Good news for cheerleaders in California – professional ones, that is – as of January 1st professional cheerleaders have officially won the right to have status as California professional sports enterprises employees under AB 202. For the rest of us, good news regarding the misuse of the E-Verify system. Under AB 622, it is now … Read Article
It’s a jungle out there – only in the latest copyright infringement lawsuit to make the headlines, the animal did not win.
SmartRules guides have been updated to reflect many recent changes to court rules.
Effective January 1, 2015, the “new Fair Pay Act” makes it easier for plaintiffs to prove they have been subjected to gender discrimination pay practices.
New features and ongoing website enhancements have proven to be useful in drawing more visitors to handle situations online. This has resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of visitors to courthouse – one courthouse has reported a wait time decreased from hours to mere minutes.
An increase of case filings for dependency cases combined with a decrease in delinquency cases has led the Los Angeles Superior Court to reallocate Juvenile Court resources.
The New Jersey Supreme Court approved a new pilot program for expedited civil actions in the Camden and Ocean vicinages.
A significant fee increase will become immediately effective for high-frequency litigants involved in either limited or unlimited civil cases in the Orange County Superior Court of California. Pursuant to Government Code 70616.5 the court may assess a $1,000 supplemental filing fee for a complaint by a “high-frequency litigant” in a construction-related accessibility case (as defined … Read Article
More than 300 judges, court administrators, prosecutors, legislators, and academics from across the nation gathered in New York City on Oct. 8, 2015 in an attempt address and explore solutions to end the horror of human trafficking at The National Summit on Human Trafficking.