NEWS
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Dan Lawton Review on New Justice Antonin Scalia Book Published by the California Lawyers Association
Read More: Dan Lawton Review on New Justice Antonin Scalia Book Published by the California Lawyers AssociationSAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Klinedinst’s Dan Lawton just published a review of The Essential Scalia: On the Constitution, the Courts, and the Rule of Law. The book is a carefully curated analysis of speeches, essays, testimony, and opinions penned by the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. The review appears…
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Klinedinst Attorneys Honored in 2021 San Diego Super Lawyers®
Read More: Klinedinst Attorneys Honored in 2021 San Diego Super Lawyers®Including Top 25 Women San Diego Lawyers, Top 50 San Diego Lawyers, and San Diego Super Lawyers® Rising Star Recognition. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Super Lawyers® recognized a record number of lawyers in its 2021 San Diego publications, with attorneys named to the annual San Diego Rising Stars list. The lawyers selected truly represent the “best…
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California Supreme Court Rejection of Meal Period Rounding Has Major Impact for California Employers
Read More: California Supreme Court Rejection of Meal Period Rounding Has Major Impact for California EmployersBy Gregory Garbacz, Esq. In Donahue v. AMN Services, California further tightens the compliance noose around employers’ necks in two respects. First, the Court rejects the use of any time rounding of meal breaks, even if it does not result in aggregate lost time and wages. Second, the Court makes plain that…
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Klinedinst PC Condemns Recent Attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community
Read More: Klinedinst PC Condemns Recent Attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) CommunityLike you, we are shocked by an alarming increase in the number of attacks on members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Members of this community, including our own team members and colleagues, have increasingly felt the brunt of unbridled discrimination and hatred directed towards their community in the wake of the…
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California Employers Must Provide New Supplemental COVID Paid Sick Leave
Read More: California Employers Must Provide New Supplemental COVID Paid Sick LeaveBy Thomas E. Daugherty, Esq. California has enacted SB 95, legislation that requires employers with more than 25 employees to provide 80 hours of COVID-19 related supplemental paid sick leave to full time employees. This requirement is in addition to other paid sick leave available to employees. Employers with 25 or fewer…
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Restaurant Franchise Fined $80,000 for COVID-19 Retaliation
Read More: Restaurant Franchise Fined $80,000 for COVID-19 RetaliationBy Thomas Daugherty Four employees of a major restaurant franchise in Los Angeles were fired shortly after they had complained about being exposed to the coronavirus due to unsafe working conditions. The four had notified their employer, Cal/OSHA, and the Los Angeles County Health Department of their safety concerns, and…
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Klinedinst to Officially Recognize Juneteenth Beginning in 2021
Read More: Klinedinst to Officially Recognize Juneteenth Beginning in 2021SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Klinedinst PC will officially recognize Juneteenth as a firmwide holiday. As Juneteenth falls on a weekend this year, the firm will observe the holiday on Friday, June 18, 2021. Juneteenth marks the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. The day will be recognized…
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Klinedinst Announces New Senior Counsel Promotions
Read More: Klinedinst Announces New Senior Counsel PromotionsSAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – Klinedinst PC is pleased to announce that Emily J. Atherton and W. Jason Scott have been promoted to Senior Counsel, effective immediately. These two attorneys have been recognized by their peers for delivering high-quality legal work to clients, their collaboration with Shareholders on client engagements, and…
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A Call to Action from Klinedinst
Read More: A Call to Action from KlinedinstKlinedinst has been proud for many years to support principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. To our clients and community partners, we are writing today to reinforce our commitment to these values. The tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 shocked and moved us, and stood…
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Klinedinst Attorneys Secure Defense Verdict After Major Injury at Music Festival in Indio, CA
Read More: Klinedinst Attorneys Secure Defense Verdict After Major Injury at Music Festival in Indio, CAKlinedinst shareholders Kevin J. Gramling and Ernest L. Weiss won a contentious injury trial alleging their security company client was at fault for injuries suffered when a 450 pound gate came crashing down at a music festival. The two experienced trial attorneys presented strong counter-arguments to the jury, which found overwhelmingly that…