| 7/12/2010 |
IP Protection For The Apparel Industry [PDF] |
| 7/1/2010 |
Department Of Labor "Clarifies" FMLA To Include Certain Non-Traditional Caregiving Situations [PDF] |
| 7/1/2010 |
United States Supreme Court Upholds Right Of Public Employer To Read Employee Text Messages [PDF] |
| 7/1/2010 |
Protecting Corporate And Labor Unions In Elections [PDF] |
| 6/7/2010 |
Apparel Becomes En Vogue For Fashion-Forward Law Firms [PDF] |
| 5/19/2010 |
California Rescission Rights For Transactions Involving Unlicensed Broker-Dealers [PDF] |
| 5/1/2010 |
Distressed Debt [PDF] |
| 5/1/2010 |
Workforce Classification in California [PDF] |
| 4/1/2010 |
New Law Offers Benefits For Hiring and Retaining Unemployed Workers [PDF] |
| 3/11/2010 |
Landslide Litigation: The True Cost Of That View [PDF] |
| 2/1/2010 |
Rutan & Tucker Recovers Five Million Dollars For Employer In Trade Secret Theft Case [PDF] |
| 2/1/2010 |
Rutan & Tucker Client Scores Big Victory In Wrongful Termination Case Involving More Than 200 Employees With Invalid Social Security Numbers [PDF] |
| 1/11/2010 |
Keeping (Or Getting) Your Corporate House In Order [PDF] |
| 12/30/2009 |
Military Family Leave [PDF] |
| 12/30/2009 |
(A) President Extends Cobra Subsidies [PDF] |
| 11/1/2009 |
The Art Of A Successful Termination [PDF] |
| 10/29/2009 |
DHS Issues Final Rule Rescinding "No-Match" Regulation [PDF] |
| 10/20/2009 |
Plaintiffs Pursue A New Line Of Class Actions Against Employers [PDF] |
| 10/5/2009 |
Employee vs. Independent Contractor [PDF] |
| 10/5/2009 |
Avoiding The Pitfalls Of The Hiring Process [PDF] |
| 9/8/2009 |
California DLSE Approves Work Schedule And Salary Reductions For Exempt Employees |
| 9/8/2009 |
Mandatory Use of E-Verify By Federal Contractors And Subcontractors |
| 8/24/2009 |
Increased Use Of Earn-Outs In Current Economic Environment [PDF] |
| 7/13/2009 |
Can I Get A Business Method Patent? [PDF] |
| 3/10/2009 |
New COBRA Rules Passed As Part Of Stimulus Bill |
| 3/1/2009 |
Deal or No Deal [PDF] |
| 2/9/2009 |
New Law Lengthens Time Period In Which To File Pay Discrimination Claims |
| 2/4/2009 |
Corporate Check-up for 2009 |
| 2/4/2009 |
Rights of Reclamation and Administrative Claims Under the Bankruptcy Act |
| 2/4/2009 |
Supreme Court Expands Protections For Employees Under Title VII |
| 1/28/2009 |
New FMLA Regulations Effective January 16, 2009 |
| 1/1/2009 |
Executive Compensation Disclosure and Recent Section 162(m) Guidance [PDF] |
| 11/19/2008 |
A Case Study Demonstrating the Benefits of Phased Construction Litigation or What to Do When Cabinets Start Falling Off the Walls by Thomas S. Salinger |
| 9/24/2008 |
Congress Expands The Americans With Disabilities Act |
| 9/22/2008 |
Independent Contractor Classification in Legislature’s Crosshairs? |
| 8/14/2008 |
Should Intellectual Property Be Part Of Your Business Plans? |
| 8/13/2008 |
California Supreme Court Reaffirms Ban On Employee Non-Competition Agreements |
| 8/13/2008 |
Court of Appeal Clarifies Meal and Rest Break Requirements |
| 7/18/2008 |
Governor Signs Urgency Legislation Extending Tentative Maps |
| 6/5/2008 |
Paid Sick Leave Requires “Kin Care” Leave, Too |
| 3/10/2008 |
Employers Must Be Cautious with Their Use of Megan’s Law Website |
| 2/11/2008 |
Employment & Labor E-Alert February 2008: Amendments to the FMLA Provide for Leave to Care for Family Members in the Armed Forces |
| 2/11/2008 |
Employment & Labor E-Alert February 2008: Changes You Need to Know: New Legislation in California for the New Year |
| 10/25/2007 |
To Be or Not to Be – The Risk of Disclosure of Proprietary Information by Members of a Creditors' Committee? |
| 8/30/2007 |
California Finalizes Supervisor Harassment Prevention Training Regulations |
| 8/30/2007 |
Increased Workplace Immigration Enforcement on the Horizon |
| 8/30/2007 |
California Supreme Court Lifts Cloud Hanging Over Profit-Based Bonus Plans |
| 8/30/2007 |
California Supreme Court Clarifies Burden Is On Employee To Prove Disability |
| 8/30/2007 |
Employee Releases May Not Be Valid against Family and Medical Leave Act Claims |
| 8/29/2007 |
California Supreme Court Clarifies Burden Is On Employee To Prove Disability |
| 8/29/2007 |
California Supreme Court Lifts Cloud Hanging Over Profit-Based Bonus Plans |
| 8/28/2007 |
Increased Workplace Immigration Enforcement on the Horizon |
| 8/28/2007 |
Employee Releases May Not Be Valid against Family and Medical Leave Act Claims |
| 8/28/2007 |
California Finalizes Supervisor Harassment Prevention Training Regulations |
| 6/26/2007 |
FINAL REGULATIONS ON DEFERRED COMPENSATION SHOULD TRIGGER REVIEW OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS |
| 6/19/2007 |
Courts Remind Employers Of The Importance Of Properly Training Managers And Human Resources Professionals Who Handle Leave And Disability Issues |
| 6/5/2007 |
Supreme Court Places Limits On Claims for Discriminatory Pay Practices |
| 4/19/2007 |
Confidentiality Provisions In Employee Handbooks May Violate The National Labor Relations Act |
| 4/19/2007 |
Recent Decision Heralds Trend In Favor Of Employers In Wage And Hour Litigation |
| 4/18/2007 |
California Supreme Court Holds Three-Year Statute of Limitations Applies for Meal and Rest Period Claims |
| 4/4/2007 |
Driving Under the Influence of a Cell Phone: Can Employers Be Held Liable? [PDF] |
| 3/9/2007 |
Revised Sexual Harassment Training Regulations Issued; First Attempt “Lacked Clarity” |
| 1/23/2007 |
California Appellate Court Upholds Class Action Waiver in Employment Arbitration Agreement [But See Update Below] |
| 1/4/2007 |
New Employment Legislation in California for 2007 |
| 10/30/2006 |
Eminent Domain Reform Legislation Signed into Law September 29, 2006 |
| 10/13/2006 |
Employment & Labor E-Alert October 2006: California Court of Appeal Dramatically Narrows Scope of Permissible Covenants Not to Compete |
| 10/9/2006 |
Tips for Handling Wage Claims before the California Labor Commissioner |
| 9/27/2006 |
Education Law Update: Ninth Circuit Confirms [PDF] |
| 9/1/2006 |
Are You Making “All Appropriate Inquiries?” – New U.S. EPA Final Rule Strengthens Environmental Due Diligence Standards |
| 6/27/2006 |
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against IDEA Expert Fees [PDF] |
| 5/25/2006 |
Education Law Update: New Court Case on Expressive Rights of Students and Public Employees [PDF] |
| 4/27/2006 |
Education Law Update [PDF] |
| 4/11/2006 |
Being a Paralegal in California: Who Qualifies, and Can A Paralegal Be Exempt From Overtime Under the “Learned Professionals” Exemption? [PDF] |
| 3/23/2006 |
Employment & Labor E-Alert |
| 3/1/2006 |
The Dark Side of Mediated Agreements [PDF] |
| 12/21/2005 |
Education Law Update: Adverse Employment Action [PDF] |
| 12/8/2005 |
2006 Legislation: California's New Employment Laws |
| 10/14/2005 |
New Law Allows Direct Deposit of Final Wages |
| 10/14/2005 |
Sexual Favoritism Can Now Trigger Sexual Harassment Claims |
| 10/14/2005 |
Unexpressed Opposition To Perceived Discriminatory Conduct Can Lead To Retaliation Claims |
| 9/1/2005 |
The United States Supreme Court Authorizes Taking Private Property for Economic Development: New London, But Old Rules? [PDF] |
| 8/9/2005 |
Special Education Law Update – Equivalent Observations [PDF] |
| 8/1/2005 |
California Supreme Court Finds Class Action Waiver In Consumer Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable |
| 8/1/2005 |
Deductions From Accrued Vacation For Partial Day Absences Do Not Defeat Exempt Status |
| 8/1/2005 |
Confidentiality Provisions In Employee Handbooks May Violate The National Labor Relations Act |
| 6/30/2005 |
2004 Selected IDEA Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2005:What To Do When You Receive A Due Process Hearing Notice [PDF] |
| 6/21/2005 |
Beware Conditional Job Offers Under the ADA |
| 4/7/2005 |
Brave New World: Contracting in a False Claims Environment [PDF] |
| 2/24/2005 |
2004 IDEA Reauthorization [PDF] |
| 1/6/2005 |
Anaheim Taps Rutan for Angels Case [PDF] |
| 1/1/2005 |
The Quick Brown Lawyer Jumps over the Mediation Traps [PDF] |
| 12/15/2004 |
New Law Will Upgrade Health Insurance for Domestic Partners |
| 12/15/2004 |
New Law Will Require Harassment Training for Supervisors |
| 11/19/2004 |
Alert: New Case Holds Jury Trial Waivers Unenforceable [PDF] |
| 11/16/2004 |
Why Proposition 64 Should Be Effective Immediately and Retroactively |
| 11/9/2004 |
Finalizing the Contract by E-Mail: Be Careful Out There |
| 11/1/2004 |
Are Paralegals Exempt Under the FLSA’s New Fairpay Overtime Rules? [PDF] |
| 10/1/2004 |
“Going Private”: Business and Procedural Considerations in Seeking Relief from Reporting and Corporate Governance Requirements [PDF] |
| 9/17/2004 |
Update on Land Use and CEQA Cases [PDF] |
| 7/1/2004 |
Constructive Termination Claims: What Are They and What Can You Do to Avoid Them? [PDF] |
| 7/1/2004 |
Labor and Employment Law Update [PDF] |
| 6/21/2004 |
Santa Cruz Back in Court [PDF] |
| 6/7/2004 |
Are Bounty Hunters Coming For You? [PDF] |
| 6/1/2004 |
Is Your Bonus Plan Unlawful? [PDF] |
| 5/19/2004 |
All website operators required to comply with Online Privacy Protection Act by July 1, 2004 |
| 3/1/2004 |
March 2004 Financial Practices Group Newsletter [PDF] |
| 1/9/2004 |
Evaluation And Management Of Insurance Coverage Against Intellectual Property Claims |
| 1/7/2004 |
All E-Mail Advertisers Must Review and Abide by New Federal Anti-Spam Law |
| 10/27/2003 |
Labor and Employment Law Update [PDF] |
| 10/14/2003 |
The Next Big Thing? Networked Sensor Technology |
| 8/1/2003 |
Labor and Employment Law Update [PDF] |
| 5/19/2003 |
The HIPAA Privacy Standards: Health Care’s New ‘Cone of Silence’ [PDF] |
| 5/1/2003 |
Basic Deposition Procedures |
| 4/1/2003 |
Labor and Employment Law Update [PDF] |
| 3/28/2003 |
A Step Toward Disarming California’s ‘Business Practice Bandits’ [PDF] |
| 3/1/2003 |
March 2003 Financial Practices Group Newsletter [PDF] |
| 3/1/2003 |
Mediation is Confidential -- Not Exactly [PDF] |
| 1/28/2003 |
Is The Debtor’s Tax Refund Subject To Your Security Agreement? |
| 1/2/2003 |
State Resident Preference Statutes And The Market Participant Exception To The Dormant Commerce Clause [PDF] |
| 12/1/2002 |
Joy of Mediation [PDF] |
| 12/1/2002 |
Labor and Employment Law Update [PDF] |
| 9/6/2002 |
Update - Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 [PDF] |
| 8/7/2002 |
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 [PDF] |
| 6/17/2002 |
Privacy vs. Policy: E-Mail and Internet Abuse in the Workplace |
| 6/17/2002 |
Adelphia’s Insolvency And Impending Bankruptcy: Questions And Answers About The Impact On Local Cable Television Franchises |
| 6/10/2002 |
Extreme Business: Op’s King of Skate Joined Unlikely Bedfellows [PDF] |
| 5/21/2002 |
Masters of the Legal Universe |
| 5/6/2002 |
Ahead of the Pack |
| 5/6/2002 |
Avoiding the Five Deadly (Entitlement) Sins |
| 4/15/2002 |
The New Prevailing Wage Law Trap -- SB 975 and Beyond |
| 4/9/2002 |
What Is In A Name? |
| 4/5/2002 |
Establishment Of “.Us” Domain Name/Internet Address And Early Registration |
| 3/29/2002 |
California Court Morphs Unenforceable “Agreement to Agree” into a “Contract to Negotiate an Agreement” |
| 3/29/2002 |
March 29, 2002 Financial Practices Group Bulletin [PDF] |
| 3/25/2002 |
Operating Offshore: A Tale of Two Companies [PDF] |
| 3/21/2002 |
Incorporation Do's and Don'ts |
| 3/1/2002 |
March 2002 Financial Practices Group Bulletin [PDF] |
| 2/1/2002 |
Labor and Employment Law Update [PDF] |
| 1/30/2002 |
More Teeth for SLAPP Motions to Strike: Implications for Business Tort Litigants where Causes of Action Involve Speech Related Conduct |
| 1/1/2002 |
Democracy Without Political Parties [PDF] |
| 12/3/2001 |
New Millennium Brings New Era of Employment Lawsuits [PDF] |
| 6/1/2001 |
June 2001 Financial Practices Group Newsletter [PDF] |
| 6/1/2001 |
Labor and Employment Law Update [PDF] |
| 6/1/2001 |
State Labor Commissioner rescinded this controversial May 30 opinion letter |
| 6/1/2001 |
DLSE Opinion Letter Announces New Interpretation of Requirements for Maintaining Salary Exempt Status |
| 5/1/2001 |
Cabrillo Newsletter: California Law Revision Commission Materials Concerning Proposed Changes to the Eminent Domain Law |
| 4/1/2001 |
Land Use, Environmental and Municipal Law Update [PDF] |
| 2/1/2001 |
Court Sets High Threshhold For "Reasonable" Accommodations For Disabled Employees |
| 1/1/2001 |
California Court Holds Employees Cannot Be Required To Sign An Employment Agreement Containing An Unenforceable Covenant Not To Compete |
| 1/1/2001 |
Labor and Employment Law Update [PDF] |
| 12/1/2000 |
December 2000 Financial Practices Group Newsletter [PDF] |
| 11/17/2000 |
Strange Bedfellows [PDF] |
| 11/17/2000 |
Catcher In The Court [PDF] |
| 11/1/2000 |
Regulation FD - A Guide to Fair Disclosure |
| 11/1/2000 |
RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP Employment Law E-Alert: New Required Employment Posters |
| 10/26/2000 |
E-Alert: TWO APPELLATE COURTS UPHOLD ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS UNDER ARMENDARIZ |
| 10/23/2000 |
The Ninth Circuit Offers Guidance To Employers On The Requirements Of A Good Faith Interactive Process For Determining Reasonable Accommodations For Disabled Employees |
| 10/20/2000 |
California Expands Disability Discrimination Statute And Imposes New Requirements And Limitations On Employers |
| 10/5/2000 |
RUTAN & TUCKER, LLP Employment Law E-Alert: Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc. |
| 10/1/2000 |
Fall 2000 Financial Practices Group Newsletter [PDF] |
| 10/1/2000 |
Recent Legislation: Minimum Wage Increases Mandatory Arbitration [PDF] |
| 8/1/2000 |
State Supreme Court Sets Ground Rules For Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements |
| 6/13/2000 |
Beware: Arbitration Is Binding In Most Instances And Non-Appealable |
| 3/2/2000 |
March 2000 Financial Practices Group Newsletter [PDF] |
| 1/1/2000 |
Labor and Employment Law Update |
| 11/1/1999 |
California Supreme Court Holds Private Arbitration Awards, Even If Judicially Confirmed, May Not Have NonMutual Collateral Estoppel Effect. |
| 9/1/1999 |
The 1996 Lender/Fiduciary Reforms To CERCLA Are Likely The Last Major Reforms To Superfund Until After The Millennium |
| 9/1/1999 |
Environmental Responsibility In California: Mediate It Or Litigate It |
| 7/1/1999 |
E-Commerce And Web Site Development Arrangements: Get It In Writing Or Risk Losing Your Ownership Rights |
| 5/1/1999 |
Securities and Exchange Commission Amends Rule 504 to Curb Abuses |
| 5/1/1999 |
The Broad Immunity for Negligent or Omitted Inspections Trumps Public Entities' Liability for Breach of Mandatory Duties |
| 4/9/1999 |
The Enforcer |
| 3/1/1999 |
Daubert extended to technical or other specialized knowledge in determining whether to admit expert testimony |
| 2/1/1999 |
Probate and Trust Litigation: Avoiding Conflicts of Interest |
| 12/1/1998 |
The Perils Of Ignoring An Agreement To Arbitrate |
| 10/1/1998 |
The Battle Over Control: Use Restrictions In Commercial Leasing |
| 9/1/1998 |
Constitutional Law: Limiting Bus Advertisements To Commercial Speech Does Not Violate First Amendment |
| 1/16/1998 |
DESTRUCTION OF 'NUISANCE' PROPERTY COSTS CITY $2.5 MILLION |
| 7/1/1997 |
Case in Focus Reprint From July 18, 1997: Court Awards Ousted Contractor $1.5 Million |
| 12/27/1996 |
Case in Focus Reprint from December 27, 1996: Jury Dismisses Worker's Claim of Age Bias |
