Legal Alerts

July 2013
Supreme Court Further Affirms the Right to Enforce Arbitration Agreements, Including Class Action Waivers
Employment Law
July 2013
Agriculture Meets the Antidegradation Policy
Food and Agriculture Law
May 13, 2013
United States Supreme Court Rules for Monsanto in Roundup Ready Patent Case
Food and Agriculture Law
May 2013
Businesses Employing Workers Supplied By Farm Labor Contractors or Professional Employer Organizations May Create an Unintended Joint Employer Relationship, Resulting in Unforeseen Liability
Employment Law
May 2013
Employers Must Use New Form I-9 Beginning May 7, 2013
Employment Law
May 2013
Employers Beware: Retaliation Suits May Linger Even After Harassment Claim Dismissed
Employment Law
May 2013
Farmers May Be Surprised To Find Themselves The Joint Employer Of The Workers Provided By Their Farm Labor Contractor
Food and Agriculture Law
March 2013
An Employer’s Obligation to Accommodate an Employee Disabled by Pregnancy Is Not Limited by California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Law
Employment Law
March 2013
Courts Grapple with California Law Requiring Employers to Provide Employees with “Suitable Seating”
Employment Law
March 2013
New FMLA Regulations Require New Poster and Expand Military Leave Entitlements
Employment Law
February 11, 2013
Napa/Sonoma Vineyard Waiver Indefinitely Delayed – Feb. 11, 2013
Food and Agriculture Law
February 2013
Legal Update: EPA Issues Revised Enforcement Guidance To Address Leaseholder Concerns About Contaminated Property
Environmental Law
January 9, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court Reverses Ninth Circuit and Reaffirms Water Transfer Precedent in Los Angeles County MS4 Clean Water Act Case
Environmental Law
January 2013
When a Private Project Isn’t Really Private
Construction Law
January 2013
Comment Period Open for FDA Proposed Rules to Implement Food Safety Modernization Act
Food and Agriculture Law
January 2013
OEHHA’s Cumulative Impacts Efforts Likely to Affect Agricultural Communities
Food and Agriculture Law
January 2013
Trial Court Rejects the Fish and Wildlife Department’s Novel Expansion of Streambed Alteration Regulations to Existing Water Rights
Water Law
December 19, 2012
California Department of Conservation Issues Draft Proposal to Increase Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing
Environmental Law
December 2012
Spoliation of Electronic Evidence in Construction Claims Process
Construction Law
November 26, 2012
Legislative Update: Stuck in the Middle Again? UST Owners Hope AB 1715 Will Provide Regulatory Relief
Environmental Law