California Sen. Pat Bates (R- Laguna-Nigel) stands by her no vote on the Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act bill that recently passed an approbations committee.
SAN FRANCISCO — An Alameda County man is suing the city of San Francisco, alleging discrimination, retaliation, violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, and violation of workers compensation acts.
SAN FRANCISCO — A Colorado man filed a class action complaint against a California mobile app business, alleging violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Lawyers for three current and former paint manufacturers on the hook for a $1.15 billion judgment over the presence of lead paint in more than 3 million California homes have asked a California appeals court to overturn that judgment, saying the judge overreached and trespassed on legal turf more properly reserved for lawmakers, and to rule otherwise would open a virtual Pandora’s box of further judicial abuses and other unforeseen harms on homeowners, businesses and taxpayers, alike.
SAN FRANCISCO — A California woman has filed a class action lawsuit against a market research business, alleging unpaid wages and violation of workers compensation acts.
SAN JOSE – Nearly three years ago, a California judge ordered a group of three paint makers to pay $1.15 billion to 10 California cities and counties to remediate what the judge decided was the “public nuisance” of lead paint in homes.
California’s Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act has been returned to an approbations committee after the California Senate amended the bill to require employers with more than 500 employees to submit pay gap statistics to the secretary of state and publish them on a public website.
The California First District Court of Appeal recently reversed a lower court’s rule that Pacific Specialty Insurance Company was permitted to rescind a rental property liability coverage based on the insured's alleged material misrepresentations on the paperwork.
Oakland attorney Mitchell Chyette, who wrote about depression in the legal progression after admitting in 2011 to misappropriating tens of thousands of dollars from his clients, is again permitted to practice law, according to recent action by the California State Bar.
SAN FRANCISCO – A Campbell man employed by Lockheed Martin alleges his long-term disability benefits were wrongfully terminated by an insurance company.
