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The latest updates from Keesal, Young & Logan.KYL Partner Steve Young to serve on panel covering Enforcement at FINRA Securities Conference in Carlsbad, Calif. on Oct. 23
http://www.finra.org/web/idcplg?IdcService=GET_PROBLEM_PAGE&siteId=www.finra.org&siteRelativeUrl=/Industry/Education/ConferencesEvents/SecuritiesConferences/p085435
KYL Partner Albert E. Peacock III to present for the defense in "Personal Injury Tricks and Threats: How to Stop Them, How to Top Them" at Pacific Admiralty Seminar in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 3
Employment Alert: California Supreme Court Decision Regarding Non-Competition Agreements and Employment Releases
The California Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision today in Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP. In Edwards, the Supreme Court reviewed a court of appeal decision relating to the validity of non-competition agreements and the permissible scope of employment...
Employment Alert: California Court of Appeal Upholds Contractual One-Year Limitation on Employment-Related Claims
On Friday, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision that could have a significant impact on the judicial enforcement of binding arbitration clauses contained in employment contracts. In Pearson Dental Supplies, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, the Court...
Employment Alert: California Court of Appeal: Employers Need Only Offer Meal Breaks, Not Ensure They Are Taken
The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District issued a significant decision today in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court. Among several key findings was the Court's holding that employers need only provide meal breaks to employees, not ensure that the...
KYL obtains dismissal of $3 billion federal court racketeering case
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) case on June 5, 2008. A French multinational corporation brought the RICO case against KYL's Polish client in connection...
Employment Alert: Ninth Circuit Finds Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Text Messages
On June 18, 2008, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the issue of an employee's expectation of privacy in text messages sent and received via employer-provided devices, holding that an expectation of privacy depends on both the written policies and the...
Employment Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Burdens in ADEA Disparate Impact Cases
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court resolved a split among the circuits, holding that the employer has the burden of persuading a fact finder that an employment practice with a disparate impact on older workers does not give rise to age discrimination liability...
Employment Alert: U.S. Supreme Courts Approves Retaliation Claims Under The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (42 U.S.C. §1981)
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that makes it easier for workers to sue employers who retaliate against them for reporting bias. In CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, 2008 WL 2167860 (S. Ct. May 27, 2008), the Court held that employees are not limited...
KYL and Wells Fargo to co-sponsor dedication of much-needed Salvation Army Center in San Francisco's poorest downtown neighborhood
Keesal, Young & Logan is honored to co-sponsor with Wells Fargo the dedication ceremonies for the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center and Railton Place. On June 27, 2008, the Salvation Army will open a 135,400-square-foot community center and living facility...
The Long Beach NAACP and KYL team up on Law Day to introduce the legal profession to minority students
Annual Law Day is set at a local firm. The Long Beach branch of the NAACP and the law firm of Keesal, Young & Logan are hosting their annual Law Day program Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Law Day was created by the American Bar Association to draw attention to...
KYL Of Counsel, Frances Keeler to present at the 29th International Bunker Conference in Scandic Copenhagen, Denmark, April 23-25, 2008
Below is an article from Bunkerworld that covered the conference. Revised Annex VI 'not enough' for California 25 Apr 2008 15:46 GMT Hopes are fading that the stringent new ship sulphur emission standards approved by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)...
KYL Shareholder Lisa Bertain to speak on Employment Litigation Panel at SIFMA Conference
Keesal, Young & Logan Shareholder Lisa M. Bertain has been invited to speak on employment litigation at the annual SIFMA Compliance and Legal Division Conference, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, from March 30 through April 2, 2008.
Employment Alert: Divided California Supreme Court Holds That Individuals Cannot be Held Liable for Retaliation Claims
Yesterday, the California Supreme Court held in a 4 to 3 decision that non-employer individuals cannot be held liable for retaliation claims brought under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Jones v. Torrey Pines, (2008) __ Cal.4th __ (S151022)....
Employment Alert: Important Employment Decisions by the US Supreme Court this Week
Sprint/United Mgmt. Co. v. Mendelsohn In a unanimous opinion issued Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court held that the Tenth Circuit erred in concluding that a district court abused its discretion in disallowing testimony of "similarly situated" employees in an...
Employment Alert: Attorney Fee Award Under FEHA Not Dependent on Amount of Verdict
An opinion filed last Friday by the California Court of Appeal serves as an important reminder that an attorney fee award may very well be the most expensive part of a liability finding under California's discrimination statute. Chavez v. City of Los Angeles, 2008 WL...
LJN's Legal Tech Newsletter: "Better E-Billing by Leveraging Experience And Relationships"
Employment Alert: FMLA Expansion Bill Takes Effect Immediately
On Monday, January 28, 2008, President Bush signed into law legislation that expands Family and Medical Leave Act coverage for family members of employees called for military service. The expansion requires employers to offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected...
Keesal, Young & Logan co-sponsors a California Bar Foundation diversity scholarship program
Keesal, Young & Logan is proud to announce that it is one of three founding sponsors of the California Bar Foundation's diversity scholarship program. As described in the Recorder article below, the Foundation is offering individual scholarships to students of...
27 KYL lawyers recognized by their peers in seven different areas of practice
Law & Politics magazine--along with the publishers of the Los Angeles and San Francisco magazines--publishes an annual list of the top 5 percent of practicing attorneys in each state, spanning more than 60 areas of practice. Designated "Super Lawyers" are selected...
Employment Alert: California's Compassionate Use Act Does Not Protect Employee From A Company's Drug Policy
In a 5 to 2 opinion issued yesterday, the California Supreme Court affirmed an employer's right to terminate an employee for marijuana use, even if the employee has a physician's recommendation to use medical marijuana to treat a protected disabling condition. Ross v....
Employment Alert: Court of Appeal Holds that Forfeiture Provision in Incentive Compensation Plan Does Not Violate California Labor Code
Today, the California Court of Appeal (Second District) held that a forfeiture provision found in an incentive compensation plan that required participants to forfeit unvested stock upon resignation or for-cause termination did not violate the California Labor Code....
KYL represents Fraenkel Gallery in sale of 20 of Diane Arbus' "most important photographs" to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/18/arts/design/18muse.html
Firm celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Hong Kong office
A 5-foot-long dragon―skillfully carved from ice and standing guard over spread of seafood―was just one show of elegance at the 10th anniversary celebration of Keesal, Young & Logan's Hong Kong law office on Dec. 7. Bustling chefs prepared and served Mandarin duck...