California Employment News: California Wage Compliance – Avoiding Legal Pitfalls
California Employment News: CA Local Minimum Wage Updates
(Podcast) California Employment News: CA Local Minimum Wage Updates
Adaptive Reuse: From Desks to Doorways
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 514: Listen and Learn -- Discovery (Civ Pro)
A Counterintuitive Approach to Winning Without Litigation: One-on-One with Haley Morrison
(Podcast) California Employment News: Creating the Report for a Workplace Investigation – Part 4 (Featured)
California Employment News: Creating the Report for a Workplace Investigation – Part 4 (Featured)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 511: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
From Permits to Penalties: A Deep Dive Into Coastal Development Law
California Employment News: Synthesizing Evidence in a Workplace Investigation – Part 3 (Featured)
Doc Fees Decoded: The Price of Paperwork in Auto Sales — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
(Podcast) California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 314: Listen and Learn -- False Imprisonment and Shopkeeper’s Privilege (Torts)
(Podcast) California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
Feeling the Heat: Strategies to Keep Cool Under California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The JustPod: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing: A Discussion with Hillary Blout
State privacy enforcement targeted at data brokers continues, and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has been at the forefront of this effort. The CPPA has made clear that data broker registration and...more
Statistics show that in 2023, someone was killed in an alcohol-impaired car accident every 39 minutes. This equates to more than 15,000 fatalities across the nation. While thousands are arrested for DUI each year, many more...more
California Governor Newsom recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 648, which authorizes the state’s Labor Commissioner to investigate and issue a citation or file a civil action for gratuities taken or withheld in violation of the...more
E-bikes or electric bicycles have a lot to offer Californians as they provide them with the ability to transport themselves over greater distances as compared to if they were providing 100% of their bike's power themselves....more
California’s Assembly Bill 130 (“AB 130”), enacted June 30, 2025, introduces significant amendments to the Davis‑Stirling Common Interest Development Act (“Davis-Stirling”), specifically affecting enforcement provisions under...more
While we are waiting for the CA Supreme Court in Leeper v. Shipt to address whether “headless” PAGA claims (i.e., where PAGA representative plaintiffs disavow the “individual” portion of a PAGA claim) are a permissible end...more
In the three months since our previous post about major California businesses being targeted with a Proposition 65 (“Prop. 65”) Notice of Violation (“NOV”) for allegedly exposing California customers to Bisphenol S (BPS) in...more
Some private fund managers in California face potentially dire consequences if they fail to properly register with the state and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Failing to adhere to relevant securities laws...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gallade Chemical, Inc. (“GCI”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations implementing...more
In California, there is a “strict liability” law in place for dog bites. This means that the owner will not be able to escape responsibility for the injuries his or her dog inflicts on people or pets. The belief that the dog...more
Did you know that the number of California FTB audits is increasing when compared to the trend of IRS audits in 2025? The California Franchise Tax Board, or FTB, has recently invested in advanced data processing systems and...more
Last week, the California Air Resources Board ("CARB")--the agency responsible for implementing California's mandatory climate disclosures--issued additional guidance concerning these regulations. Significantly, although...more
Are you searching for an experienced California and IRS tax attorney? When legal professionals refer to California or IRS audits or tax issues, they are usually speaking of the types of interactions that a person or business...more
The Fifth District Court of Appeal held that under pre-reform PAGA, headless PAGA actions in which plaintiffs seek civil penalties only on behalf of other employees and not for violations they personally experienced are...more
On July 9, the California DFPI, alone and joining five other state financial regulatory agencies, announced a multistate enforcement action resulting in a $4.2 million penalty against a licensed money transmitter for alleged...more
On June 25, the California DFPI announced that it had finalized a consent order with a cryptocurrency kiosk operator, alleging violations of the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL) and the California Consumer Financial...more
On July 1, the California Attorney General proposed a final judgment and permanent injunction to resolve allegations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) concerning a company’s alleged mishandling of consumers’...more
On June 25, the California DFPI announced it had entered into a consent order with a crypto kiosk operator for violations of the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL). Under the consent order, the operator agreed to pay a...more
As regulatory scrutiny around automatic renewals intensifies, understanding the Federal Trade Commission’s new “Click-to-Cancel” rule and California’s recently amended Automatic Renewal Law, is essential for companies looking...more
The California Coastal Act (The Act) is a critical piece of legislation impacting countless developers and homeowners within the coastal zones of California. Understanding the intricacies of The Act is pivotal for anyone...more
Owners and operators of facilities damaged or destroyed by the recent Los Angeles-area wildfires should be aware of the risks posed by toxic contaminant releases during cleanup and, in particular, the regulatory requirements...more
The California Energy Commission (“CEC”) and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (“Black & Decker”) entered into a May 21st Settlement Agreement and Release (“Agreement”) addressing alleged violations of the California Appliance...more
A debt collector company, Blackstone Legal, its associated companies and its owners, Ryan and Mitchell Evans, are facing a permanent ban from the debt collection business as a result of an FTC lawsuit charging that they...more
California is often the vanguard of climate-related policies and programs. From legislation requiring the state to reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and procure electricity from renewable and carbon-free sources...more
Each year, many California businesses receive letters from private entities, typically environmental nongovernmental organizations (Citizen Groups), alleging that those businesses’ facilities are in violation of applicable...more