Perspectives

On December 19, 2024, EPA announced draft national recommended human health criteria (HHC) for three PFAS in waterbodies:...

Compliance with AB 1305, the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (Health & Safety Code sections 44475 – 44475.3), is mandatory for...

On November 29, 2024, EPA issued a supplemental proposed rule to update significant new use rules (SNURs) previously proposed for 17 PFAS...

On December 6, 2024, OEHHA announced that amendments to the Prop 65 safe-harbor warning regulations have been approved and finalized. The...

On November 14, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the release of EPA’s third annual progress report on EPA’s PFAS Strategic...

On October 8, 2024, the EPA proposed adding 16 individual and 15 categories of PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list of...

In a recent decision in SEC v. Payward, Inc. (d/b/a “Kraken”), Judge Orrick of the Northern District of California denied Kraken's motion...

The Recorder had a great, candid article on senior attorneys and what Elizabeth Cabraser calls the “Biden effect.” Cabraser comments on...

On September 30, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he signed AB 2515 into law. Among other things, AB 2515 prohibits...

On September 28, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California SB 707 (the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024), which is the first...

This case serves as a good reminder that non-competes are not dead in the U.S. Despite the publicity around the FTC's ban on non-competes...

Make sure to read this fantastic article by my colleague Rebecca Stephens on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. It includes helpful...