Last week, we reported on California’s very limited Stage Two reopening, which was not really any sort of reopening. It was cosmetic at best. However, the Governor permitted counties to seek a “variance” that would allow them to permit broader business re-openings as part of Stage Two.…
A California Court of Appeal recently put its foot down and called out Judge Michael Linfield—a current sitting judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court—for his bias and the prejudicial effect of his conduct on the jury in Brown v. The Regents of the University of California. During jury…
The Ninth Circuit very favorably applied the after acquired evidence doctrine to completely bar a disability discrimination claim. In Anthony v. TRAX International Corporation, 955 F.3d 1123 (9th Cir. 2020), the plaintiff employee took a leave of absence under the FMLA. At the end of her leave, plaintiff…
Today, Governor Newsom announced new rules for some California businesses to gradually enter Stage 2 of reopening. While the guidelines focused on reopening the retail, manufacturing, and logistics sectors, he noted that other businesses and industries, including seated dining at restaurants, shopping…
Today, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order (EO) mandating that employees who are diagnosed with COVID-19 within 14 days of performing work outside of their homes will be presumed to have contracted the virus in the course and scope of their employment and will be entitled to workers’…
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