On April 7, 2020, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a Worker Protection Order (the “Order”) requiring employees who work at certain businesses or perform services that are […]
Updated: The City of Los Angeles Mandates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave For Employers with 500 or More Employees Within Los Angeles or 2,000 or More Employees Within the United States
April 16, 2020 Update. On April 11, 2020, the Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards published Rules and Regulations implementing Mayor Garcetti’s Emergency Order to provide supplemental paid […]
Los Angeles Adopts Right of Recall and Worker Retention Ordinances in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
June 17, 2020 Update. On June 16, 2020, the Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards published Rules and Regulations implementing the Right of Recall Ordinance and Worker Retention […]
Los Lobos Brings Lawsuits Against Sony Over Movie Soundtrack Royalties
Grammy-winning Chicano rock band Los Lobos alleges in a pair of recent lawsuits that Sony has underpaid royalties on songs it recorded for the 1987 Ritchie Valens biopic […]
Check-In Time For Los Angeles County’s Hotel Worker Protections Ordinance
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently passed a Hotel Worker Protections Ordinance for the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles. Beginning April 1, 2026, covered […]
Los Angeles Law Firms Navigate Working Amid Civil Unrest, Curfews Downtown
Protests against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles continued into their eighth day on Friday, with about a square mile of Downtown LA remaining under […]
California Governor, AG Announce Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have sued the Trump administration over its “illegal takeover” of the California National Guard to quash protests against […]
USAA, AAA Sued for Alleged ‘Systemic’ Insurance Fraud in Wake of Los Angeles Wildfires
Southern California homeowners affected by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles County sued the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and American Automobile Association (AAA) on Wednesday, […]