It is common in today’s job market for a candidate to receive an employment offer conditioned on successful completion of a drug test, to determine the fitness of the job applicant for the particular job. As employers it is important to hire the best ...

Mejia, et al. v. Walgreen Co., et al. (USDC Eastern District No. 2:19-cv00218-WBS-AC): On November 24, 2020 a $4.5 million settlement was reached in a class action matter involving employees of Walgreens Co. Plaintiffs alleged that their hours were rounded ...

Every year, California signs into law dozens of new laws. While some modify existing statutes, others create entirely new frameworks for legal compliance. Below are three laws which expand upon the law and requirements, as well as create all new ...

Trial practitioners are well-aware of the paradigm shift caused by the California Supreme Court’s ruling in People v. Sanchez (2016), 63 Cal. 4 th 665. Sanchez changed decades of expert witness testimony practice, holding that an expert witness can no ...

January 1, 2021, marks the one-year anniversary of the effective date amending the Code of Civil Procedure requiring that “any documents or category of documents produced in response to a demand for inspection, copying, testing or sampling shall be ...

Fannin v. Camden Blaze, LLC., et al (Los Angeles Super Ct. No. BC711616): On November 20, 2020 Judge Margaret L. Oldendorf entered a verdict in favor of plaintiff Nancy Fannin for $2.6 million and against defendant Samantha George, employee of Camden ...