In the recent ruling in the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson et al., Case No. 23-175, decided on June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s earlier decision. This alters the legal landscape in…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Starting July 1, 2024, all employers in California with more than 10 employees are now required to implement comprehensive workplace violence policies…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
As part of our commitment to keeping our clients informed and prepared, we wish to highlight four significant developments in employment law that are particularly relevant for California employers. Understanding and adapting to…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
So-called “social noise”—i.e., noise created by human voices—is not an environmental impact required by the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) to be analyzed for residential projects, the California Supreme Court…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
At Meyers Nave, we prioritize assisting our clients in establishing and maintaining wage and hour policies that comply with legal standards. This includes implementing effective systems and processes to ensure all levels of the…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Over the next five years, U.S. EPA hopes its new national drinking water standard will reduce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) compounds in drinking water to almost zero as a way to prevent potential health risks…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Second District Court of Appeal confirmed again that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) favors finality in rejecting a challenge to a subsequent project approval for a 42-single family home project in Los…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
A recent California Court of Appeal case (Krug v. Board of Trustees of the California State University) has implications for public agencies regarding employee reimbursement for work-from-home expenses.
Even though Labor…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Governor Newsom signs legislation expanding paid sick days for workers. From 3 to 5 days annually, effective January 1, 2024…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On July 10, Governor Newsom signed five California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform bills (SB 145, 146, 147, 149 & 150) as part of an infrastructure streamlining plan that the Governor’s office has called the “the state’s…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. With this decision California employers need to understand that plaintiffs do not lose standing when individual California…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
What Happens to the “Non-individual” PAGA Claims Now that Viking River Cruises Compels Arbitration of the “Individual” PAGA Claim?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana was widely seen as…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On May 25, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit’s decision in the Sackett v. EPA case in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and instead held that the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) only protects…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
In a lengthy published decision, the Court of Appeal upheld the City of Oakland’s environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed Oakland A’s MLB stadium and mixed use project, rejecting numerous challenges and affirming the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) to establish legally enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six PFAS…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
