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Labor Employment Law Update October 2019

Employers need to be aware of new poster and handbook regulations that took effect April 1, 2019.  California Code of Regulations, tit. 2, § 11095 imposed two new

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KNOW YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS

KNOW YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS Brief Overview of Special Education Law & the IEP Process by Peter Nolan Parents of children with disabilities between the ages

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SBEMP WINS SIGNIFICANT RULING VOIDING HOA ELECTION

A group of homeowners represented by SBEMP has prevailed on a Motion for Summary Adjudication against Morningside County Club (“Morningside”), a common-interest development in Rancho

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New 2020 Employment Laws

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Prominent Coachella Valley Law Firm Opens New Family Law Practice in Indian Wells

Indian Wells, CA— December 19, 2019 — The law firm of Slovak, Baron, Empey, Murphy and Pinkney (SBEMP) announced an expansion into family law headed

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Special Needs and Elder Law Update

KNOW YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS Brief Overview of Special Education Law & the IEP Process by Peter Nolan Parents of children with disabilities between the ages

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Valerie A. Powers Smith: Vision 2019

Palm Springs Life Vision 2019 Valerie A. Powers Smith was recently featured in Palm Springs Life as a 2019 visionary. Watch the video below and

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SBEMP WINS SIGNIFICANT RULING VOIDING HOA ELECTION

A group of homeowners represented by SBEMP has prevailed on a Motion for Summary Adjudication against Morningside County Club (“Morningside”), a common-interest development in Rancho

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NEW CASE ALERTS

Sapp v. Rogers Cite as E068030 Filed June 11, 2019 California Court of Appeal, Fourth District Case Overview: Court removes trust administrator for delay and breach

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DO EMPLOYERS HAVE TO PAY FOR COMMUTE TIME?

Generally, an employee’s “ordinary commute”  to and from work is not compensable under California labor law. This is true even when the employee commutes in a vehicle that is owned,

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