Why SCOTUS’ refusal to review challenges to controversial labor legislation is a victory for workers By Brian Kabateck This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear two separate challenges to California’s controversial state statute, Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). On June 30, 2020, SCOTUS rejected a challenge brought by the
By Brian Kabateck For years, employers in California have complained about the number of lawsuits brought to them under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). But a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling about a state labor law is being hailed as a victory for companies regarding potential legal action, but
Should Nonlawyers be allowed to represent clients in legal proceedings? By Brian S. Kabateck The legal community is embroiled in a debate over a proposal to allow nonlawyers to practice law and own law firms. Recently the State Bar of California’s Board of Trustees gave a preliminary go-ahead to a
Written by Brian Kabateck Record-breaking temperatures hit the Southern California region during the Labor Day weekend, with the city of Woodland Hills setting a record temperature of 121 degrees, the “highest official temperature ever recorded in L.A. County,” according to the National Weather Service. The extreme heat fueled multiple wildfires
By Brian S. Kabateck The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses across the nation to close due to state-mandated orders, completely changing the way they handled business. And just as they were beginning to reopen, riots and looting following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis left many businesses dealing with
XPX New England | Exit Planning Exchange | Kabateck LLP & TBHR Bus. Int. Webinar WHY YOUR BUSINESS INSURANCE POLICY COULD COVER COVID SHUTDOWNS Program produced by XPX New England Business Interruption Insurance and COVID-19: In this program you’ll learn: If a business was closed by government order, its losses
Brian Kabateck, Michael Childress, and Shant Karnikian discuss dissecting insurance policies to determine coverage, and what avenues may be available for recovery. They will specifically discuss the possibility of coverage for damage caused in the wake of civil unrest.
Brian Kabateck and Michael Childress discuss insurance and the claims process for Business Interruption Insurance amid recent civil authority closures. Kabateck LLP | YouTube Media Updates
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by Brian S. Kabateck States are slowly beginning to take steps to reopen their economies, allowing retail stores, parks, hair salons, and restaurants with curbside pickup to reopen, under tightly controlled conditions. Analysts say that businesses and their customers, through their actions, will decide when the economy opens up again.