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Class action accuses Core Power Yoga of shorting workers' pay

By Southern California Record |
A class action lawsuit has accuses fitness studio Core Power Yoga of allegedly shorting its workers' pay, among other alleged violations of California labor law.

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Los Angeles County zero bail policy for most crimes goes into effect

By Kenneth Schrupp - The Center Square |
Critics say the policy will result in a revolving door of criminals getting arrested, booked, and then immediately released back into public, again and again, leaving the L.A. less safe

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Sidewalk vendors battle with California cities over regulations and rights in court, city halls, state capitol

By T.H. Lawrence |
State law says sidewalk vending is permitted, but LA, San Diego imposing regulations

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Appeals court says San Bernardino Co. board can be held to single terms, pay caps

By Dan Churney |
An appellate panel has ruled it is constitutional for voters to limit San Bernardino County supervisors to one-term limits and to a compensation cap, over the supervisors' objections.

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New scorecard rates lawmakers’ work to address equity in California’s civil justice system

By Sarah Downey |
The Civil Justice Association of California (CJAC) has released a new scorecard on legislators’ recent efforts to foster parity and balance in the state’s civil court procedures, by gauging how each one voted on bills involving liability and litigation.

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California ranks again among the top judicial hellholes

By Juliette Fairley |
This year, the Golden State landed in 3rd place after Georgia and The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

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Ninth Circuit upholds federal judge's ban on Prop 65 litigation requiring cancer warning labels

By Juliette Fairley |
Defense attorneys have a new tool under their belt to fend off acrylamide litigation now that the Ninth Circuit dismissed a challenge to a preliminary injunction that bans new Proposition 65 warning requirement lawsuits

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ATRA: More than $34 million was spent on lawyer ads in top media markets statewide

By Juliette Fairley |
Study: Californians are exposed to more legal services commercials on television than to restaurants and furniture store promotions

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Employer groups succeed in gathering 960,000 signatures to reform PAGA

By Juliette Fairley |
Employer groups that launched the California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act of 2022 have been successful in gathering the requisite number of signatures to launch a ballot initiative

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CJAC: 'Ballot initiative on contingency fee limits is postponed until 2024'

By Juliette Fairley |
CJAC postpones contingency fee limitation ballot initiative until 2024

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CJAC: 'SCOTUS ruling in Viking v Moriana provides PAGA relief but it's temporary'

By Juliette Fairley |
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) fell short of what the business community wanted in its Viking River Cruises ruling involving the state's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)

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California is the 6th highest state spending $1.4 billion on trial lawyer advertisements

By Juliette Fairley |
Study: California spent $85.3 million on 809,000 tv advertisements from 2017 to 2021

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Employer groups launch ballot initiative to eliminate PAGA

By Juliette Fairley |
The official title and summary of the California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act of 2022 were released last week, which, if approved by voters, would change the way in which workers file labor code claims

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California returns to the top spot of the 20th annual 'Judicial Hellhole' ranking

By Juliette Fairley |
California is back in the top spot of the 20th annual American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF)’s Judicial Hellhole ranking after having dropped to No. 3 last year.

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'We remain shocked': Los Angeles County Business Federation reacts to new rule aimed at regulating nitrogen oxide and diesel emissions

By Valerie Bonk |
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has adopted a rule aimed at regulating nitrogen oxide and diesel particulate matter emissions related with truck traffic at area warehouses.

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Two bills aiming to reform guardianship of adults and elderly are proceeding

By Juliette Fairley |
The California Assembly is allowing two pieces of legislation to proceed that would reform probate court in adult and elder guardianship cases but at least one of the proposed bills has advocates up in arms

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Lawsuit seeks halt to in-person court appearances for nonessential civil proceedings

By David Beasley |
After two Los Angeles Superior Court interpreters and a traffic clerk, died of COVID-19 in recent weeks, a group of attorneys have filed a lawsuit to stop in-person appearances for “non-essential civil matters” such as traffic and eviction trials.

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California continues losing streak on annual list of nation’s 'Judicial Hellholes'

By Sarah Downey |
California once again ranks near the bottom of the American Tort Reform Foundation’s (ATRF) annual ranking of “Judicial Hellholes,” which evaluates local court actions and state civil justice systems to determine its list.