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Most Employers Can Require Arbitration Agreements As A Condition Of Employment

In a victory for American employers, the United States Supreme Court has just ruled that class action waivers in arbitration agreements required as a condition

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New California Rules Set For Determining Employee Versus Contractor

Palm Springs, CA – In a decision likely to make it much harder for businesses to classify workers as contractors, the California Supreme Court has

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SBEMP Presents Women Who Lead Luncheon Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage

Keynote speaker Trina Turk spoke about finding a comfort level in taking risks as an entrepreneur.

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SBEMP Quoted In Desert Sun Article: How a Coachella party paradise got caught in a fierce tug-of-war

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2018 SBEMP Awards

Guidelines SBEMP BUSINESS AWARDS – SELECTION COMMITTEE GUIDELINES 2018 Congratulations and thank you for participating on the Selection Committee for the SBEMP Business Awards. Please

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CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL RETURNS DEFAMATION CASE TO SUPERIOR COURT

SBEMP, LLP announced that the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, rejected the defendants’ special motion to strike the complaint in Chyssikos

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THE NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES’ AMENDED COMMUNITY CARE WAIVER

Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP By: Valerie A. Powers Smith, Esq. Eligibility If a child under age 18 is ineligible for Medicaid because

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Court Decision Reaffirms Rate-Setting Powers of Water Districts

By Arden Wallum and John Pinkney Mission Springs Water District (“MSWD” or “District”)— encompassing North Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs and some unincorporated areas of

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SUPREME COURT HOLDS THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) IS CONSTITUTIONAL, BUT WHAT DOES THE LAW MEAN?

Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP By: Valerie A. Powers Smith, Esq. The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act and Health Care & Education

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SLOVAK BARON EMPEY MURPHY & PINKNEY LLP EXPANDS PRACTICE

FIRM ADDS FULL-SERVICE ESTATE, TRUSTS, PROBATE & LITIGATION DEPARTMENT Slovak Baron Empey Murphy & Pinkney LLP By: Valerie A. Powers Smith, Esq. Slovak Baron Empey

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