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IN THE NEWS 2008 December Law & Politics Magazine lists ten KYL lawyers as Super Lawyers in Securities Litigation Long Beach Magazine recognizes KYL and the firm's Charitable Foundation as "Community Hero" KYL once again ranks among the top law firms in the U.S. for client service in national survey Employment Alert: FMLA Regulations Effective January 16, 2009 Employment Alert: ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) is Effective January 1, 2009 November St. Mary Medical Center Foundation honors KYL with Life Achievement Award KYL of Counsel Frances Keeler presents "CEQA today: Is it helping or hurting the environment?" at the International Business Association of Southern California Employment Alert: Potential Developments regarding meal/rest periods and overtime in California October KYL sponsors University by the Sea 2008 urban foresting project: 33 new trees planted throughout the East Village Arts District in downtown Long Beach KYL Partner Robert Bocko to present on the defense of unseaworthiness in time hull insurance policies in the United States at the International Marine Claims Conference being held in Dublin, Ireland, on October 23. Employment Alert: California Court of Appeal Issues New Meal Period Decision Employment Alert: California Supreme Court Grants Review of Brinker Decision 2009 Best Lawyers listing includes 12 Keesal, Young & Logan attorneys Steamship Mutual: "Emerging Maritime Law on Punitive Damages" by Robert Bocko and Jon Zinke of KY&L Employment Alert: SF Health Care Security Ordinance's Employer Spending Requirement Upheld by the Ninth Circuit KYL Partner Steve Young to serve on panel covering Enforcement at FINRA Securities Conference in Carlsbad, Calif. on Oct. 23. KYL Partner Albert E. Peacock III to present for the defense in "Personal Injury Tricks and Threats: How to Stop Them, How to Top Them" at Pacific Admiralty Seminar in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct, 3. September KYL Partner Joe Walsh presents "M/V COSCO BUSAN: Perception v. Reality" and KYL Partner Marc Greenberg presents "The Carrot and the Stick - Compliance Programs as a Benefit to Prevention" at Prevention First Seminar in Long Beach, Calif. on Sept. 8. August Employment Alert: California Supreme Court Decision Regarding Non-Competition Agreements and Employment Releases Employment Alert: California Court of Appeal Upholds Contractual One-Year Limitation on Employment-Related Claims July Employment Alert: California Court of Appeal: Employers Need Only Offer Meal Breaks, Not Ensure They Are Taken June KYL obtains dismissal of $3 billion federal court racketeering case Employment Alert: Ninth Circuit Finds Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Text Messages Employment Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Burdens in ADEA Disparate Impact Cases May Employment Alert: U.S. Supreme Courts Approves Retaliation Claims Under The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (42 U.S.C. §1981) KYL and Wells Fargo to co-sponsor dedication of much-needed Salvation Army Center in San Francisco's poorest downtown neighborhood The Long Beach NAACP and KYL team up on Law Day to introduce the legal profession to minority students April KYL Of Counsel, Frances Keeler to present at the 29th International Bunker Conference in Scandic Copenhagen, Denmark, April 23-25, 2008 March KYL Partner Lisa Bertain to speak on employment litigation at the annual SIFMA Compliance and Legal Division Conference, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, March 30 through April 2 Employment Alert: Divided California Supreme Court Holds That Individuals Cannot be Held Liable for Retaliation Claims February Employment Alert: Important Employment Decisions by the US Supreme Court this Week  Employment Alert: Attorney Fee Award Under FEHA Not Dependent on Amount of Verdict January 27 KYL lawyers recognized by their peers in seven different areas of practice Keesal, Young & Logan co-sponsors a California Bar Foundation diversity scholarship program Employment Alert: FMLA Expansion Bill Takes Effect Immediately Employment Alert: California's Compassionate Use Act Does Not Protect Employee From A Company's Drug Policy Employment Alert: Court of Appeal Holds that Forfeiture Provision in Incentive Compensation Plan Does Not Violate California Labor Code News from prior years: 2007 | 2006 | 2005