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One year ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic ground the world to a halt, our firm’s virtual offices were inundated with calls from policyholders, asking if their current and projected losses due to the pandemic would be covered...

The Nevada Supreme Court held that insurers may seek reimbursement of defense costs if a court determines that it owed no duty to defend and the insurer reserved reimbursement rights. In Nautilus Insurance Company v. Access...

A recent case in the Northern District of California presents a reminder that hospital systems need to consider antitrust issues when negotiating multi-hospital contracts with health plans. Unfortunately, even when hospitals...

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed H.R.1319 – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“Rescue Plan”) into law—a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. Here are five things every employer should know about the bill. 1....

The California Court of Appeal issued an important decision that may significantly impact how settlement opportunities are evaluated in catastrophic liability claims.  In Pinto v. Farmers Ins. Exch., No. B295742, ___...

Donohue v. AMN Services., LLC, No. S253677, 2021 WL 728871 (Cal. Feb. 25, 2021) Summary:  Employers cannot engage in the practice of rounding time punches in the meal period context. Time records that show noncompliant...

Today, the California Supreme Court held that employers cannot use the practice of rounding time punches in the meal period context, and that unrounded time records that show noncompliant meal periods raise a rebuttable...

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International Brotherhood. of Teamsters, Local 2785 v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration No. 18-73488, 2021 WL 139728 (9th Cir. Jan. 15, 2021) Summary:  Federal law preempts California’s meal and rest break...

On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued new employer guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.  This guidance is intended to help...

Recently we have seen a slew of class action filings under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).  CIPA is an older privacy law, associated with eavesdropping and wire fraud, not to be confused with the...

Leila Narvid moderated a panel at this program for the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP) Description: A candid discussion of the health impact of racial bias in the legal sector, frameworks for understanding the...