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 […]
Read MoreLabor 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 […]
Read MoreNew 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 […]
Read MoreCOVID-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 […]
Read MoreAnalyzing 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 […]
Read MoreNorthern 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 […]
Read MoreCourtroom 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,” […]
Read More5 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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; […]
Read MoreSaving 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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