Many employers assume a statutory settlement offer under Code of Civil Procedure § 998 has to be a single, clean number to count for cost-shifting purposes. The California Supreme Court just confirmed that assumption is too narrow. In Gorobets v….
Most companies assume their existing D&O, E&O, EPLI, and cyber policies simply carry over to whatever new technology the business adopts. For years, that assumption was mostly safe, because AI use was not addressed one way or the other in…
Plenty of small California employers assume the California Consumer Privacy Act is a tech-company problem, something for social platforms and ad networks, not a staffing agency, a restaurant group, or a delivery service. That assumption just got expensive. On June…
Some California employers assume pay data reporting is a large-company problem, something that only applies once headcount is well into the hundreds. The threshold catches more mid-size employers than most owners expect, and once a business is covered, it has…
Some California business owners assume mandated-reporter obligations belong to schools, daycares, and youth sports leagues, not to a talent agency, management company, or coaching business. California recently expanded mandated-reporter coverage to include certain entertainment-industry roles that work directly with minors,…
Many California employers assume mileage reimbursement is a nice-to-have, something to adjust once a year if at all, as long as the number is in the right neighborhood. That assumption is comfortable. It is also wrong. The IRS just raised…
Many employers believe that once they hand a job applicant the federal background-check disclosure form, the hiring process is fully covered. It is not, and the gap is a paperwork gap, not a substance one. California layers its own background-check…
Many small business owners believe that once an employee signs an arbitration agreement, every dispute with that employee is locked into arbitration for good. That assumption is about to get tested. On June 30, 2026, the Governor signed Assembly Bill…
“My new gig app said I was an independent contractor. I found out later I never actually qualified as one, not in California.” That’s a version of something I hear often enough that it deserves its own explanation, separate from…
Many California employers believe an arbitration agreement drafted a few years ago is still doing its job, quietly routing disputes out of court. Starting January 1, 2027, that assumption needs a second look. Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2155 on…
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