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Legislature Stops Local Agencies from Limiting the Presentation of Childhood Sexual Abuse Claims

In response to a recent state court case, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1053 to explicitly prohibit local agencies from adopting local claim procedures that limit the presentation of childhood sexual abuse claims.

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Supreme Court Rules Public Sector Union Agency Fees Are Unlawful

Overturning a longstanding precedent, the United States Supreme Court has held in Janus v. AFSCME that public employees may not be compelled to pay mandatory agency fees, or "fair share" fees, to public-sector unions, because such fees violate the First Amendment.

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Ninth Circuit Rules Employee's Prior Salary Cannot be used as Basis for Wages

The Ninth Circuit ruled in Rizo v. Yovino that using an employee's prior salary as a basis for establishing their initial salary is a violation of the federal Equal Pay Act.

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California Supreme Court Limits Employers' Ability to Classify Workers as Independent Contractors

In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the California Supreme Court adopted a new test for determining whether a worker should be considered an employee or an independent contractor for the purposes of wage orders adopted by California's Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC).

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Court of Appeal Clarifies Issues Impacting Student Expulsions for Sexual Battery

The California Court of Appeal's recent opinion resolves several issues of first impression significant to student expulsion proceedings involving sexual battery.

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Court Confirms That Calculation of Level 1 Developer Fees for Apartment Buildings Includes Interior Common Areas

A California court has confirmed that school districts are authorized to assess Level 1 developer fees against interior common areas of apartment buildings, including hallways and walkways.

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Local Agencies May Enact Presentation Requirements for Childhood Sexual Abuse Claims, Court Rules

The Fifth District Court of Appeal's opinion in Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District v. Superior Court holds, for the first time, that local agencies may enact local claims procedures under the Government Claims Act...

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Colleges Have a Duty to Warn or Protect Students from Foreseeable Violence

Colleges have a legal duty, under certain circumstances, to protect their students from or warn them about foreseeable violence in the classroom or during curricular activities, the California Supreme Court has ruled.

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Charter Schools Must Obtain Separate Approvals for New Schools, Renewals, and Revisions, Court Rules

A California appellate court has published a decision affirming that charter schools must obtain separate approvals for new initial petitions, charter renewals, and material revisions to charter school petitions.

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