In April 2020, lawyers at Larson & Gaston received a pair of favorable decisions in cases pending before the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On April 7, 2020, the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate...
Month: April 2020
Lyft and Uber Plaintiffs Begin Using COVID-19 to Support Their Arguments
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic almost every aspect of life has changed, but unfortunately for Uber and Lyft one thing that’s remaining the same is their continued legal trouble in California. According to Rideshare Drivers United, an advocacy group, two-thousand...
COVID-19 Pandemic: California Employers May Be Required to Reimburse Employees for Remote Work Expenses Incurred During ‘Safer at Home’ Orders
On March 20, 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsome issued a statewide shelter-in-place order requiring residents to stay indoors except for certain essential activities, which include buying food and seeking medical treatment. Residents are not supposed to leave home for work...
COVID-19 Pandemic: Boom and Concerns for Technology Apps in the Time of Pandem
Coronavirus abruptly and completely changed our lives. From a business perspective, this has caused tremendous difficulty across all sectors with furloughs, layoffs, and unemployment skyrocketing almost overnight. While many businesses struggle to get through these...