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The latest updates from Keesal, Young & Logan.KYL partner Lisa Bertain invited to speak at June 30, 2009 Practising Law Institute seminar "Internal Investigations 2009: How to Protect Your Clients or Company"
http://www.pli.edu/product/seminar_detail.asp?id=49033
KYL Partner Peter Boutin to speak on the topic of Arbitration and KYL Partner Lisa Bertain to speak on Employment Issues at the annual SIFMA Compliance and Legal Division Conference held in Phoenix, Ariz. from March 22-25, 2009
http://www.sifma.org/
Adaptive re-use of KYL technology results in "flourishing computer lab" in El Salvador
Big changes came to a small school in El Pital, El Salvador in 2008, when Keesal Young & Logan donated 32 refurbished computers to the remote educational facility just outside the city. KYL orchestrated the project in conjunction with a Non-Governmental...
Six KYL partners named among 404 of the world's pre-eminent Shipping and Maritime lawyers in 2009 Who's Who of Shipping & Maritime Lawyers
Who's Who Legal has recognized six KYL partners as among 404 lawyers selected for the "International Who's Who of Shipping & Maritime Lawyers 2009." These lawyers are considered to be among the leading maritime practitioners in the world today. For the second year...
Keesal, Young & Logan to host "Banking in 2009: Special Topics Update" seminar
Keesal, Young & Logan hosts gathering during White Collar Crime Institute Conference
Employment Alert: DOL Issues Model Notices Relating to COBRA Subsidy
On March 19, 2009, the Department of Labor issued important notices relating to the COBRA subsidy requirements enacted February 17, 2009. The following is a brief summary of the subsidy provisions and the notice requirements. Links to the new model notices and...
Employment Alert: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Enacted
On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. This Act overturns the Supreme Court's decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear, which had ruled that the 180 days statute of limitations for filing an equal pay lawsuit under Title VII...
KYL Shareholder Peter Boutin selected as BTI Client Service All-Star MVP two years in a row
We are proud to report that Keesal, Young & Logan Shareholder Peter R. Boutin was selected as one of only 29 lawyers in the Nation to be named a BTI Client Service All-Star MVP for the second year in a row. BTI conducts interviews of in-house counsel at Fortune...
Employment Alert: California Supreme Court Grants Review of Brinkley
In October, we circulated an update on a favorable California Court of Appeal decision regarding employers' duties to provide employees with meal breaks. In Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc., 167 Cal. App. 4th 1278 (2008), the Court of Appeal held that (1) employers...
KYL once again ranks among the top law firms in the U.S. for client service in national survey
The BTI Consulting Group, a professional market research firm based in Boston, recently released "The Survey of Client Service Performance for Law Firms." BTI ranked KYL as among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. in client service. In its eighth annual survey, BTI...
Law & Politics Magazine lists ten KYL lawyers as Super Lawyers in Securities Litigation
Ten Keesal, Young & Logan lawyers were recently recognized by Law & Politics magazine as "Super Lawyers" in the category of securities litigation. KYL had more lawyers selected for the securities litigation category than any other firm in California. The KYL...
Long Beach Magazine recognizes KYL and the firm's Charitable Foundation as "Community Hero"
Employment Alert: ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) is Effective January 1, 2009
On September 25, 2008, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) was signed into law. It will become effective on January 1, 2009. The ADAAA expands the protections of the original ADA to include more individuals with less severe impairments. It makes...
St. Mary Medical Center Foundation honors KYL with Life Achievement Award
George and Joyce Murchison, from left, and Skip Keesal, representing the law firm of Keesal, Young & Logan, were honored with Life Achievement Awards at St. Mary Medical Center's annual dinner. These three were honored for their service to the Long Beach community...
KYL of Counsel Frances Keeler presents "CEQA today: Is it helping or hurting the environment?" at the International Business Association of Southern California
Employment Alert: Potential Developments regarding meal/rest periods and overtime in California
Yesterday, November 6, 2008, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called on the legislature to convene a special session and announced an action plan to, among other things, stimulate employment in the State of California. Governor Schwarzenegger described a plan of...
KYL sponsors University by the Sea 2008 urban foresting project: 33 new trees planted throughout the East Village Arts District in downtown Long Beach
As part of its recent green initiatives, Keesal Young & Logan sponsored an exciting urban foresting project on October 5, 2008, in conjunction with the celebrated arts and sustainability festival University by the Sea. KYL provided funding and support for the...
Employment Alert: California Court of Appeal Issues New Meal Period Decision
Last week, we reported that the California Supreme Court granted review in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, an important case regarding employers' duties to provide employees with meal breaks. In Brinker, the Court of Appeal held, among other things, that...
Employment Alert: California Supreme Court Grants Review of Brinker Decision
This summer we circulated an update on a favorable California Court of Appeal decision regarding employers' duties to provide employees with meal breaks. In Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, the court held, among other things, that employers need only...
2009 Best Lawyers listing includes 12 Keesal, Young & Logan attorneys
Skip Keesal, Steve Young, Michael Gless, Scott Pratt, John Giffin, Bill Collier, Al Peacock, Lisa Beazley, Joe Walsh, Bert Ray, Doug Davis and Terry Ross were recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America in the 13th edition of the Woodward/White Best Lawyers...
Employment Alert: FMLA Regulations Effective January 16, 2009
On November 17, 2008, the Department of Labor published final revised regulations to implement the first-ever amendments to the 15-year-old Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). These new regulations become effective on January 16, 2009. The amendments touch upon many...
Steamship Mutual: "Emerging Maritime Law on Punitive Damages" by Robert Bocko and Jon Zinke of KY&L
http://www.simsl.com/Publications/Articles/ExxonSupremeCt0908.html
Employment Alert: SF Health Care Security Ordinance's Employer Spending Requirement Upheld by the Ninth Circuit
Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance's ("HCSO") Employer Spending Requirement ("ESR"). The HCSO, which had been signed into law by Mayor Gavin Newsom in July 2006, required employers of non-profit companies...