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Protecting The Good Samaritan

November 17, 2022

By Peter H. Crossin, Esq. So who was the first Good Samaritan President? As we all know, the presidential pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey has become an annual event. The first president to unofficially pardon a turkey was Abraham Lincoln, who instructed the White House to save a bird given…
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Halloween: A Holiday to Creep it Real

October 21, 2022

By James F. Saunders, Esq. On Halloween, children and adults wander about in costumes looking for treats and a few “scares.” An injury can happen at any time or any place, but the risk is intensified by a holiday centered around wearing costumes, and walking through darkly decorated and poorly…
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California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave: Same Buckets. Extended Time Period

September 22, 2022

By Saba Zafar, Esq.  and Jaimee K. Wellerstein, Esq.  While many California employers were anticipating the current COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) would expire on September 30, 2022, unsurprisingly, California has passed AB 152, which will extend SPSL through December 31, 2022. AB 152 has passed through the Legislature…

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