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Protecting Interests in Preliminary Injunctions; & The Purposes and Limits of Non-Compete Clauses
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Amended FEHA Regulations: Employers Required to Update Harassment & Discrimination Policies
Employment Defense by Nicole Kamm 818.907.3235 The California Fair Employment and Housing Act’s (FEHA) proposed amendments have been approved and go into effect April 1, 2016. All employers should review the regulations and update their
Employers: Criminal History Inquiries May Get Tricky
Attorney for Employers by Tal Burnovski Yeyni 818-907-3224 Proposed Amendment to California Code of Regulations Last week the California Fair Employment and Housing Council of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (or, in short,
Importance of Arbitration Clauses; and Reliance on Profit Projections
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Money, Money, Money…Must Be Funny…in the Employee Training World
Employment Defense Attorney by Tal Burnovski Yeyni 818-907-3224 Score one for the employers this year: An appellate court decision issued last month determined that an employee who chooses to partake in the employer’s voluntary training
Mile Marker: Google Beginning to Clear Legal Hurdles for Self-Driving Cars (but many more ahead)
Personal Injury Attorney by Andrew L. Shapiro (818) 907-3230 Can self-driving vehicles (SDVs) use the carpool lane? That may be a legal question for another day, as SDVs still have barricades to overcome before moving
What’s a “Yahoo”? An Object Lesson in Employer-Employee Relations
Attorney for Employers by Tal Burnovski Yeyni 818-907-3224 Can you mistakenly fire employees? According to recent media reports, Yahoo apparently did. News about Yahoo’s mix-up were reported earlier this week in various media outlets. As
DOL on Joint Employer Liability; and CA Expands Franchisee Protections
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On the Road: Safer Rental Cars
Accident Attorney by David B. Bobrosky (818) 907-3254 A mind boggling number of cars are on the recall list for safety problems – including about 34 million American vehicles for defective Takata airbags alone. Additionally,
To Bifurcate, or Not to Bifurcate: That is the Divorce Question
Some divorcing couples may want their divorce resolved as quickly as possible. In California, the legal minimum time requirement that a dissolution can be entered is six months from the date of service of the