On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”) went into effect. An expansive piece of legislation, the CCPA grants consumers (i.e., natural persons who are California residents) certain rights concerning the use of their ...

Under California law, the default rule is that an employer must pay an employee overtime for every day that an employee works over eight hours, or, in a defined workweek, if the employee works over 40 hours. Certain employers may wish to consider an ...

On January 13, 2020, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez extended the temporary restraining order he issued on December 31, 2019, precluding California from enforcing Assembly Bill 5 (“AB-5”) against motor carriers. ( California Trucking Association et al. ...

On the eve of California’s new worker classification law, Assembly Bill 5 (“AB-5”), becoming into effect on January 1, 2020, a temporary restraining order was issued, preventing California from enforcing it against truck drivers. Judge Roger T. Benitez of ...

As 2020 arrives, Poole Shaffery would like to take the time to highlight notable results achieved in 2019. Poole Shaffery obtained a favorable verdict in a wrongful death case brought by the family of bicyclist, who died as a result of colliding with a ...