11.14.12
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, California voters approved Proposition 39-THE CALIFORNIA CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACT.
11.13.12
It has been rumored for weeks that a Cap and Trade lawsuit was imminent. The questions were: who would file the lawsuit, when, and on what grounds?
11.09.12
The Federal Trade Commission released “Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies,” a staff report that the agency hopes will provide guidance to the increasing number of companies using such technology.
11.07.12
With the results of the election in, the path to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) now appears clear.
11.05.12
As the November 6, 2012 election approaches, employers may have questions about their obligations to provide time off to their employees to vote.
11.02.12
On July 23, 2012, a California appellate court decided Harris v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, holding that insurance adjusters were not covered by the administrative exemption and therefore must be paid overtime pay.
Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee Finds That CEQA Allows Courts to Issue Limited Fix-It Tickets for CEQA Deficiencies in EIRs Rather Than Decertifying the Entire EIR and Invalidating All Related Project Approvals.
10.26.12
The MBA annual convention in Chicago earlier this week represented something of a return to the heady days prior to the global financial crisis.
10.25.12
In a proposed settlement to a nationwide class action lawsuit, the Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS") has agreed to remove the unlawful "rule of thumb" implemented through Medicare's administrative review process that denies coverage for skilled nursing ...
10.24.12
Claims of “natural” products continue to prompt litigation, with two new consumer class actions recently filed.