In May, the University of California Board of Regents voted to drop the SAT/ACT testing requirement for admissions. That policy goes into effect in 2023. However, in the meantime, the regents gave campuses the option of considering SAT and ACT tests as they...
If you drive with Uber, Lyft or another “gig economy” company, you may not be an independent contractor. Instead, you may legally be an employee of the company you’ve been working with. A California superior court judge has ruled that the contract drivers for Uber and...
The Education Department’s new rules for how schools should respond to allegations of sexual assault and harassment are slated to take effect next month. The issue is Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which protects the rights of all students at...
You may have heard about arbitration, but you may not know much about it. Under the right circumstances, it can be a quick, economical and final way to resolve a business dispute. You can arbitrate any type of business dispute with agreement from the other party. Some...
School may be challenging for kids with autism. Some may have specific educational needs that deviate from their peers' needs. According to a recent study, more than half of kids with autism spectrum disorder attend public schools. While they need to learn alongside...
In these times of economic uncertainty, many organizations are finding themselves unable to fulfill their contracts. Yet if you have been accused of a contract breach, you may be worried about getting sued. What defenses might you have? First, it’s important to be...
The state of California has been working for several years to ensure that people who drive for Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing companies are properly classified. There had long been an argument that these drivers, and other workers in the “gig economy,” who pick up...
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is a state regulatory agency that fights discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations. It enforces laws including the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the Unruh Civil Rights Act,...
It can be tempting just to close your doors and walk away, but closing a business takes a bit of planning. Taking the right steps can avoid unnecessary costs and prevent legal disputes from arising. Here are the basic steps for closing down a business: Make the...
In our last post, we talked about the deadlines for getting your child assessed for an individualized education program (IEP). Here are some deadlines associated with reassessments, transfers from out of state during the school year, due process requests and due...
