by Marjorie Hall | Jan 2, 2020 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) was set to take effect January 1, 2020. It prohibits requiring as a condition of employment arbitration of FEHA or Labor Code violations. (See KYL Alert dated December 18, 2019.) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, California Chamber of Commerce,...
by Marjorie Hall | Jan 2, 2020 | Homepage News, Securities
In a recent FINRA Arbitration, KYL obtained a complete defense award related to an investor’s accounts with a major financial services client. The claimant had brought claims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, churning, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent...
by Marjorie Hall | Dec 18, 2019 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
As another year draws to a close, new laws are set to take effect once the calendar flips to January 2020. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is on the forefront of most minds, but that does not mean California employers should take other new laws any less...
by Marjorie Hall | Dec 6, 2019 | Homepage News, Securities
In a recent FINRA Arbitration, KYL obtained a complete defense award related to an investor’s accounts with a major financial services client. The claimant had brought claims for breach of fiduciary duty, negligent supervision, elder abuse and violation of the...
by Stacey Garrett | Dec 4, 2019 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security Alerts
Yes, the California Consumer Privacy Act is really happening. As the clock ticks down toward the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act, many businesses are coming to grips with the fact that the CCPA is not going away. Click here to...
by Marjorie Hall | Nov 25, 2019 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security Alerts
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act. Two of these amendments – commonly referred to as the “employee exemption” and the “business-to-business (B2B) exemption” – narrow the application of the CCPA....
