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NavBat Consolidates Operations
Until recently, NavBat has operated out of two locations, one in downtown San Diego and the other in Carlsbad. At the end of last month, NavBat sold its downtown office and has consolidated operations in its Carlsbad office. Since the pandemic, in-office...
NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR MOST SMALL COMPANIES
Background and Purpose In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act on a bipartisan basis. This law creates a new beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement as part of the U.S. government’s efforts to make it harder for bad actors to hide...
Significant PAGA Reforms Adopted by California Legislature
Effective as of July 1, 2024, California has finally adopted a substantial overhaul of the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). PAGA has long been a major thorn in the side of employers, with the threat of large-scale PAGA claims raised by employees...
BREAKING NEWS: Navigato & Battin Obtains Complete Victory Over General Contractor in Arbitration
Employer Alert: Revisions to Required Employment Pamphlets
Employers have to provide a number of pamphlets and notices to a new hire. Recently, the State of California has revised two of those pamphlets. Effective February 1, 2024, the Division of Workers Compensation of the California Department of Industrial Relations...
Federal Court Rules BOI Reporting Is Unconstitutional
On March 1, 2024, in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen, a federal district court in Alabama ruled that the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Rule of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional. The court...
New Disclosure Requirements for Most Small Companies
Background and Purpose In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act on a bipartisan basis. This law creates a new beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement as part of the U.S. government’s efforts to make it harder for bad actors to hide...
California’s New “Workplace Violence Prevention Program” Law and Its Implications
California has long been at the forefront of enacting progressive legislation, especially when it comes to labor and workplace safety. One of the latest additions to this repertoire is Senate Bill 553 (SB553), aimed at preventing workplace violence. While the...
Mandatory Paid Sick Leave for Employees Set to Increase on January 1, 2024
Effective as of January 1, 2024, California employers will be required to provide their workers with additional paid sick leave on a statewide basis. Currently, state law requires that each employee be provided with a means of accruing at least 24 hours or 3...
Employees Maintain PAGA Standing Even After Individual Claims are Submitted to Arbitration
In the latest development in what seems like a never-ending battle between employers’ efforts to limit their employees’ potential legal claims to individual claims only and employees’ efforts to ensure that they can bring representative or class claims against their...