September 14, 2022
In an interview with KNX Radio, Corinne Spencer, Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, advised California employers to pay attention to e-signatures when they draft employee arbitration agreements, stemming from a recent reversal in California’s 2nd District... Read MoreSeptember 1, 2022
California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal sided in part with Corinne Spencer and Antwoin Wall in Velasquez v. Northgate Gonzalez Markets, a case that raises questions about the validity of employee arbitration agreements that are signed electronically. After former employee... Read MoreAugust 18, 2022
Senior Associate Antwoin Wall was selected for inclusion on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2023 list for his work in Labor and Employment litigation. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers® has been considered the most respected and unbiased... Read MoreJuly 21, 2022
California small businesses employ approximately 48.5% of the state’s private workforce, and businesses with fewer than 20 employees have the largest share of small-business employment. Unfortunately, this group of mom-and-pop employers who make up the backbone of the California economy... Read MoreJuly 14, 2022
Senior Attorney Raymond Correio, a retired workers’ compensation judge, is living proof that a workaholic can never really retire. From 1997 until 2009, Ray held court at Santa Monica and DWC Marina Del Rey. Upon retirement in 2009 with barely a two-week... Read MoreViking River Decision is a Victory for California Employers In an 8-1 decision on June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Viking River Cruises in a case deciding whether the company could compel a former employee to... Read More
July 12, 2022
How Calif. Small Biz Can Navigate Evolving Employment Laws By Corinne Spencer and Brianna Pearlman (July 12, 2022) While California is home to some of the largest corporations in the world, California small businesses employ approximately 7.2 million people, or... Read MoreJune 28, 2022
Recognized as two of the Valley region’s most influential women in the legal profession, Senior Partner Yvonne Lang and Partner Anahid Silah have been named to San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence: Attorneys 2022 list. Yvonne and Anahid... Read MoreJune 23, 2022
Updated Copy Service Fee Schedule Takes Effect for Dates of Service On/After July 15, 2022 The DWC has updated the copy service fee schedule effective for dates of service on and after July 15, 2022. The reimbursement includes the following:... Read MoreJune 21, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Viking River Cruises has dictated that claims brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) can go to arbitration, stating that a former employee of Viking River Cruises should pursue her individual PAGA... Read More
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