BUSINESS TRIAL LAWYERS

By Nicholas Grether, Esq., The Maloney Firm, APC The California Supreme Court’s calendar is unpredictable, but there are a couple of cases that bear watching for California employers in 2021. Both of these cases are fully briefed and are awaiting their time for oral argument in front of the California Supreme Court. Both have implications […]

By Carl I. S. Mueller, Esq., The Maloney Firm, APC In certain parts of the United States, including California, there are increasing numbers of lawsuits against business owners claiming that the businesses’ websites are not accessible to those with disabilities, and therefore violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). A recent decision by the 11th […]

On April 6, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that if California is able to maintain stable and low hospitalization rates and a sufficient vaccine supply, the state’s economy will fully reopen on June 15, 2021. . While risk reduction measures such as contact-tracing, vaccination programs, and the statewide mask mandate will remain in place, California […]

As pandemic-related restrictions on business operations in California begin to subside, employers have been left with unanswered questions about reopening the workplace. On March 4, 2021, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), issued COVID-19 related guidance for employers, which covers topics such as: COVID-19 Symptoms or Infections in the Workplace Imposing Mandatory COVID-19 […]

On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 (SB 95), which renews and expands California’s COVID-19 related supplemental paid sick leave requirements that expired on December 31, 2020. The new legislation covers more employers and more qualifying reasons for taking leave than the previous legislation. Find out more about the updated paid sick […]

Patrick Maloney and Carl Mueller pen an article for the Daily Journal on the California Court of Appeal’s recent ruling in Pech v. Morgan, in which the appellate court found that where an attorney and client have entered into a valid and enforceable fee agreement, the standard for recovering fees is one of unconscionability, not […]