On February 10, 2020, Postmates Inc. and Uber Technologies, Inc., sought an order insulating their drivers from the provisions of Assembly Bill 5, which both gig-based business challenge AB5 as unfair and unconstitutional. Judge Gee of the United States District Court for the Central District of California indicated that she would not second guess the …
As a follow up to our recent blog on the issue, on January 16, 2020, Judge Benitez granted the Plaintiff’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction in the California Trucking Association v. Attorney General Xavier Becerra matter (“CTA matter”). This precludes California’s Attorney General from enforcing AB-5 against any motor carrier operating in California until final …
What Employers Need to Know About “Ban the Box” (Assembly Bill No. 1008) By Kori Macksoud, Esq. In California, nearly one in three adults have an arrest or conviction record that can significantly undermine their efforts to obtain gainful employment. Experts have found that employment is essential to reducing recidivism, that people with criminal records …
Stone | Dean Honored as a 2018 Best Place to Work in Los Angeles Stone | Dean Law is proud to announce our selection as a Best Place to Work in Los Angeles, 2018. The awards ceremony and program was created in conjunction with Los Angeles Business Journal (LABJ) and Best Companies Group. The rankings and …
Kristi Dean Presents Fair Competition and Playing the Litigation Game to IIAB-OC Kristi Dean presented back-to-back seminars to the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Orange County (IIAB-OC) today, August 9, 2018. Both presentations were offered in-person in a classroom setting and online via webinar. Qualifying attendees received 3-hours of Continuing Education credit for their …
Working After Clocking-Out: California Supreme Court Rules Against Starbucks, Holds Regularly Occurring Work Time is Compensable By Robyn McKibbin, Esq. Douglas Troester is a former shift supervisor for Starbucks Corporation. He sued Starbucks on behalf of himself and other non-managerial employees who performed closing tasks from mid-2009 to October 2010. Starbucks’ software required Troester to …
New ABC Independent Contractor Test Will Likely Spur More Wage & Hour Class Actions By Robyn McKibbin, Esq. Labor laws and regulations govern employees’ wage rates, work hours and other working conditions. Employees are also subject to various federal and state payroll taxes. Independent contractors, however, are not entitled to the protections of the wage …
Kristi Dean Presents Dropping the Ball to PBA’s Probate & Trust Law Section Kristi Dean, Managing Partner, is gearing up to provide a special Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Course to the Pasadena Bar Association. The presentation of Dropping the Ball: Risk Transfer and Unrealized Expectations from Insurance Coverage for Trust Owned Residences, will take place on Monday, …
January Legal News Roundup By Marleigh Green & Matthew Harvey All the best news in California, Business, Employment, Insurance, and Transportation for January, 2018. California News The Supreme Court is being asked to revisit a 1992 decision to not enforce sales taxes on online purchases. The attorneys arguing for the law to be overturned claim …
Gregg Garfinkel’s War Story of the Missing Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Specially Featured in Super Lawyers – Southern California 2018 Super Lawyers Editor-in-Chief, Erik Lundegaard, interviewed Gregg Garfinkel, Esq. following his video War Stories with Garf. Their conversation regarding a $400,000 baseball card claim was chronicled in the latest Super Lawyers Magazine for Southern California, which you can find here: http://digital.superlawyers.com/superlawyers/lxsl18/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=24#pg24 Gregg Garfinkel, …