Dogs are a human’s best friend – but are they the hospitality industry’s best friend, too? Restaurant owners may be wondering what their rights, responsibilities, and options are with respect
Continue Reading Dining with Dogs – A Restaurant Owner’s Guide to Serving Customers with Furry Friends (Part 1 – Service Pets)
Heads up to all employment litigators in California – changes are coming to the rules governing Motions for Summary Judgment and Summary Adjudication come January 1, 2025.
Both plaintiffs and
Continue Reading Big Changes Are Coming to California Summary Judgment Motions In 2025
In a substantial win for app-based rideshare and delivery companies, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld California Proposition 22 as constitutional on July 25, 2024.
California Ballot Initiative Proposition
Continue Reading Proposition 22 Survives: App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Companies May Continue to Properly Classify Drivers as Independent Contractors in California!
Website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act have been a subject of much litigation for private entities. Recent changes applying to public
Continue Reading ADA Final Rule Introduces Technical Standards for Compliant Website and App Design
You are invited to “Thinking Forward: Mitigating Workplace Risks in 2024” – our annual, half day symposium designed to set you up for success in 2024! This year’s compelling webinar
Continue Reading January 24, 2024 Webinar: “Thinking Forward: Mitigating Workplace Risks in 2024”
No later than July 1, 2024, covered California employers must implement extensive workplace violence prevention plans (WVPP) and deliver specified training to employees under new legislation signed by Governor Gavin
Continue Reading Prepare Early for California’s New Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements
On October 4, Governor Newsom signed S.B. 616 which significantly expands the State’s existing paid sick leave laws (codified at Sections 245.5, 246, and 246.5 of the Labor
Continue Reading California’s Paid Sick Leave Law is Updated to Mirror Many Enhanced City Requirements
It is HOT outside in 2023, with triple-digit temperatures hitting certain parts of California numerous times this summer in a seemingly never-ending series of heatwaves. As temperatures rise across the
Continue Reading Temperatures Are Heating Up – Take These Steps to Proactively Prevent Employee Heat Injuries
Gen Zers are embracing side hustle culture.
A recent survey [Deloitte’s 2023 survey] about work and culture found that 46% of Gen Zers and 37% of Millennials reported
Continue Reading Considerations for California Employers about Side Hustle Culture