Walsworth’s 2023 California Employment Law Midyear Update is now available. This year’s midyear update covers a list of key cases, pending legislation, employment laws related to COVID-19, cases pending before the...
Category: General
June 29, 2023
Walsworth Publishes 2023 California Employment Law Midyear Update
June 15, 2023
Walsworth Obtains Summary Judgment in a Catastrophic Automobile Injury Case
Walsworth Partner Michelle Watkins recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a client in a catastrophic injury lawsuit pending in Placer County Superior Court. In this matter, plaintiff alleged that our client struck...
May 18, 2023
Code of Civil Procedure section 998 May Apply to Settlements Prior to Trial
On April 11, 2023, California’s Third District Court of Appeal issued its decision in Madrigal v. Hyundai Motor America (Cal. Ct. App., April 11, 2022, No. C090463) 2023 WL 2883009, which reversed a judgment from the...
May 11, 2023
California Employers Must Now Prepare to Comply with New Marijuana Law
Ever since California legalized marijuana, first for medicinal use, and later for recreational use, California employers have grappled with the effects of these laws on drug-free workplace policies. Starting on January 1,...
May 4, 2023
Second District Court of Appeal Refines Analysis for Unconscionability in Arbitration Agreements
The California Court of Appeal for the Second District recently published two decisions which both held that as long as an arbitration agreement is objectively fair in substance, procedural unconscionability alone is...