In a development that affects even the smallest of California employers, California Governor Jerry Brown signed another bill mandating overtime pay for domestic workers. The new measure, known as the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, requires that...
The United States Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) has issued two final rules that will require significant changes to covered federal contractors’ and subcontractors’ (“contractors”) affirmative action...
After Single Touch Interactive, Inc. ("Single Touch") and Zoove Corporation ("Zoove") reached a settlement in their patent infringement action, both parties filed a stipulated motion to vacate the district court's previous claim construction order....
What is new in the world of follow-on biologics? Manthei: Congress enacted the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 to provide an alternative to the submission of a Biologics License Application for certain biologic drugs that...
Can you tell your boss to buzz off without a significant change to your wages, your job duties, your employment status or your benefits package? If so, your boss may not be your supervisor for Title VII harassment purposes, according to a United...
Upon the registration of a condominium plan at Land Titles (or the first phase of a condominium plan in the case of a phased development), a condominium corporation is created. The condominium corporation is the vehicle by which the owners of Units...
OK, we admit it is somewhat cliché for employment lawyers to circulate client alerts every December warning about the dangers lurking at company holiday parties. But when real-life examples show just how expensive claims arising from these events can...
In the interests of finality, the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) places limits on additional environmental review once a government agency has already completed environmental review for a project. After an environmental impact report...
In Harmelin v. Michigan, the U.S. Supreme Court makes clear that there is no proportionality requirement for criminal sentences. Here are some important facts regarding this case......
In Berkhouse v. Great American Assurance Co., Case no. 13-0264, November 22, 2013, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals rejected the argument by an injured party in a third-party declaratory judgment suit that an umbrella policy’s liquor...
