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The Bitcoin and Crypto Regulatory Landscape
The Bitcoin and Crypto Regulatory Landscape: Navigating a Path Forward to Prosperity By: Paul Goyette, Brandon Largent, and Andrew Furmaczyk The rapidly changing and multifaceted regulatory landscape of Bitcoin and the broader crypto industry presents a complex and confusing maze of contrasting regulations for users and businesses to try to navigate it. All of this ..
Read MoreNavigating The Golden Labyrinth
Navigating the golden labyrinth: A tale of legitimacy amidst deception and danger by Brandon Largent and Paul Q. Goyette Gems. Diamonds. Gold. All such sparkling precious gems and metals have lured many into their dazzling abyss. Gold, in particular, has proven its value over time by virtue of its liquidity, diversification, and scarcity. From Columbus ..
Read MoreContracting Without a License
JUDGE DISMISSES CONTRACTING WITHOUT A LICENSE CASE AT PRELIMINARY HEARING A Butte County Superior Court judge dismissed a multi-count felony case against Mr. Jay Soderling for contracting without a license in violation of California Business and Professions Code section 7028.16. The Butte County District Attorney’s Office had charged Mr. Soderling with felony violations for ..
Read MoreOvercoming USCIS Delays
Overcoming USCIS Delays When you file any documents with the USCIS, USCIS will generally provide you with a “processing time” for the type of application or petition you have filed. USCIS may change these processing times arbitrarily depending on the number of applications they have received, but there is a regulatory timeframe within which USCIS ..
Read MoreManaging the Adverse Impact on PEPRA Employees
Managing the Adverse Impact on PEPRA Employees The Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) was intended to stop the increasing costs of the pension system. However, CalPERS and many other 37 Act pension systems changed the way they amortized unfunded liabilities with annual escalation to employer contributions until they hit their peak in ..
Read MoreNavigating The Golden Labyrinth
Navigating the golden labyrinth: A tale of legitimacy amidst deception and danger by Brandon Lar...
Contracting Without a License
JUDGE DISMISSES CONTRACTING WITHOUT A LICENSE CASE AT PRELIMINARY HEARING &nbs...
Overcoming USCIS Delays
Overcoming USCIS Delays When you file any documents with the USCIS, USCIS will generally provide...
Managing the Adverse Impact on PEPRA Employees
Managing the Adverse Impact on PEPRA Employees The Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013 (P...
PORAC LDF Rolls Out Plan VI Coverage Details
PORAC LDF Rolls Out Plan VI Coverage Details As you are aware, the passing and subsequent signin...
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Overtime Pay Victory for Gary Goyette
Karmin v. Marine Express: In August 2009, the California Court of Appeal, ruled that the “Seaman’s Exemption” under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) did not automatically preempt California wage law requiring overtime pay for employee’s falling under this FLSA exemption – – at least not when such employee’s perform all their work within ..
Court Denies City’s motion to Decertify the Class in the Donning & Doffing Suit against LAPD
Federal Central District Court Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank denied the motion made by the attorneys for the City of Los Angeles asking the Court to disband or ‘decertify’ the class of over 2,000 LAPD Officers who are part of the lawsuit seeking overtime pay for pre and post shift time spent donning, doffing and performing associated tasks related to the LAPD required uniform components and special protective gear.
Two Proposed Suspensions Reduced
• Juvenile Institution Officer was served with notice of a 5 day suspension without pay for neglect of duty and other employee conduct violations. Goyette and Associates Attorney, Alia Khan represented the Officer at the Skelly hearing. Immediately following, the 5 day suspension was reduced to a 2 day suspension. • Juvenile Institution Officer was ..
Electronic Discovery Act re: Electronically Stored Information
Governor signed the new Electronic Discovery Act, which is effective immediately.The Act is modeled after the 2006 amendments to the FRCP. The Act is the first significant revision of the civil discovery rules in a few decades and addressed electronically stored information, hot issues right now.
Continued shake-up for the California Board of Registered Nursing
It seems that Gov. Schwarzenegger is getting a bigger problem with the California Board of Registered Nursing, as Ruth Ann Terry – the Board’s 16 year executive officer is stepping down. From the LA Times: The longtime executive officer of the embattled California Board of Registered Nursing resigned Tuesday, ensuring almost entirely new leadership for ..
For Our RN Guardian Nurses:
GOVERNOR REPLACES BRN AND FORCES RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR 7/14/09 Following another expose by the LA Times and nonprofit news organization ProPublica, Schwarzenegger has fired 3 members of the Board of Registered Nursing, including the President and basically forced the resignation of the Executive Officer as well as another Board member. The remaining seated 2 members ..