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11.25.20

The Absentee Ballots Produce a Late Blue Wave in New York’s Legislative Races

When the first election results were posted on the evening of November 3, it appeared relatively bleak for the Democrats in New York State, even though there were a high number of absentee ballots to be counted (a count that could not begin under law until November 10, at the earliest).


11.25.20

L.A. County Adds Anti-Retaliation Ordinance to COVID-19 Reporting Program

On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new anti-retaliation ordinance.


11.24.20

COVID-19: California County Directives and Mandates

Most of California’s 58 counties are moving to reopen the majority of their business sectors, consistent with Phase 3 of Governor Newsom’s COVID-19 Resilience Roadmap.


11.24.20

New York State Executive Orders and Guidance

Our Manatt team, located in the heart of state government in Albany, NY, has created a resource center for the state’s key executive orders and agency guidance.


11.24.20

New York State Agency Guidance

Our Manatt team, located in the heart of state government in Albany, NY, has created a resource center for the state’s key executive orders and agency guidance.


11.24.20

Cisco Ordered to Pay Over $1 Billion in Enhanced Damages for Willful Infringement

In Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.,1 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia directed Cisco Systems to pay $1.9 billion after the company lost a patent suit brought by Centripetal Networks for infringing its patented cybersecurity features and preventing ...


11.23.20

Cal/OSHA Votes to Move Forward With Heightened COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules

On Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, the Standards Board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) voted unanimously to move forward with a set of new regulations that heighten workplace safety requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


11.23.20

Consent Order Confirms California MCA Enforcement Campaign

On November 12, 2020, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) (until recently called the Department of Business Oversight) entered into a consent order with Allup Finance LLC (Allup) finding that Allup’s merchant cash advance (MCA) product was a disguised ...


11.23.20

L.A. City and County COVID-19 Weekly Update (November 23, 2020)

Last week, Los Angeles County experienced what the County Department of Public Health described as “a dangerous acceleration of cases.”


11.20.20

California Election 2020 Results

As the nation awaits the final formal actions necessary to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, California is finalizing the vote count following a turnout now estimated at 80% of the state’s 22 million registered voters—the highest statewide participation in 44 years.