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2025 California Labor & Employment Updates - What You Need to Know Part 1

New legislation in 2025 focusing on Employee Rights, Public Records Act, Disability Discrimination and Wage and Hour Compliance. Employee Rights SB 1340 SB 1340 provides local governmental agencies with the authority to...more

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The Risks of Overbroad Motions to Seal

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UNILOC 2017 LLC, UNILOC USA, INC., UNILOC LUXEMBOURG S.A. v. APPLE, INC., ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION - Before Prost, Mayer, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of...more

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Louisiana Federal Court Rules Information in Patent Application Remains Actionable Trade Secret Under DTSA

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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana recently held that, under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1836, et seq., information included in a patent application remains an actionable...more

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California Appellate Court Holds Police Video of Arrest Not Protected Under Pitchess

Only a Record Generated as Part of an Internal Investigation is Protected by Pitchess - The California Court of Appeal has ruled in City of Eureka v. Superior Court (Greenson) that a police “dash cam” video of an...more

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New California Laws Impacting Public Agencies

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This comprehensive round-up includes new legislation that will impact cities, counties, special districts and schools. There were many bills passed by California lawmakers this year that will impact municipalities and...more

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Work-Related Text Messages on Personal Cell Phones Are Public Records Says WA Supreme Court

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From Washington, D.C. to Washington state, the manner in which government officials and employees create and store business records is making headlines. The latest development is a unanimous decision of the Washington Supreme...more

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Washington Supreme Court Applies Public Records Act to Public Employees’ Private Cell Phones

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On August 27, the Washington Supreme Court unanimously held in Nissen v. Pierce County that text messages sent or received by a public employee in his or her official capacity are public records within the meaning of the...more

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Copyright Law Protects Course Syllabi From Disclosure Under Missouri Sunshine Law

Last month, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, held that a public university was not required to turn over copies of certain course materials, including course syllabi, in response to a public records request....more

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