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03.18.20

Telehealth Service Expansion Related to COVID-19

Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), states and private payers have all acted over the past 10 days to dramatically expand access to telehealth services.


01.27.20

Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup January 2020

On January 14, a new version of the proposed Washington Privacy Act, Senate Bill 6281, was introduced in the state Senate.


10.11.19

Retail and Consumer Products Law Roundup October 2019

In a closely watched case that many hoped would bring some clarity—and sanity—to the subject of website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Supreme Court has instead chosen to punt.


10.11.19

Supreme Court Declines to Weigh In on Website Accessibility

In a closely watched case that many hoped would bring some clarity—and sanity—to the subject of website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Supreme Court has instead chosen to punt.


09.30.19

Tainted Beef Definitely an Emergency, California Federal Court Rules

Prerecorded calls made to warn consumers about tainted beef qualified for the “emergency purposes” exemption to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a California federal court recently ruled.


09.25.19

Advocate Behind the CCPA Announces Second, More Expansive Ballot Initiative

On Tuesday evening, the privacy advocate and real estate investor who initially qualified the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for the November 2018 ballot, Alastair Mactaggart, announced that he would seek to qualify a new consumer privacy initiative for California’s November 2020 ...


09.25.19

Class Actions: Ninth Circuit Panel Allows Judge to Prohibit Precertification Settlement Negotiations

Taking the cautious view of a district court’s judicial discretion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to grant a writ of mandamus seeking to overturn a case management order that prohibited precertification class settlement discussions.


09.24.19

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: The Beginning of the End?

Editor’s Note: A new rule from the IRS and other federal agencies could kick off the same kind of transformation for employer-sponsored health insurance that turned traditional pension plans into employee-directed 401(k)s.


09.24.19

Landmark Legislation AB5 Codifies Dynamex ABC Test and More

In a signing statement on September 18, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom declared Assembly Bill 5 “landmark legislation for workers and our economy.”


09.24.19

California Delays Sexual Harassment Training Requirements

California employers set to comply with the new sexual harassment training requirements arising out of last year’s Senate Bill 1343 got a recent reprieve with new legislation that provides a partial one-year extension.