NEW Covid-19 Paid Sick Leave Starting March 29, 2021

The State of California just enacted legislation that will go into effect on March 29, 2021 requiring all businesses with more than 25 employees to provide a new bank of up to 10 days (80 hours) of supplemental paid sick […]

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Labor market criminal antitrust offenses in the crosshairs

John “Jack” McLean, Of Counsel to the firm, and Patrick O’Shaughnessy, a Principal of Bartko Bunzel & Miller, have published an article in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal highlighting how the U.S. Department of Justice is following […]

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New Pay Data Reporting Requirements for California Employers

California employers take note.  Beginning this March, larger California employers must file an annual Pay Data Report that provides a breakdown by race, ethnicity, and sex for employees in different job categories and pay ranges. What Employers Are Required to […]

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COVID-19 Laws and Regulations Update For 2021

In a surprising turn of events this week, Congress did not extend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) past December 31, 2020.  This means that employers will not be required to provide FFCRA leave in 2021.  Rather, employers have […]

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Analyzing Ixchel v. Biogen’s new rules

John “Jack” McLean, Of Counsel to the firm, and Patrick O’Shaughnessy, a Principal of Bartko Bunzel & Miller, have published an article in the San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal analyzing two new pleading rules in Ixchel Pharma, LLC […]

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Northern District of California Patent Litigants May Face Increased Disclosure Obligations Under Recent Interpretation of Patent Local Rules

August 2020 – Judge William Alsup has interpreted the Northern District of California’s Patent Local Rules in a manner that increases the disclosure obligations of litigants.  On August 25, 2020, the court ruled in Fluidigm Corp. v. IONPath, Inc. (Case […]

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Courtroom warrior: The combative career of William Travers Jerome

May 22, 2020 – This article by Rob Bunzel containing an important lesson for trial lawyers from great books in the Edlund library appeared in the Daily Journal.  This article concerns “Courtroom Warrior: The Combative Career of William Travers Jerome,” […]

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5 Guidelines Courts Will Use to Decide Force Majeure Claims in COVID-19 Cases

May 2020 – Marco Quazzo, a shareholder of Bartko Bunzel & Miller, has published an article in the San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal analyzing how courts faced with Covid-19 litigation will apply force majeure provisions and related doctrines […]

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The man to see was Edward Bennett Williams

December 12, 2019 – This article by Rob Bunzel containing an important lesson for trial lawyers from great books in the Edlund library appeared in the Daily Journal.  This article concerns “The Man to See: Edward Bennett Williams: Ultimate Insider; […]

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Saving the Japanese YWCA Building

November 15, 2019 – Ben Riley published an article in the Daily Journal about Saving the Japanese YWCA building – a pro bono case in which he represented the Japanese-American community of San Francisco.  View a PDF copy of the […]

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