We started Part 1 of this article by stating: “For most small and mid-sized California business owners, 2020 will be a year that they will be happy to soon forget.” The same holds true for this, the second part, of the article. In an economic climate ...

In 2018, the California Supreme Court came down with its ruling in Dynamex v. Superior Court leaving behind the old “Borello” test and implemented the “ABC test” for determining whether an individual is an employee or independent contractor. In 2019, ...

In 1986, California enacted the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 , more commonly known as Proposition 65, with the intent of better assisting consumers identify products that could have harmful affects on their body. The goal of Prop ...

To some, it would seem that transportation companies cannot catch a break in California. California Labor Code section 2775 (also known as “Assembly Bill 5” or “AB 5”) establishes the presumption that all workers are employees and not independent ...

The Insurance Research Council (IRC) recently examined the phenomenon of social inflation in an effort to understand its scope and effect on the rising costs of insurance claim losses (found at: ...

Ocampo, et al. v. Honeywell International Inc., et al (Alameda Cty Super Ct. No. RG19041182): On September 3, 2020 a jury entered a verdict in favor of remaining defendant Honeywell International Inc. in the nation’s first case held entirely by video ...