Business Law

A bankruptcy court in the District of Idaho held that a Chapter 13 Debtor’s employer-paid medical and dental benefits shall be considered income for purposes of calculating “currently monthly income” (“CMI”) for Means Test purposes.  In re Clifford, No. 22-00129-NGH, 2022 WL 16727279, at *1 (Bankr. D. Idaho Nov. 4, 2022). Read more

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) was signed into law on June 28, 2018, and went into effect January 1, 2020. The CCPA was later amended when California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). Read more

Please join the Nonprofit Organizations Committee for a program on the topic: Advocacy and Lobbying for Tax-Exempt Organizations to be presented by Andrew Harris Werbrock and Anna Myles-Primakoff.  Read more

Employee monitoring is not a new phenomenon in the United States. Badge swipes, website traffic monitoring and security cameras were commonplace, even before the pandemic. Read more

Courtesy of CEB, we are bringing you selected legal developments in areas of California business law that are covered by CEB’s publications. This month’s feature is from the April 2023 update to California Law of Contracts. Read more

This month, we are excited to highlight the achievements of Business Law Section member, Nina L. Hong. Read more

The Section is experiencing an enormous tailwind on the heels of an incredibly successful Legislative Day at the State Capitol! Read more

In MOAC, the Supreme Court held that 11 U.S.C. § 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code is not jurisdictional, reversing the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and resolving a Circuit split over whether section § 363(m) limits appellate jurisdiction over § 363 sale orders or instead just limits the appellant’s remedies on appeal in the event there is a sale or lease to a good-faith purchaser or lessee. Read more

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On April 10, 2023, the CDI issued two bulletins setting for the annual assessment for the principle-based reserving (PBR) fund, which is used to defray the costs of PBR valuation.  Read more