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CALChamber exec: PAGA lawsuits have 'been a concern for the business community for years'
SACRAMENTO – Stanislaus County Supervisor Kristin Olsen issued a warning in a recent op-ed in The Modesto Bee explaining that businesses in her county have spent millions settling Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) lawsuits, taking away money that would be better spent in other places that serve more purpose. -
CALA director: 'Banning arbitration means inundating the courts with more lawsuits'
SACRAMENTO – The U.S. House of Representatives last month passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, which sets out to do away with arbitration contracts for employment, consumer, anti-trust or civil rights disputes. With a bill to ban forced arbitration in employment settings also sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, experts fear for the future of the state as trial lawyers are seemingly gaining the upper hand. -
California Retailers Association CEO: Independent contractor bill expected 'to result in extensive, costly litigation'
SACRAMENTO – California has passed a groundbreaking employment legislation that will challenge the business models of gig-economy companies that have thrived in the Golden State over the past decade. -
California's senators look to block Trump's nomination to federal bench for a second time
SAN FRANCISCO – A California attorney whose nomination to the federal bench was stymied by the state’s Democratic senators has been given a second chance by President Donald Trump in a move that has garnered support and drawn objections from around the country. -
California Chamber: Independent contractor bill provides 'clarity and certainty' to 'Dynamex,' but more clarification needed
SACRAMENTO – California has passed landmark employment legislation that challenges the business model of gig-economy companies such as ride-hailing giants Uber Technologies and Lyft, some of the powerhouses of Silicon Valley over the past decade. -
Business groups buoyed by halt of bill to expand California’s False Claims Act
SACRAMENTO – The California Chamber of Commerce has expressed support for recent action by state lawmakers to sideline a bill that would have expanded the state’s False Claims Act (FCA) to include tax cases. -
Consumer Privacy Act could open door to 'shakedown' lawsuits, civil justice reform group says
SACRAMENTO – The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) believes that a piece of state legislation requiring companies to divulge to people what data they collect would create an opportunity for frivolous litigation. -
Breast-feeding bill's labor code placement could pose PAGA litigation threat to businesses, attorney says
SACRAMENTO – State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-District 11) introduced a bill in January that could help working mothers but harm small businesses. -
Assembly votes to make civil damages awards system more fair, end discrimination of minority groups
SACRAMENTO – On July 1, Senate Bill 41 was approved by the California State Assembly, promising to rid the civil damages awards system of discrimination. -
Push to expand state consumer privacy law likely is not over, California Manufacturers & Technology Association says
SACRAMENTO – A bill to expand liability under California's soon-to-take-effect consumer privacy law stalled in the state Senate this session, but a manufacturers advocate said recently that no one who is opposed to the legislation should let their guard down. -
NFIB vows to fight California bill defining independent contractors
SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento-based attorney with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) recently discussed some of the association's priorities for the upcoming legislative season in California. -
Article III Project founder says Feinstein, Harris 'acting disgracefully' by blocking Trump nominee to district court
SAN FRANCISCO – Democrat U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris are continuing to block President Donald Trump’s appointed nominee, Patrick Bumatay, from filling a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in a move that has sparked much controversy. -
LOCKE LORD LLP: Hartford and New York Partner Alan Levin and New York Partner Richard Reibstein Quoted in Life Annuity Specialist on California Legislation Limiting Independent Contractor Classification
Alan Levin, a Partner in Locke Lord’s Hartford and New York offices, and Richard Reibstein, a Partner in Locke Lord’s New York office and co-head of the Firm’s Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance Practice, were quoted in an article from Financial Time’s Life Annuity Specialist publication examining the Assembly Bill 5 in California that was passed overwhelmingly by the Assembly and is awaiting action from the state Senate. -
CJAC supports bills clarifying California Consumer Privacy Act before it takes effect
SACRAMENTO – With Internet privacy becoming a major concern across the country, many eyes are looking west in the direction of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The first of its kind bill, which was hastily pushed through legislation last year, is set to take effect at the turn of the year; but many around the Golden State are left with more questions than answers. -
CLARK HILL: Creighton Sebra to Present Joint Program on California SB 496 to American Council of Engineering Companies
Member Creighton Sebra will be presenting “The Ins and Outs of SB 496” to the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – California Bay Bridge Chapter on May 21. -
Bill aimed at banning chemicals in personal care products stalls in California legislature
SACRAMENTO – California legislators have parked a bill that would have banned the use of a range of chemicals in personal health care products. -
Judge green-lights Kaiser's motion to strike two claims in suit over speech therapy coverage
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen of the Northern District of California granted Kaiser Foundation Health Plan’s motion to dismiss a couple of claims fielded in a lawsuit over allegations it unlawfully changed the terms of a woman’s plan in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. -
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT: Chief Justice Leads Government Summit on Ensuring Justice
Leaders of three branches of government met in Sacramento on February 27 to discuss different approaches to shared goals at a legislative-judicial summit convened by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye. -
Another California appeals court rules state vaccination law does not violate constitution
SACRAMENTO – An anti-vaccine group and four parents failed to impress a three-judge panel that recently joined with another state appeals court in upholding a 2015 state law that repealed the personal belief exemption to California's immunization requirements for school children. -
DRINKER BIDDLE REATH LLP: Summary of Key New California Laws for 2019 (and Beyond): What Employers Should Know
Drinker Biddle Reath Llp issued the following announcement on Oct. 16.In 2018, Governor Brown signed several laws impacting California employers.