california law

What Would You Have Done, What Do I Do Now?!?

Okay this is a particular long story. I was working with a company for two years and eight months before I quit... I've always prided myself in being an extremely hard worker. I like getting the...

California Now Requires Menus to Show Nutrition

California law now requires chain restaurants to put calorie counts on their menus and indoor menu boards. This makes California the first state to enact such a law. Chains with 20 or more...

Parties May Elect Appellate Review For Arbitration Awards

Although the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration will continue to be debated, the California Supreme Court has now provided parties with an option that makes arbitration more...

California Supreme Court Disapproves "Narrow Restraint" Exception For Covenants Not To Compete; Hol

In Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP, the California Supreme Court reaffirmed California's strong public policy against covenants not to compete.  The primary issue in the case was whether the...

Governor Schwarrzenegger today signed into law SB685.

Today’s guest blogger is Michael Blacksburg, Attorney at Law. He is an expert in estate-planning, helping to ensure that a pet is cared for if a guardian dies or becomes...

Governor Schwarrzenegger Today Signed into Law SB685: Enforces Pet Trusts

Today’s guest blogger is Michael Blacksburg, Attorney at Law. He is an expert in estate-planning, helping to ensure that a pet is cared for if a guardian dies or becomes...

Appellate Court Clarifies Meal and Rest Period Obligations

In what is a major victory for California employers, the California Court of Appeal held yesterday in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum) that employers are not obligated to ensure...

Foley v. Mansker: Settled

The case of former San Diego Charger Steve Foley against the city of Coronado and officer Aaron Mansker is over. This week, the trial abruptly ended, and a sealed settlement was announced.Except,...

Gay Marriage Support and Opposition

Marriage for gay and lesbian couples has been a hot button issue, most especially so in the 2004 election cycle when 11 states considered and passed referendums banning (in various ways) same-sex...

Gay Marriage Support and Opposition

Marriage for gay and lesbian couples has been a hot button issue, most especially so in the 2004 election cycle when 11 states considered and passed referendums banning (in various ways) same-sex...

California Supreme Court Holds Same-Sex Couples Can Marry

On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court held that California laws limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violated same-sex couples' rights under the California Constitution.  The Court...