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FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: PLI Presents: Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants 2020
Foley & Lardner LLP Partner David Sanders invites you to join and participate in Practicing Law Institute’s upcoming in-depth presentation, “Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants2020: What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional, and Key Strategic Decisionmaker Should Know,” on Friday, January 31, 2020 – via webcast or live in San Francisco.
REED SMITH LLP: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The best and worst drug/medical device decisions of 2019
Each year since 2007, James Beck, the founder of the popular Drug and Device Law blog, has compiled and posted lists of the 10 best and 10 worst drug and medical device court decisions for that year, with input from his fellow drug and device law bloggers.
REED SMITH LLP: Northern California MCLE day
Please join Reed Smith Northern California for our annual MCLE day. We are pleased to host a full day of educational programs on various topics of interest to in-house counsel and senior executives.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: 17th Annual Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing
We will sponsor the 17th Annual Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing on January 22-24 and Partners Steven Lear and Andrew Starrels will attend.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig’s Life Sciences & Medical Technology Group Hosts 6th Annual Deal-Making Workshop and Reception in San Francisco
For the sixth consecutive year, Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s global Life Sciences & Medical Technology Group hosted two events coinciding with the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Fidelity Home Energy to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Lawsuit
San Leandro-based solar and home energy company Fidelity Home Energy, Inc., and its successor NorCal Home Systems, Inc., will pay $350,000 to a former employee and hire a consultant to resolve a national origin discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: 2019 Disability Employment Law Updates
Come hear about the quickly evolving area of disability employment law.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods’ David Reidy Joins PayActiv Inc. as Chief Legal Officer
David Reidy, co-leader of McGuireWoods’ fintech group and a founding partner of the firm’s San Francisco office, has become chief legal officer of PayActiv Inc., a financial technology platform that provides workers with on-demand access to earned but unpaid wages.
SHEPPARD MULLIN: Sheppard Mullin Expands Life Sciences Team in Del Mar
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Scott E. Oross has joined the firm’s Del Mar office as a partner in the firm’s Corporate practice group and as a member of the Life Sciences and FDA industry team.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Italian Restaurant Maurizio Trattoria Italiana to Pay $18,800 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
Maurizio Trattoria Italiana LLC, a fine-dining Italian restaurant in Encinitas, Calif., has agreed to pay $18,800 and provide injunctive relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Carmel Restaurants to Pay $175,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Carmel restaurants owned and operated by JCFB, Inc. agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a federal sexual harassment lawsuit filed on behalf of male and female kitchen staff, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Bay Area Compliance Audit Company to Pay Employees $54,121 After U.S Department of Labor Finds Overtime Violations
A Bay Area employer providing environmental, labor and social responsibility audits will pay $54,121 in back wages to 10 employees and an additional $5,640 in penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the company violated overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: 7-eleven Store in Northern California to Pay Employees $42,350 After U.s. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Overtime Violations
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a 7-Eleven store in Concord, California will pay $42,350 in back wages and liquidated damages to 10 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Investigation Results in Bay Area Horse Training Facility Paying Employees $33,034 for Overtime
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Avalon Hunter Jumpers LLC – a Bay Area horse training facility – will pay $33,034 to seven employees for violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Reception
There’s no better way to start off another exciting J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference than spending an evening at Marianne’s with Foley & Lardner, and our co-host Brown Gibbons Lang & Company on Sunday, January 12th.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Sponsoring Seventh Annual Dermatology Summit
Pepper Hamilton is a proud sponsor of the Seventh Annual Dermatology Summit taking place in San Francisco, CA on January 12, 2020.
JACKSON LEWIS PC: Jackson Lewis Continues San Francisco Expansion with Harold R. Jones
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Harold R. Jones has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as a Principal.
MINAMI TAMAKI LLP: California Consumer Privacy Act Gives Consumer Certain Rights Regarding Their Collected Personal Information
On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the most comprehensive privacy legislation in the United States, will go into effect. In the internet age, businesses collect an enormous amount of data about consumers.
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra: State, Unions, Employers, and Workers Reach Settlement to Address Alleged Anticompetitive Practices by Sutter Health that Increased Healthcare Costs for Californians
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the terms of a settlement agreement reached with Sutter Health (Sutter), the largest hospital system in Northern California.
MINAMI TAMAKI LLP: Seema Bhatt Selected for National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40
Minami Tamaki LLP Associate Seema Bhatt has been selected for The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40, a professional organization of the top trial lawyers from each state or region who are under the age of 40.