Will the Las Vegas Tragedy Change the Hospitality Industry?
12/8/17
By: America Vidana
Hundreds of victims of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas have filed several suits in both California and Nevada courts against Mandalay Bay, MGM Resorts and LiveNation. The victims accused the hotel operator, MGM …
Trends and the Economic Impact Involving Workplace Injuries
12/6/17
By: Jac O’Delle E. Wright
Employers, agents, brokers and insurers have every reason to keep up-to-date regarding trends and the economic impact involving workplace injuries. Because of frequent changes, including those involving workers’ compensation legislation and case law, safety management …
Flip It and Reverse It: The Outside Reverse Veil Piercing Theory Gains Ground in California
11/28/17
By: Kristin A. Ingulsrud
California’s Fourth Appellate District has determined that “outside reverse veil piercing” may be a means of reaching a Limited Liability Company’s assets. In Curci Investments, LLC v. Baldwin (2017) 14 Cal.App.5th 214, the court held that …
California Homeowners’ Associations Must Allow Politicking: SB 407 is Now Law
11/22/17
By: Jeffrey R. Cluett
On September 11, 2017, California Governor Edmund G. (“Jerry”) Brown, Jr. signed into law Senate Bill No. 407, which passed the California Senate and the California Assembly unanimously. SB 407 has been codified as California Civil …
Ongoing … Ongoing … Gone! — California Finds Ambiguity in Additional Insured Endorsements Addressing Ongoing Operations
10/30/17
By: Zach Moura
In two recent published decisions, the California Court of Appeal held that additional insured endorsements (“AIE”) intended to limit coverage to damages sustained while the insured is performing ongoing operations were ambiguous.
In Pulte Home Corporation v. …
California Bans Employers from Seeking Salary History Information
10/24/17
By: Laura Flynn
California has joined a growing number of states and cities that ban employers from inquiring as to a job applicant’s salary history. Governor Brown recently signed California Labor Code section 432.3 into law. It becomes effective on …
California's New Fair Pay Act Drastically Expands Employers' Potential Liability
2/1/16
By: Julie Marquis and Allison Shrallow
As California’s new Fair Pay Act (SB 358) took effect January 1, 2016, California employers should expect to see a significant increase in pay discrimination claims. Under the Act, an employee paid less than …
California, Again, Amends its Data Breach Notification Statute
10/23/15
By: Kacie Manisco
On October 6, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law three separate bills amending California’s Data Breach Notification Statute. Together, the amendments, which take effect on January 1, 2016, expand the definition of “personal information,” provide a …
California Law Will Provide Paid Sick Leave to Employees
10/6/14
By: Frank H. Hupfl, III
Last month, California joined Connecticut and a growing number of municipalities that require employers to provide paid sick leave for employees. The law, known as the Healthy Workplaces, Health Families Act of 2014 (the “Act”), …
Beware If You Have Commissioned Employees in California – New Law Takes Effect in 2013
12/27/12
By: Brad Adler
For those employers that have operations in California, remember that California’s new commission contract law takes effect January 1, 2013. Under State Law 1396, employers who pay commissions to their employees are required to enter into written …