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    With little time to relish in a major employment win in California, Uber, Lyft and others with a similar business model are now preparing to possibly take their fight against reclassifying their gig workers as employees to the national level.  Labor Secretary Marty Walsh told Reuters in a recent interview that he supports the...

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed new legislation to require some businesses in the Golden State to rehire workers who were laid off amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Senate Bill 93 was approved April 16 and immediately became law.  Through 2024, it requires employers to offer “displaced” workers their jobs back if they had been let...

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    California fast food workers are rallying together to tout a proposed bill that they say would help them achieve better working conditions and support for fighting labor law violations in the eateries they serve. In April, a weeklong series of demonstrations took place in locations across the state, including Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles...

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    With the legal status of same-sex marriage in California thrown into limbo yet again following a federal judge’s ruling against Proposition 8, the moral arguments for and against differing conceptions of marriage rage on. In the case of Prop 8, some commentators have realized that many of the moral arguments once used to defend...

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    The prospect of children is one major purpose of marriage for many couples. Mom and dad playing with the kids in the summer, seeing children light up at Christmas time, and the many firsts that children experience – these things are all rooted in the minds of prospective parents. Because the parenting experience is...

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    Courts make child custody decisions in a variety of circumstances. Child custody issues are most often addressed in a divorce, but they also arise when a parent wishes to relocate the family or when a parent seeks to change an existing parenting time agreement. When California courts make child custody decisions, they weigh several factors to determine...

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    The U.S. government is pressuring Japan to sign a pact that regulates how international child custody disputes are settled, according to a State Department report. The report is an evaluation of compliance of the nations that signed the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Japan has yet to sign...

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    With today’s increasingly mobile society, it is commonplace for a parent to relocate after a divorce. Being away from your children can be emotionally challenging, even for a short time. When they are away for long periods of time, it is critical to maintain relationships and emotional connections so that your children will understand that...

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