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California State of Emergency

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O Happy Day!  Governor Declares End To Winter Storm Emergency

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As California began the new year, it was suffering from a six-year drought.  Then came le deluge.  According to the Governor's office "These storms brought more rain than had been recorded in over 100 years and all in one...more

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California’s new mortgage servicer during a “state of emergency” to be effective

Recently, California enacted SB 455 to address mortgage servicing during a state of emergency. SB 455 will require a mortgage servicer (transferring a mortgage secured by a property within a proclaimed emergency zone) to...more

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California Employers’ New Year’s Resolution: Make These 2 Key Changes to the Mandatory Notice You Give to New Hires

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All California employers will need to make two changes to the mandatory notice you provide to your new hires as of January 1: you need to tell them about changes to California’s paid sick leave law, and you need to provide...more

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New Law Says Employees Can Refuse to Come to Work When Emergency Conditions Exist in the Workplace

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On September 29, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1044 which grants new protections and rights to most California employees in the case of emergency conditions in the workplace....more

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Consequential Bills to Employers Advance Through California Legislature

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Any one of three bills still advancing through the California Legislature’s 2022 session will have broad consequences for California employers if enacted. The Legislature has until August 31 to pass pending bills and send...more

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California “Job-Killer” SB 1044 Passes Senate Committee

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SB 1044 passed the California Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on Monday, March 21, 2022. SB 1044 would prohibit an employer, in the event of a state of emergency or an emergency condition, from taking...more

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Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Stop the Clock: Relief from Your Insurer Claiming a Notice Time Bar During the Pandemic

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A dangerous trap for an unwary insured looking for insurance coverage can be a notice provision. To trigger certain liability insurance policies, the insurer may require that a “claim” be both made against an insured and that...more

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Court Of Appeal Holds Governor Can Make Laws In An Emergency

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The passage of the Lex Titia in 43 B.C.E. effectively legalized the end of the Roman Republic.  The law was passed in the crisis arising from the assassination the year before of Gaius Julius Caesar.  The Lex Titia bestowed...more

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“All Things are Ready if our Emergency Plan Be So” Dealing with Emergency Preparedness in California HOAs

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California is used to wildfires. But the Golden State’s record-breaking 2020 wildfire season was particularly brutal. A blistering heat wave fueled dozens of simultaneous fires – conditions that spurred Gov. Gavin Newsom to...more

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Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: Regional Stay-at-Home Orders Lifted as California Returns to Tiered COVID System; Companies and...

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On January 25, the State of California lifted its previously enacted emergency stay-at-home order for all 58 counties. The stay-at-home orders were put in place at the beginning of December and were designed to help ease the...more

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Bill Proposes Term Limit On States Of Emergency

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In June of last year, I addressed the question of when a gubernatorially state of emergency ends.  Government Code Section 8629 requires the Governor to proclaim a termination of a state of emergency "at the earliest possible...more

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California Urgency Legislation (SB-939) May Significantly Affect Commercial Rent Obligations and Lease Termination Rights

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On Friday, May 22, 2020, the California Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of an amended version of SB-939, which would limit the rights of many commercial landlords to enforce certain provisions of their leases. The...more

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COVID-19 Impact on Statutes of Limitations and Timing for Other Filings

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To help potential litigants evaluate how various executive orders may impact their filing deadlines, we examine executive orders in New York, and other select states, tolling the statute of limitations. This article also...more

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