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Learn MoreThe Labor Department (DOL) has posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests. PERM Processing: As of March 31, the Department was adjudicating applications…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the initial selection process to reach the Fiscal Year 2024 (“FY2024”) H-1B numerical allocations. All prospective petitioners with selected registrations have been notified that…
Representative Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claims can be divided between arbitrable individual claims and non-arbitrable representative claims the United States Supreme Court said today in a significant decision likely to have…
On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court ruled that premium pay for missed meal and rest breaks constitutes “wages” that must be reported on wage statements and paid within the statutory…
On August 11, 2021, the California Court of Appeal issued its decision in Qaadir v. Figueroa (available here), which is a decidedly plaintiff-friendly decision holding unpaid medical bills are admissible as evidence…
Attorney Meredith King provided a summary of the key points of a recent case of interest, which was published and distributed to members of the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section. Read…
On June 21, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the California Trucking Association’s petition for rehearing in California Trucking Association v. Rob Bonta (“CTA v. Bonta”).…
SAN DIEGO (May 4, 2021): Trusts and estates, tax, and nonprofit attorney Julie Dewberry has rejoined Higgs Fletcher & Mack (HFM), effective May 3, 2021. In her practice, Dewberry advises domestic and international…
On April 28, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a groundbreaking ruling affecting the trucking industry in California Trucking Association v. Rob Bonta (“CTA v. Bonta”).[1] In…
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