A recent unpublished California Court of Appeals decision in Pak v. First American Title Insurance Company, 2020 WL 6886551, involved issues important to the title insurance industry and its insureds. The California Court of Appeals held that coverage under a title insurance policy terminated when the originally-named insureds transferred title to their...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance for employers relating to mandating employee COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment. The EEOC confirmed that employers can legally require their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, subject to several caveats. The primary legal restrictions on employers...

All California businesses must be in compliance with California’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Training by January 1, 2021. Employers should review their sexual harassment training obligations to ensure compliance. SB 1343 requires that all employers of 5 or more employees provide 1 hour of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to...

On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board implemented new temporary emergency COVID-19 regulations related to prevention and response to COVID-19 in the workplace. Yesterday, the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved the emergency regulations. Now that the OAL has approved the...

California increased the creditor homestead exemption for personal residences, allowing debtors with residences in California to protect more equity in their homes. AB 1885 increased the California homestead exemption to the greater of $300,000 or the median sales price in the county where the single-family home is located in the prior year, not to exceed...