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  • Joan Smyth quoted in Law360, “Calif. High Court’s Pot Ruling May Stoke Statehouse Fight”

    Law360, San Diego (May 06, 2013, 10:26 PM ET) — The California Supreme Court’s Monday ruling that state-level statutes legalizing the use of medical marijuana don’t prevent municipalities from banning its sale could spark a legislative push to overturn such local restrictions, experts say, reigniting a fight between advocates seeking marijuana legalization and local groups that say marijuana dispensaries don’t belong in their backyard.

    In a 7-0 decision, the state high court affirmed a California appeals court’s finding that Riverside, Calif.’s zoning ordinance declaring medical pot clubs to be a prohibited use and a public nuisance…

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  • KDV Alert: No Insurance for Sandusky Sex Abuse
    Mar 21, 2013

    When a director, officer, or employee of an insured entity is sued, liability insurers often face the question of whether the person was sued in an “insured capacity.” Naturally, liability insurance products, such as D&O and E&O policies, should extend to executives and employees of an insured only to the extent they are sued individually with respect to their position with the company.

  • KDV ALERT: Employers Must Use Revised Form I-9 to Verify Employment Eligibility by May 7, 2013
    Mar 17, 2013

    Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 (“Form I-9”) must be completed by all job applicants – both citizens and non-citizens – to verify the applicant’s identity and authorization for employment in the United States. On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published a revised Form I-9. According to USCIS, the “[i]mprovements to Form I-9 include new fields, reformatting to reduce errors, and clearer instructions to both employees and employers.”

  • KDV Alert: UNemployment Discrimination: NYC Employers First in Nation to Face Private Suits by the Jobless
    Mar 12, 2013

    On March 13, 2013, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Bloomberg’s veto, and passed an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (HRL), prohibiting employers from discriminating against the unemployed.

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