September 20, 2021
Time is Running Out to Comply with SB 1383 and New CalRecycle Regulations
California law as amended by SB 1383, which becomes effective on January 1, 2022, requires that cities adopt organic waste disposal and procurement regulations. This requirement is meant to help achieve the state’s climate goals and ...... Read More
September 16, 2021
Update: Assembly Bill 361
Updated September 17, 2021: AB 361 has been signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. OMLO will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available. If you have any questions ...... Read More
August 24, 2021
New Law AB 1475 Prohibits Law Enforcement from Posting Certain Booking Photos on Social Media Platforms
On July 23, 2021, AB 1475 was signed into law. AB 1475 was authored by Assemblyman Evan Low, D-Campbell, who had noticed an alarming trend of police and sheriff’s departments posting mugshots online in order ...... Read More
August 18, 2021
COVID-19 Update: Los Angeles Outdoor Masking Requirement for Mega Events
In an effort to slow the increase in and level of transmission of COVID-19 currently being seen in Los Angeles County, the LA County Department of Public Health (“DPH”) has issued an outdoor mask requirement ...... Read More
August 12, 2021
California Requires Workers in K-12 Schools Be Vaccinated or Regularly Tested
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (“DPH”) have announced new measures to help prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in K-12 schools and to support ...... Read More
August 4, 2021
Update: COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements, Federal and State Civil Rights Laws and Workplace Vaccination Mandates
As discussed in further detail in our previous legal alert, with the vaccine against COVID-19 becoming more readily available, employers have been exploring whether a requirement that employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 would be feasible ...... Read More
July 20, 2021
California State Health Officials Mandate Universal Masking Indoors in K-12 School Settings for the 2021-2022 School Year
On July 12, 2021, two days after the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) published its updated recommendations for K-12 schools, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) issued updated COVID-19 Health Guidance for K-12 Schools ...... Read More
July 16, 2021
LA County Will Again Require Indoor Masking to Slow Increase in COVID-19 Cases
To combat a sharp increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County, the LA County Department of Public Health has issued an indoor mask requirement beginning Saturday, July 17, at 11:59 ...... Read More
July 1, 2021
Expiration of “Virtual” Brown Act Meetings on September 30, 2021
On June 11, 2021, Governor Newsom’s office issued Executive Order N-08-21, which specifies that the continued flexibility of certain open meeting requirements under the Brown Act, including the conduct of local agency meetings through electronic ...... Read More
June 30, 2021
Department of Education Announces Title IX Protections Extend to Transgender Students
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights recently issued a Notice of Interpretation (“Notice”) explaining that Title IX’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex will include discrimination based on sexual orientation ...... Read More
June 29, 2021
AB 832: California’s Eviction Moratorium Extension
On June 28, 2021, California’s eviction moratorium extension, known as AB 832, was signed into law by Governor Newsom. AB 832 replaces SB 91 as the operative eviction moratorium legislation in California and affects landlords ...... Read More
June 24, 2021
Supreme Court Rules Student’s Off-Campus Social Media Rant Against School Protected Under First Amendment
For the first time in more than fifty years, the Supreme Court has sided with a student in a free-speech case. On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the ...... Read More