California’s new restrictions on “stay-or-pay” employment contracts limit when employers can require employees to repay training costs, bonuses or other compensation if they leave a…

California’s Senate Bill 79 allows the State to override local zoning rules to permit higher-density housing near major transit, with faster, by-right approvals and fewer…

California employers are facing a broad set of new employment and labor law requirements in 2026, many of which will require planning, policy updates and…

California employers are facing another year of sweeping workplace changes. New laws will raise minimum wage rates statewide, expand pay equity requirements, strengthen workers’ rights,…

Professionalism, civility and restraint are a trial lawyer’s most powerful tools. Veteran litigator and mediator Mark Mazzarella discusses how winning with grace often matters more…

California’s new probate law, effective April 1, 2025, makes it easier for heirs to inherit a primary residence worth up to $750,000 without opening a…

California is on the brink of passing AB 489 and SB 503 to target AI use (and potential misuse) in healthcare. These measures underscore the…

California’s Civil Rights Division has issued new regulations on the use of automated employment decision systems (ADS), including AI and algorithm-based tools, in hiring and…

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Trial lawyer and mediator Mark Mazzarella continued his perceptive and amusing take on advocacy best practices in his second installment of “Everything I Really Need…