Nov 1, 2018 | New bills, New California Laws
Yet another #MeToo bill to be signed by Governor Brown is AB 3109, which centers around disclosure of sexual harassment. Effective January 1, 2019, the new law voids any provision in a settlement agreement or contract that waives a party’s right to testify about...
Oct 26, 2018 | Employment Law, New California Laws
Since 2005, California businesses with 50 or more employees have been required to provide biannual sexual harassment training to all supervisors. Senate Bill 1343, signed by Governor Jerry Brown, drops that number to businesses with at least five employees, and adds...
Oct 6, 2018 | New California Laws
A new law signed by Jerry Brown prohibits California employers from requiring workers to sign nondisclosure agreements as part of sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination cases. Authored by Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, SB820 is yet another bill spawned by...
Oct 1, 2018 | New California Laws
On Sept. 11, Governor Brown signed SB 954 into law, requiring attorneys to provide their clients with written mediation confidentiality disclosures, when they are representing clients in connection with mediation. The law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2019, amends...
Sep 24, 2018 | Business Law, New California Laws
Are you an enterprising home cook looking to make a little money off those chocolate chip cookies, tamales or elotes? With the recently passed Assembly Bill 626, you can now sell your food directly to the public, providing you’re not preparing raw oysters on the half...
Jul 7, 2018 | Firm News |
Lester & Cantrell prevailed in the Second Appellate District on behalf of Defendants Black & Decker and Stanley Black & Decker in Castillo v. Price Pfister, Inc., et al. The case involved the application of California’s potentially conflicting statutes of...
Jul 7, 2018 | Firm News |
In Brown University v. Gary Zimet, filed in the USDC Central District, Lester & Cantrell, working with Massachusetts-based Smith, Duggan, Buell & Rufo, filed suit against an on-line memorabilia vendor found to be marketing the stolen student file of John F....
