As of 1/1/19 California Lawyers & Clients Going To Mediation Have To Sign This
12/19/18
By: Greg Fayard Come January 1, 2019, California lawyers who participate in mediations will need to provide written disclosures to their clients explaining mediation confidentiality. Further, California lawyers must get written acknowledgment from clients that they understand mediation confidentiality before participating in mediation. This requirement does not apply to class actions, however. The new law…
10/16/18
By: Rebecca Smith Nearly one-quarter of California-headquartered publicly held domestic or foreign corporations have no female directors. No later than the close of the 2019 calendar year, those companies will need to add at least one. Senate Bill 826 (SB 826) signed by Governor Brown on September 30, 2018 has mandated this change. And, if…
California Attacks Arbitration Agreements …. Yet Again!
8/24/18
By: Dave Daniels On August 22, 2018, the California Senate voted to approve AB 3080, a bill prompted by the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Nominally, the bill is intended to combat the use of mandatory arbitration agreements and confidentiality clauses to prevent the public disclosure of workplace sexual harassment, a practice vigorously opposed by…
5/9/18
By: Wesley C. Jackson Beginning July 1, 2018, it will be illegal for Georgians to hold their phones while driving. The new law was signed by Governor Nathan Deal on Wednesday May 2, 2018. How might this new law effect auto-accident litigation in Georgia? A motorist injured by a distracted driver must establish that the…
California’s Protecting Immigrant Worker Protection Act (AB-450)
1/11/18
By: Layli Eskandari Deal On October 5, 2017 Governor Brown signed AB-450 into law further taking California into the federal immigration landscape. The new State law took effect on January 1, 2018. Here are some key elements: Employers no longer can voluntarily grant access to nonpublic areas of the company to any immigration enforcement agent.…
Reminder: New York’s Paid Family Leave Program Goes Into Effect January 1, 2018
11/7/17
By: Robyn Flegal In 2016, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the nation’s most comprehensive paid family leave policy into law. New York will join California, Rhode Island, and New Jersey as the only states providing a paid family leave benefit. The New York State Paid Family Leave Program, effective January 1, 2018, will require that…