On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stopped an order blocking the nationwide enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), pending resolution of the Department of the Treasury’s…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
It was a normal, busy day at Young’s Nail Spa in Temecula, California, when the nail salon was abruptly hit with a $1.2 million fine by the California Labor Commissioner after an investigation found that 36 workers were…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
As the new year approaches, several critical legislative changes in employment law will take effect on January 1, 2025, unless specified otherwise. California employers face a dynamic regulatory landscape in 2025, with…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Precedent-Setting Investment Restrictions – On January 2, 2025, the U.S. will start restricting foreign investments by U.S. persons in certain national security technologies. The Outbound Investment Rule and associated…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Incoming “border czar” Tom Homan said President-elect Trump’s administration will crank up workplace raids as part of its broader immigration crackdown.
Speaking on “Fox & Friends” after the announcement of his nomination…
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/ Constitutional Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
As the United States prepares for another Trump administration, companies must ready themselves for potentially aggressive immigration enforcement policies similar to or exceeding those seen during the previous Trump presidency…
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/ Business Organizations, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Oregon recently joined several other states that have heightened individual privacy rights when it enacted the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”). The OCPA applies to all for-profit business immediately and to applicable…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Privacy
A recent ruling in California’s Second District Court of Appeal has reaffirmed the importance of having employees sign comprehensive arbitration agreements. In Rodriguez v. Lawrence Equipment, Inc., 2024 WL 4719479, —…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
If you have ever had to file suit against a non-paying commercial tenant, you know first‑hand collecting a monetary judgment can be complicated, especially if the tenant is a business entity (e.g., an LLC, corporation, etc.)…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
On November 15, 2024, a federal court in Texas vacated a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule (the “2024 Rule”) that increased the minimum salary threshold for employees classified as exempt from overtime and minimum wage…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Any business operating a website needs to be aware of the proliferation of lawsuits targeting websites which use any type of customer tracking technology. While advantageous to the business in its marketing efforts, the data…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Introduction:
The United States has long been a beacon for immigrants, and the entrepreneurial spirit of immigrants has led the U.S. to be at the forefront of groundbreaking innovations in business, science, education,…
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On September 22, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 707 into law, known as the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (“the Act”). This new legislation requires companies that produce clothing and textiles sold…
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/ Business Torts, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
On October 16, 2024, Senate Bill 525 will go into effect and requires every applicable “covered health care facility” to meet certain minimum wage requirements for most of their workforces. The new law applies to a broad range…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law
On September 30, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 988 into law. The new state law, known as the Freelance Worker Protection Act (“FWPA”), goes into effect on January 1, 2025. The FWPA provides various protections to…
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