The Supreme Court's recent decision in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street[dot]com LLC et al. reinforces the importance of registering copyrights before infringement is a risk. read more

A California Court of Appeal recently decided that, under certain circumstances, if an employer requires an employee to call in before their shift to see if they are needed, the employee may be considered as having "reported to work," and entitled to reporting time pay even if they never actually show up in person for their shift. read more

With Helsinn decision, the Supreme Court confirms that the sale of an invention to a third party may preclude patent protection, even if the third party is required to keep the invention confidential. read more

This week, Pacific Gas & Electric ("PG&E"), the state's largest utility, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of California. PG&E claims over $50 billion in assets and $50 billion in liabilities, but has not yet filed the disclosures that identify its contract counterparties, creditors and other business partners who have an interest in its bankruptcy case. read more

Since 2006, California has required employers who receive services from 50 or more persons to provide anti-harassment training to their supervisors. The new law expands the training obligation to employers with five or more employees, however, and requires that training be provided to all employees, not only managers and supervisors. read more