by Margaret Chow | Oct 23, 2023 | Homepage News, KYL Charity News, Other News
On October 1, 2023, Skip was honored by the Long Beach Public Library Foundation with The Durnin Family Award, a symbol of extraordinary dedication, exemplary leadership and philanthropic endeavors and for being a guiding light in our community, and leaving an...
by Margaret Chow | Oct 12, 2023 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News, Securities, Securities Alerts
On October 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 365 (“SB 365”) into law. Effective January 1, 2024, SB 365 provides that an appeal from an order dismissing or denying a petition to compel arbitration shall not automatically stay proceedings in the trial court...
by Christopher Stecher and Teresa Thong | Sep 12, 2023 | Employment Alerts, General Articles, Homepage News
On September 1, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 699 (“SB 699”) into law. Effective January 1, 2024, SB 699 prohibits employers from including or seeking to enforce post-employment covenants not to compete in any employment contracts, regardless of where and...
by Bailey Maher | Jul 18, 2023 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security, Privacy & Data Security Alerts
On July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies Inc., which clarified the impact of arbitration agreements on a plaintiff’s standing to litigate representative claims under the California Private...
by Teresa Thong | Jun 15, 2023 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security, Privacy & Data Security Alerts
The Colorado Privacy Act and Connecticut Data Privacy Act Take Effect on July 1, 2023 In the absence of a comprehensive federal privacy law, states are leading the way in enacting consumer data privacy laws aimed to provide consumers with greater transparency and...
by Margaret Chow | May 24, 2023 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Overview On May 22, 2023, the California Supreme Court unanimously found that an employee’s report of workplace wrongdoings is a protected “disclosure” within the meaning of Labor Code section 1102.5(b) even if the employer already knew about the violation before the...
