REAL PROPERTY FORECLOSURE CHANGES A new law will take effect on January 1, 2025, making changes to real property foreclosures: 1. Enhanced Notice Requirements: Borrowers must now receive clearer and more comprehensive notices regarding the foreclosure process, including detailed information about their rights, the timeline of the proceedings, and the...
IS THAT YOU? OR IS IT AN AI REPLICA? Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is so advanced that it can replicate and animate a picture of you. While the issue is currently focused on the entertainment industry, just imagine what havoc that may cause if someone AIs your CEO saying the company...
LANDLORD NIGHTMARE SOLVED Hoarding. Residential (and even some commercial) landlords have had to deal with it. It is a nightmare for all involved. The tenant accumulates stuff. Despite landlord notices, the tenant does not/cannot clean up the premises. Other tenants, city officials and neighbors have reached their ability to cope...
California Amends Whistleblower Notice Requirements; Los Angeles County Introduces Fair Chance Ordinance California Whistleblower Notice Requirements Starting January 1, 2025, California employers must comply with updated whistleblower protection notice requirements under Assembly Bill 2299. The new law provides that the Labor Commissioner will develop a model list outlining employees' rights...
CALIFORNIA PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACT (PAGA) CHANGES Employers: the California Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) is being amended to impose new limits on who can bring a PAGA action and the scope of Labor Code violations that a plaintiff employee can pursue; it will also create caps on penalties for...
FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS CALIFORNIA’S AB5 ON EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION The full 11-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld California’s AB5, which redefined how courts determine whether workers are independent contractors or employees. This decision has significant implication for employers across the state. AB5, enacted in 2020 was originally...
CALIFORNIA UPDATES: TWO MANDATORY PAMPHLETS REQUIRED FOR NEW HIRES California made updates to two crucial pamphlets that employers are required to provide to new hires. (1) The “TIME of Hire” pamphlet provided by the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Worker’s Compensation and (2) the “For Your Benefit” pamphlet...
California Seeks to Enact Its Own State Corporate Transparency Act California seeks to raise transparency regarding California business ownership by passing Senate Bill 1201, which seeks to impose on all domestic and foreign limited liability companies and corporations doing business in California the obligation to provide information about the beneficial...
We want to Remind Employers that Starting July 1, 2024 You Need a Workplace Violence Preventive Plan By July 1, 2024, California employers are required to have a written plan against workplace violence. “Workplace Violence” encompasses any act or threat that may lead to physical harm, psychological distress, or undue...
JOINT EMPLOYER: NEW RULE A “joint employer” is when different entities exercise enough control over a worker that they have each formed an employment relationship with that worker. Thus, one worker could be an employee of multiple entities, even if those entities are not associated with one another (think, for...