Month: March 2021
Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (“EHS”), also known as microwave syndrome or being allergic to electricity, has been represented in pop culture and social media for several years.[i] One of the most prominent portrayals of EHS is in the TV show Better Call Saul, the prequel to Breaking Bad, where successful attorney Chuck McGill – a name partner…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, both the California Legislature and United States Congress have recently passed legislation to address the impacts of COVID-19 in the workplace. California’s Senate Bill 95 (SB 95) requires employers to provide up to an additional 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19 related reasons from January 1, 2021…
Persons interested in investing in real estate may not have the capital to purchase or develop real estate. Ordinarily those persons will seek out investors to provide the capital, while retaining a profits interest in the venture (a “promote” in the real estate world) in exchange for managing and facilitating the venture. A promote held…
At the end of 2020, California’s Second District Court of Appeal decided Coast Hematology-Oncology Associates Medical Group, Inc. v. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center,[i] a case involving rival medical groups and allegations of trade secret misappropriation, interference with prospective economic advantage, interference with a contract, and unfair competition. Of particular note are the court’s holdings…
California employers beware. You can use a properly drafted contract to prohibit former employees from using your confidential information after they leave your business. But, if your contract requires a former employee to hand over to you his or her good ideas related to your business conceived after leaving your company and without using company…
The California Supreme Court has ruled that employers cannot round time punches for meal periods. The Court also held that time punch records that show non-compliant meal periods create a rebuttable presumption of liability for violations. Further, the Court called into question the continuing viability of rounding time punches for hours worked in light of…