Here We Go Again: New Year, New Laws-California Employers Get Ready! October 19, 2018 Every Fall California employers brace themselves for another onslaught of new employment laws going into the next calendar year. 2019 will be no exception. To help prepare our clients and friends, we summarize below some of the more significant new developments […]
Labor Presentation Todd Simonson will present at the annual Labor Relations Information System (LRIS) Advanced Course in Police Discipline Seminar on November 15, 2018, at The Flamingo in Las Vegas. Todd will be the management representative on a panel discussing “Discipline Under A Statewide Peace Officer Bill of Rights and the Political Pressures Today on […]
September 13, 2018 COMPANIES WITH CONTRACTORS: HAVE YOU LEARNED YOUR DYNAMEX A, B, C’S? Executive Summary On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (Los Angeles), 4 Cal. 5th 903 (2018), regarding the standard by which employers may classify California workers as employees […]
SRC congratulates Luanne Sacks, who was recognized for the 12th consecutive year by Best Lawyers for inclusion in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
SRC won summary judgment on the City of Glendale’s behalf in its dispute with the owner and operator of a waste-to-energy facility located at the City’s landfill. The facility was initially designed to remove unsorted recyclables from the City’s municipal waste stream and, in a planned second phase, to generate energy from the waste stream. […]
SRC successfully defended a putative class action filed against PacWest Energy, LLC d/b/a Jacksons Car Wash, alleging violations of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act. The Complaint sought injunctive relief as well as damages on behalf of a class of consumers who purchased monthly memberships for unlimited car washes at Jacksons Car Wash locations. On July […]
SRC successfully defended Massage Envy Franchising, LLC against a putative class action alleging violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act and the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. The Complaint was brought on behalf of all consumers who purchased a one-hour massage session at an independently owned and operated Massage Envy® clinic franchise in Illinois or Missouri. […]
Congratulations to our Sacks, Ricketts & Case superstar SuperLawyers and Rising Stars for 2018! Rising Stars include Nathan Kunz (Phoenix) and Andrew Stanley (Phoenix). SuperLawyers for 2018 are Merrili Escue (San Diego), Michele Floyd (San Francisco), Cindy Ricketts (Phoenix), and Luanne Sacks (San Francisco).
“Appeals court finds no error in case arguing Massage Envy massages are shorter than promised,” Cook County Record, April 13, 2018.
SRC founding partner Cindy Ricketts has been named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona by AZ Business Magazine. The attorneys on the list were selected from a pool of nearly 2,000 of the state’s most talented and successful attorneys. Selections are based on each lawyer’s professional success and ratings, impact on his or […]
October 20, 2017 CRIMES, MONEY, BABIES AND MORE! WHAT’S IN THE LINEUP FOR CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS IN 2018 Don’t mistake this for a trailer for your favorite Thursday night TV lineup. Instead, it’s a preview of the legal compliance changes California employers will soon be grappling with. Below is a brief summary of some of the […]
SRC founding partner Luanne Sacks’ peers selected her for inclusion in the 24th edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for her work defending clients in Product Liability Litigation. The Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and among the most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. This is Lu’s 10th consecutive year being recognized as […]