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Hunt Ortmann’s Jennifer Tung and Arcadis’s Christi Fu had their article, It’s Not Easy Being Green: California’s Journey Towards a More Sustainably-Built Environment, published in the latest issue of the California Lawyers Association’s Real Property Journal. Ms. Tung and Ms. Fu discuss some of the key moments in California’s push towards carbon neutrality and 100-percent […]

On March 11, 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) which grants relief to businesses and individuals to combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. One benefit that ARPA provides is premium subsidies for health insurance continuation under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). This benefit will permit unemployed individuals […]

California now requires employers to collect and report pay data as part of the State’s efforts to eradicate pay differences by gender and based upon race or ethnicity.  The pay data reporting requirement is contained in Government Code section 12999. In addition, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) intends to issue regulations […]

By JoLynn M. Scharrer This past year has been a difficult one to navigate, especially for employers in California.  COVID-19 has added another complicated layer to an often burdensome environment in terms of regulation and compliance.  The coming year does not seem to let up with the new laws impacting employers. While there are over […]

By: Kathlynn Smith This time of year often carries with it an air of reflection on the past and optimism for the year to come. In the legal industry that feeling is often enhanced by the roll-out of the new laws impacting our clients and our practices. And, as in other years, we enter 2021 […]

By Jennifer Tung In a big win for public agencies, and school districts in particular, the California Court of Appeal recently affirmed the validity of public work job order contracts as enforceable contracts. In the first published opinion on the subject, the Court of Appeal rejected the argument by the contractor in Los Angeles Unified […]