On September 17, 2020, California enacted SB 1159, which imposes certain reporting requirements on California employers. SB 1159 also creates a “disputable presumption” that employees who contract COVID-19 did so in the course of employment for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits, under certain conditions. This...

California Governor approved modifications to Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”), California’s worker misclassification law, to allow more individuals to be classified as independent contractors. This distinction is important because employees are provided wage and hour, workplace safety, and other workplace protections that independent contractors...

Even a pandemic cannot constrain Navigato & Battin’s expansion!  Well, it was not exactly planned that way, but nonetheless, N&B recently opened its second location in Carlsbad.  The new address is 5927 Balfour Court, Suite 110, Carlsbad, CA 92008.  “Over the last several years, our North County San Diego client base has grown substantially,”...

Since schools are starting up in San Diego but most children are currently starting the year in various forms of online learning, employers must remember their obligations with respect to employees who request leave to care for their child whose “place of care” is closed for COVID-19-related reasons. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act...

The California Supreme Court answered two questions in its opinion in Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc., clearing up uncertainty in California’s business tort law. Is a plaintiff required to plead an independently wrongful act in order to state a claim for tortious interference with a contract that is terminable at will? What is the proper standard to...