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17 Sep Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Group of Orange County Bars and Restaurants for Unpaid Wages

Posted at 22:34h in Employment by Rolando Gutierrez

On July 15, 2021, a class action lawsuit was initiated against various restaurant and bar establishments owned or operated by Mario Marovic alleging wage claims for: Failure to Pay Minimum Wages.Failure to Pay Overtime and Double Time Compensation;Failure to Provide Meal Periods;Failure to Provide Rest Periods;Failure...

08 Sep Class Action Lawsuit Against Shoreline Treatment Center for Unpaid Wages

Posted at 20:28h in Employment by Rolando Gutierrez

On December 10, 2020, a class action lawsuit was initiated against Shoreline Treatment Center and Rachel Levi alleging wage claims for: (1) Failure to Pay Overtime; (2) Failure to Provide Meal Periods; (3) Failure to Provide Rest Periods; (4) Failure to Provide Accurate Itemized...

11 Mar Important Win On Disability Rights

Posted at 00:20h in Probate, Trusts & Estates by Mark Flory

The Court of Appeals Confirms that Disabled Adults Cannot Be Forced to have Visitation with Someone they Do Not Want to See Does a disabled adult who is subject to a California conservatorship have the right to refuse visitation with her estranged father, who she has...

11 Mar Will Britney Spears Ever Be Free?

Posted at 00:12h in Probate, Trusts & Estates by Jack Osborn

A Guide to Understanding Celebrity Conservatorships America loves celebrity gossip. So who hasn’t been following the conservatorship drama surrounding Britney Spears in Los Angeles probate court? The #Free Britney movement has led to an explosive New York Times documentary on FX and Hulu called “Framing Britney...

10 Jul Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia: Another Development in the LGBTQ Rights Journey

Posted at 21:09h in Employment, Litigation by Elizabeth Quach

On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court delivered a landmark opinion recognizing basic critical protections for the rights of gays, lesbians, and transgendered individuals in the workplace based on the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Three employees...

27 Apr State and Local Governments Are Extending Criminal Statutes of Limitation In Response to The COVID-19 Pandemic – Can They?

Posted at 16:44h in Criminal Defense by M. Kwon Gordon

Here on the Brown White & Osborn LLP Blog, we’ve covered many of the emergency steps that different branches of government have taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In several jurisdictions, authorities have extended the statute of limitations within which prosecutors must file criminal charges on the theory that...

27 Apr Guidelines for Guardianship and Conservatorship Visitation during COVID-19

Posted at 16:33h in Uncategorized by Jack Osborn

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many California families did not understand the rules governing visiting children under probate guardianships and senior citizens under probate conservatorships. The pandemic and its stay-at-home orders, social distancing rules, and impact on the state have made visitation even more challenging, and it is now even more...

09 Apr California Enacts Emergency Pretrial Release Without Bail For Nonviolent Offenders

Posted at 20:07h in Uncategorized by Ken White

California continues to lead the nation in enacting effective measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, California authorities enacted sweeping emergency rules designed to release nonviolent offenders from pretrial detention without bail, reducing the risk and scale of jail outbreaks. Under normal circumstances, California’s criminal courts set bail...

09 Apr California is Issuing More Orders for California Employers to Watch

Posted at 00:26h in Employment by A.J. Beechko

This week CNN reported on “What California is doing right in response to the coronavirus pandemic.” The article points to numerous factors: the early actions of Governor Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in securing equipment such as masks and ventilators; the elimination of...

06 Apr Now is the Time to Update Your Powers of Attorney for Health Care and for Financial Affairs

Posted at 17:36h in Probate, Trusts & Estates by Jack Osborn

Most of us procrastinate thinking about estate planning. Something else always seems more urgent. But now we are under an order by the governor to shelter-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Suddenly we have plenty of time to think about becoming gravely ill, and about who will make financial and...