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March 8, 2023
Recent legal precedent, including the Ninth Circuit’s decision in U.S. Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta and the U.S. Supreme Court Viking River Cruises decision, signals that the pendulum has swung further in favor of employers to mandate arbitration agreements for... Read MoreMarch 6, 2023
San Fernando Valley Business Journal recognized Senior Employment Counsel Corinne Spencer among its 2023 list of trailblazing advisors for her contributions to the Valley’s business landscape. In addition to her representation of clients in employment-related matters, Corinne was acknowledged for... Read MoreMadeleine Albright was born Marie Jana Korbelova on May 15, 1937 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her father was a press attaché at the Chech embassy in Yugoslavia, which was communist control at the time. As a result of her parent’s opposition... Read More
February 25, 2023
We know him from his amazing work as the host of Reading Rainbow, as Kunta Kinte in Roots, and Geordi La Forge in Star Trek the Next Generation. He’s played Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali, and Paul Haley in... Read MoreFebruary 21, 2023
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal turned to Senior Employment Counsel Corinne Spencer and other leading employment experts to get their insights on the current state of labor legislation, what changes have come to the labor law landscape in light... Read MoreFebruary 17, 2023
Jackie Robinson, the first Black baseball player to play in the American major leagues during the 20th century. On April 15, 1947, Robinson broke the decades-old “color line” of Major League Baseball when he appeared on the field for the National League Brooklyn Dodgers. He played... Read MoreYesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts Assembly Bill 51, a 2019 California measure that prohibited employers from requiring job applicants or workers to sign arbitration agreements, in... Read More
February 8, 2023
A consumer arbitration case against Coinbase Inc. before the U.S. Supreme Court will affect how cost-efficient arbitration is for employers. The case involves whether an appeal of a district court's denial of a motion to compel arbitration stays the litigation or... Read MoreFebruary 3, 2023
To those of us who are natives of Los Angeles the name Tom Bradley is by no means unfamiliar. He not only served as the first black mayor of Los Angeles but his service as mayor from 1973 to 1993... Read MoreJanuary 27, 2023
Benjamin Ferencz was born in 1920 to a Hungarian Jewish family. The family emigrated to the United States when he was an infant and lived on the lower East Side of Manhattan. Benjamin lived there until he graduated from college... Read More
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