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The Truth About the California Consumer Privacy Act: Debunking Three Common Misconceptions

by Amanda Lawrence and Sherry-Maria Safchuk
5 minute read | March.25.2020

The highly-anticipated California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on Jan. 1, 2020, and many businesses are scrambling to understand the ...

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COVID-19 Update: Update to California’s Executive Order N-33-20

by Erin M. Connell
3 minute read | March.23.2020

As a follow-up to Executive Order N-33-20, on March 20, Governor Newsom’s office released a 14-page report which provides additional guidance ...

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California Executive Order Allows Businesses To Assert An “Unforeseeable Business Circumstances” Exception to California WARN Act For Events Caused By COVID-19; Notice Must Be As Soon As Practical.

by Nicholas J. Horton
2 minute read | March.23.2020

California maintains its own “mini” WARN Act, Labor Code section 1400, et seq., which requires employers with 75 or more employees to give 60 days’ ...

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COVID-19 Update: California Governor Orders 40 Million Californians to Stay Home

by Erin M. Connell
5 minute read | March.20.2020

On the evening of March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newson issued Executive Order N-33-20, which requires all individuals living in the State ...

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Federal Court in California Declines Gig Economy Companies’ Bid to Stop Enforcement of AB 5

by Michael D. Weil and Benjamin R. Buchwalter
3 minute read | February.28.2020

Several groups have launched legal attacks on California’s new independent contractor misclassification law AB 5 since it went into effect on ...

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Coming to a Ballot Near You: Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act

by Julia C. Riechert and Jillian Victoria Kaltner
4 minute read | February.26.2020

This November, Californians may get the chance to vote on a ballot measure that would address some of the fallout from the new independent contractor ...

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New Year’s Resolutions: Cases To Watch For California Employers in 2020

by Andrew R. Livingston
5 minute read | January.21.2020

With the new year comes the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit will issue a number of ...

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New California Employment Laws for 2020

by Jessica Perry
12 minute read | January.08.2020

2020 is upon us, and with it, a slew of new employment laws that are now in effect.

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Try To Restrain Yourself: California Is Temporarily Restrained From Enforcing Arbitration Ban

by Katie E. Briscoe
3 minute read | January.07.2020

Remember California’s new ban on mandatory workplace arbitration agreements? The Eastern District of California has put it on ice, granting a ...

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The Hazy Legal Landscape of Cannabis: a Review

by Fredrick Levin and Benjamin Hutten
1 minute read | December.19.2019

The legality of cannabis varies widely on what product is at issue and what law applies.

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AB 9: A New 3 Year Statute of Limitations on FEHA Claims, What This Means for Employers and How To Prepare

by Gary Siniscalco and Jillian Victoria Kaltner
4 minute read | December.03.2019

Starting January 1, 2020, California employees will have three times as long to file charges alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

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Can’t We Just Agree?: California Codifies It’s Hostility Towards Arbitration With AB 51

by Alexandra Stathopoulos
2 minute read | October.21.2019

On October 10, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) prohibiting mandatory workplace arbitration agreements.