by commune | Dec 1, 2016 | Employment Alerts, Other News
The New Year is almost here, which means changes to California’s employment laws and, consequently, to the way our state’s employers operate their day-to-day business. Below, we summarize six laws that take effect in 2017 and one that goes into effect in 2018. Please...
by commune | Nov 22, 2016 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Earlier this year, the Department of Labor issued its Final Overtime Expansion Rule. The Final Rule purported to amend, among other things, the Fair Labor Standard Act’s “white collar” exemption by raising the salary threshold to $47,476, effective December 1, 2016. ...
by commune | Nov 8, 2016 | Employment Alerts, Other News
As many expected, on November 8, 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act” or “Act”), legalizing recreational marijuana use. In a nutshell, the Act legalizes and taxes...
by commune | Nov 4, 2016 | Maritime Alerts, Other News
California Air Resources Board Issues Advisory Regarding How It Will Enforce Its At-Berth Regulations After January 1, 2017 “At-Berth Regulations” In December 2007, the California Air Resources Board (“ARB”) approved the “Airborne Toxic Control Measure for Auxiliary...
by commune | Nov 1, 2016 | Other News
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers today announced its 2017 “Best Law Firms” rankings and Keesal, Young & Logan (KYL) has been named to several National and Metropolitan Tier lists. Firms like KYL which are included in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” list are...
by commune | Oct 24, 2016 | KYL Technology News, Other News
The Association of Certified eDiscovery Specialists (ACEDS), a BARBRI Professional Association, published a case study focused on the eDiscovery practice at Keesal, Young & Logan (KYL). The case study, which features KYL CEDS Jennifer Miranda, Kim Blessing and...
