Today, Pillsbury attorneys Ken Taber and Teresa Lewi published their advisory titled Update: Amendments to New York City’s Paid Sick Leave Law Changes Effective April 1st Expand Obligations for Employers. The Advisory reports that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law amendments to the Earned Sick Time…
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Health Care Reform Update: Employers Must Begin Reporting Details of Health Coverage to IRS
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Mark Jones and Matt Ryan posted their advisory titled Health Care Reform Update: Employers Must Begin Reporting Details of Health Coverage to IRS. The Advisory discusses the significant new reporting requirements applicable to employers providing self-insured group health coverage to their employees and to other, large and…
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Plans to Collaborate With Columbia On First Solar Decathlon in Latin America
Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman, Colombia’s Minister of Energy and Mines Amylkar Acosta, Mayor of Santiago de Calí Rodrigo Guerrero, and Director of Planning of Colombia Tatyana Orozco have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) “to collaborate in…
An American Policyholder in London: English Choice of Law Clauses in United States Insurance Policies
Today, Pillsbury attorneys Ray Sweigart and Jeff Kiburtz published their advisory titled An American Policyholder in London: English Choice of Law Clauses in United States Insurance Policies. The Advisory identifies a few of the issues on which English law is notably different from prevailing law in the United States and…
Loud Buzzing Coming From Downtown Austin
UPDATE: Chief Executive Magazine, Best & Worst States for Business (May 2014) — In the 10th annual survey of CEOs, over 500 CEOs across the U.S. graded states with which they were familiar on a variety of measures, including the tax and regulatory regime, the quality of the workforce and…
Shamrock Shake: St. Patrick’s Day Earthquake in Los Angeles Is a Reminder to Check Your Property Insurance Policy
Pillsbury attorneys Robert L. Wallan, and Alyson R. Parker published today their advisory titled Shamrock Shake: St. Patrick’s Day Earthquake in Los Angeles Is a Reminder to Check Your Property Insurance Policy on the heels of a 4.4-magnitude earthquake that shook L.A. County out of bed at 6:25 a.m. on St.…
Court Confirms Duty to Defend Under Policy With Products-Completed Operations Coverage and Professional Services Exclusion
On Thursday, March 13, a California Court of Appeal found substantial evidence that State Farm General Insurance Co. (State Farm) had a duty to defend North Counties Engineering Inc. (North Counties) under a policy that included products-completed operations coverage notwithstanding that the policy also included a professional services exclusion. The…
GO-Biz California Competes Tax Credit Workshops and Webinars Scheduled
CalChamber recently announced that workshops will be conducted throughout the state by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to help businesses to learn how to apply the new California Competes Tax Credit. This credit is an income tax credit available to businesses–both large and small–that want to…
Friday Favorites–Pet-Friendly Design: Whose House is it Anyway?
Today’s post is for anyone who has ever looked around their house and imagined how much more fun it could be made for their pet with just a little time, money, and effort. Yes, today’s post is for me, I admit it. Beginning with perhaps the least extravagant and easiest…
Calling All Sacramento Soccer Fans
UPDATES: Sacramento Business Journal, Sacramento Republic FC adds to ownership roster (Oct. 6, 2014); The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento’s new soccer stadium will be named after Bonney Plumbing (Apr. 21, 2014); The Sacramento Bee, Five questions to ponder as Republic FC begins its inaugural season (Mar. 28, 2014); Sacramento Business Journal,…