The bill radically alters the way arbitration is handled and eliminates potential abuses to the system.

On Aug. 30, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 778 as urgent "clean-up" legislation, which went into effect immediatel...

In response to the state's housing crisis, California continues to strip local governments of their ability to regulate access...

California's Fair Employment and Housing Act prohibits discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in employment based on prot...

With the Fair Pay To Play Act, California became the first state to allow college athletes to hire sports agents and earn inco...

Senate Bill 230, authored by Senator Anna Caballero and supported by law enforcement groups, imposes policy and training requi...

Senator Bill Dodd, who represents counties hit hard by recent fires, authored Senate Bill 240, aimed to curb alleged "bad advi...

California's protection of low-income tenants got a bit more robust with the enactment of Senate Bill 329 this year.

For tax years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2020 and before Jan. 1, 2025, California's legal cannabis businesses subject to th...

On Oct. 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 into law, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to agree as...

On Sept. 19, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law, which officially adopted the "ABC test" articulated in t...

With so much focus on Assembly Bill 5 codifying Dynamex and the extension of the statute of limitations for Fair Employment an...

California joins over 35 states that regulate private payer coverage for telehealth and 16 states, which require payment parit...

On Oct. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, effective as of Jan. 1. ...

The signing of Assembly Bill 1482 is considered the most significant policy change for residential landlords and tenants in Ca...

Assembly Bill 1564, which clarifies the required methods for consumers to submit requests for personal information, was part o...

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Assembly Bill 1510, which is aimed at giving sexual assault survivors of Dr. Ge...

Assembly Bill 1763 permits 100% affordable housing projects to be built denser and taller through its adoption of three game-c...

Assembly Bill 218 gives victims of childhood sexual assault, once barred by the statute of limitations, a three-year window to...

On Oct. 11, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 25, exempting employee and job applicant personal information collect...

The law isn’t doing the job. The #MeToo Movement hasn’t made a difference. What about the movies?

The California Supreme Court’s opinion in California School Boards Association v. State of California presents the specter of ...

Integrating drones into U.S. skies — and specifically into U.S. industries – is not a new goal. It has been a top priority fo...

By all indications, 2020 will be the year in which the California Supreme Court speaks again on the scope of the “California R...

Losing hurts. And when we’re hurt, we want to lash out. But lawyers know — or should know — that lashing out is not profession...

Once upon a time, there was a love triangle between the Liverpool Football Club, New Balance and Nike.

Someone will have to pay for wildfire risks, whether it’s the individual policyholder, the insurance industry or the taxpayers...

In some part, the investment and M&A markets factor in risks of employment law noncompliance into their valuation decision...

New Year’s opening: no resolutions. At my age, it’s too late. And no clichés about it never being too late.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.