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On April 6, 2020, the Judicial Council of California (Council) adopted a court rule that tolled statutes of limitations for all civil causes of action until 90 days after the Governor declares that the state of emergency is lifted. This meant that...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Governor Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home Executive Order N-33-20 adopted on March 19, 2020, imposed on all of California the greatest restrictions seen nationally to date to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. However, critical to the business community, the...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Physician practice acquisitions and/or equity investment by nontraditional players, such as health plans, private equity investors, venture capitalists and large employers, is a growing trend. These new entrants give physicians additional options for...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Editor’s Note: In a new toolkit prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, summarized below, Manatt Health helps insurance regulators understand the wide range of transparency and competition strategies available to them, including new and...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Chamber of Commerce and employer organizations convinced a federal court judge in California to halt enforcement of Assembly Bill 51, which was set to take effect January 1, 2020, and invalidate all agreements requiring the waiver of any right to...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had a busy start to 2020, with new Chair Janet Dhillon sharing her priorities for the coming year and the release of the statistics for fiscal year 2019, while a Maryland federal court handed the...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) doesn’t cover an employee’s leave to care for the healthy children of an ill sibling, according to a new decision from an Ohio federal court....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Joining the other federal appellate panels to consider the issue, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA) did not alter or erode the understanding that the inability to perform...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Bank transaction activity has picked up as small and midsize banks look to adjust their business models to the digital economy. Some fintech companies have chosen to acquire or form their own banks. The clash between the new digital reality and the...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule, which becomes effective March 16, 2020, features a four-factor balancing...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP