A Manhattan trial judge issued a series of decisions in the last few weeks in connection with a civil case stemming from the 91st Street crane collapse that occurred in May, 2008. The collapse received widespread media attention due to the deaths of two workers (including the crane operator), and…
Yesterday, Pillsbury attorney Julia E. Judish and Maryelena Zaccardelli, Principal, MEZ Consulting, LLC, published their advisory titled Government Contractors Face Expanded Affirmative Action Requirements Regulations relate to veterans and individuals with disabilities discussing the Obama Administration’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ expansive new regulations. The Advisory discusses, among other…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…