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Los Angeles County Ballot: “P” is for Parks, Prevention and Protection – or Profligacy?
Environmental Litigation by Stephen T. Holzer 818.907.3299 The only initiative that affects all of Los Angeles County (there are 33 local/city ballot measures and six California propositions), Measure P covers a diverse range of interests.
Proposition 48: A North Fork in the Road for Tribal Casinos
by Stephen T. Holzer 818.907.3299 Continuing our series on the 2014 California election ballot, we now turn to Proposition 48, the Referendum on Indian Gaming Compacts. If voters approve the referendum November 4th, Native American
Prop 47: $950 Difference Between Felony & Misdemeanor
Environmental Litigation by Stephen T. Holzer 818.907.3299 California’s Proposition 47 raises interesting questions in terms of how much certain crimes will cost law-abiding citizens, vs. how much those crimes financially burden our prison system. If approved
Doctors, Lawyers and the Controversial Prop 46
Business & Environmental Transactions & Litigation by Stephen T. Holzer 818.907.3299 What’s the most controversial measure on California’s November ballot? The insurance regulation bill, Prop 45, may be a good contender – but more than
Cutting the BS(A): California’s Prop 2 Re the Budget Stabilization Account
Environmental Litigation by Stephen T. Holzer 818.907.3299 In our second blog examining the propositions we’ll be seeing on the election ballot November 4th, we’ll take a look at California’s Proposition 2, or the Rainy Day
Bridging Troubled Water: Yes or No on California Prop 1?
Environmental Litigation by Stephen T. Holzer 818.907.3299 Fall is here. Most of us can’t tell, given the soaring temperatures outside. A better thermometer might be the onslaught of political commercials we’re now seeing on television.
Beer Bills: New Laws & Legislation on Tap
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 There are a number of bills and new laws that craft brewers should have on the radar – legislation that could affect operations and distribution.
Employers to Weather an Expansion in Wage & Hour Law
Wage and Hour Defense by Nicole Kamm 818.907.3235 The National Weather Service predicts cooling temperatures (in the mid-70s to the mid-80s) over the next couple of weeks, which will hopefully give SoCal employers a bit
What the Minimum Wage Hike Means for Employers
by Sue M. Bendavid & Nicole Kamm Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 10 on Wednesday, increasing California’s hourly minimum wage from $8.00 per hour to $9 per hour as of July 1,
California LLCs Singing a New Song – The Laws They Are a-Changin’
by Robert A. Hull One of the most sweeping changes to the California law governing limited liability companies is set to go into effect January 1, 2014, when California’s Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act