Colleges Inc. case was included in the Top Defense Cases section. Attorneys Jeffrey Brown and Ray Boggess defended Corinthian...
Matt Brown and Rachel Warren authored “On the Horizon for 2015: Two New Laws Employers Should Prepare For” published in the Orange County Business Journal. ...
November 14, 2014
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: Overcoming Evasive Actions By Insurers in Construction Defect Claims
Sometimes it seems insurers will do anything to avoid paying a claim. This is especially true in construction defect claims. Although insuring agreements in commercial general liability (CGL) policies state that the insurer...
October 9, 2014
Why Businesses Need to Care About the Future of Data Breach Laws and How Businesses Can Protect Themselves
Attorneys Jared De Jong and Robert Matsuishi authored “Why Businesses Need to Care About the Future of Data Breach Laws and How Businesses Can Protect Themselves ” in the ABTL Fall 2014 Report. ...
With tighter lending standards prevailing after the financial crisis, many businesses, and in particular small businesses, have found that banks and other lenders are hesitant to make loans absent additional payment...
August 20, 2014
Protections for Pregnant Employees Under the PDA and the ADA: EEOC’s Recent Guidelines Provide Some Clarification
On July 14, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance on pregnancy discrimination and related issues in the workplace. This is the first comprehensive update of the EEOC’s guidance on...