March of Dimes believes that every baby deserves the best possible start. Unfortunately, not all babies get one. March of Dimes is changing that. For 80 years, March of Dimes has been leading the fight for the health of all moms and babies. For 30 of those years, March of Dimes has had a champion… Read More »
Background When a tenant violates a local ordinance related to structural or zoning issues, both the tenant and the property owner are often held responsible for the violation. The property owner’s good faith ignorance of the tenant’s unlawful activity may be no excuse. If a property owner is held responsible for such a violation, the… Read More »
Palmieri Tyler is pleased to welcome our new associate attorney, Gabriel “Gabe” J. Pitassi. Mr. Pitassi will be practicing in the firm’s Real Estate and Corporate Practice Groups. GABRIEL J. PITASSI 1900 Main Street, Suite 700 Irvine, California 92614 Direct Line: (949) 851-7330 Fax: (949) 825-5419 Email: [email protected] Real Estate Business Law Public… Read More »
The focal point of this newsletter is catalyzed by the onslaught of claims received by clients in the past few months relating to business websites and their lack of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The ADA and its California counterparts, the California Disabled Persons Act and Unruh Civil Rights Act, govern places… Read More »
Palmieri Tyler is pleased to welcome our new associate attorney, Christopher J. Green. Mr. Green will be practicing in the firm’s Business Litigation Group. CHRISTOPHER J. GREEN 1900 Main Street, Suite 700 Irvine, California 92614 Direct Line: (949) 851-7215 Fax: (949) 825-5446 Email: [email protected] Personal Injury Defense Complex Business Litigation Insurance Law Wrongful Death… Read More »
NEW LAWS – 2019 “Me Too” Legislation, Etc. Confidential Provisions in Settlement Agreements (SB 820) Voids any provision in a settlement agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2019, that prevents disclosure of information related to civil or administrative complaint of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and workplace harassment or discrimination based on sex. Relationships… Read More »
IMPACTFUL COURT DECISIONS Discrimination Requiring job applicant to obtain and provide MRI examination as condition of employment violated ADA by discriminating on basis of perceived disability. EEOC v. BNSF Ry. Co., 902 F.3d 916 (9th Cir. 2018). Imposing standard disciplinary actions on employee does not constitute discharge unless they involve continuous patterns of mistreatment or… Read More »
Litigation partner Norman J. Rodich will be moderating the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame Masterclass: Cross-examination, a continuing legal education program for experienced trial attorneys. The program will be presented at the California Lawyers Association Litigation Summit on October 5, 2018, in San Francisco. The all-star panel includes trial lawyers Mary Alexander (San Francisco) and… Read More »
New Test in California to Determine If Employee or Independent Contractor In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles (April 30, 2018) (Dynamex), the California Supreme Court abandoned the long-standing “right to control” test based on the Court’s 1989 decision in S.G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Relations (Borello). … Read More »