News Recent News View All News KSC is Hiring a Legal Assistant! Job Description: Legal Assistant Kahn, Soares and Conway, LLP is a Sacramento, ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Introduces Proposed California Budget ... This week, Governor Newsom presented his proposed $291.5 billion budget, which includes ... Read More View All legislative updates Legislation to Take Effect in 2024 A new year means new legislation for California businesses to prepare for. ... Read More View All legislative updates Prop 65 Update: National Association of ... On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th ... Read More View All legislative updates SB 616 (Gonzalez) – Sick Days: ... On October 4, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 616 which ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Signs New Workplace Violence ... On September 30, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 553 (Cortese) into ... Read More View All legislative updates Labor and Employment Update – PUMP ... Further clarification and guidance was recently released regarding the Providing Urgent Maternal ... Read More View All legislative updates Supreme Court Publishes Opinion on Religious ... On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court published their opinion in Groff ... Read More View All legislative updates Sackett v. EPA – “The Waters ... On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court released their opinion ... Read More View All legislative updates Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 12 On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court (Court) upheld the validity ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Releases Revised 2023-24 State ... This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom presented the May Revision of his proposed ... Read More View All legislative updates CARB Approves Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation On April 28, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed the Advanced ... Read More View All legislative updates Olson v. Bonta (AB 5) In an important ruling for California’s gig-based economy, on March 17, 2023 ... Read More View All legislative updates California Court of Appeal Rejects Environmental ... On Friday, March 17, 2023, the Third District Court of Appeal rendered ... Read More View All legislative updates Chamber of Commerce v. Xavier Becerra ... In an important ruling for employers, on February 15, 2023, the Ninth ... Read More View All legislative updates USDA Publishes Final Rule for Organic ... Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program ... Read More View All legislative updates California Labor Law Updates The New Year rang in with a number of new requirements for ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Introduces Proposed California Budget ... Yesterday morning, Governor Newsom presented his proposed $297 billion budget, which includes ... Read More View All legislative updates Department of Water Resources Releases Draft ... The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released draft guidelines for the ... Read More View All legislative updates Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Mill Assessment ... The following KSC Update summarizes the recommendations proposed in the Mill Assessment ... Read More View All legislative updates California Supreme Court Denies Bumble Bee ... On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the California Supreme Court (Court) denied the ... Read More View All legislative updates All New Passenger Vehicles Sold in ... Earlier today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved the Advanced ... Read More View All legislative updates California Trucking Association vs. Bonta In September of 2019, Governor Newsom signed AB 5 (Gonzalez) into law, ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Signs Budget Legislation Earlier this week, Governor Newsom signed budget bill SB 154 (Skinner), also ... Read More View All legislative updates U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on PAGA On June 15, 2022, in the matter of Viking River Cruises, Inc ... Read More View All legislative updates Bumble Bees May Be Protected Under ... On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the California Third District Court of Appeal ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Presents May Revision to ... This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom presented the May Revision of his California ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order in ... As California endures the driest first three months of a year in ... Read More View All legislative updates California Updates Face Mask Requirements On February 28, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published their ... Read More View All legislative updates California Unveils SMARTER Plan for COVID-19 With the statewide mask mandate now expired, the state released its California ... Read More View All legislative updates Court of Appeal Rejects Coastkeeper’s Claims ... On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the Third District Court of Appeal rejected ... Read More View All legislative updates State Legislature Sends Paid Sick Leave ... The California Legislature sent their Supplemental Paid Sick Leave bill, SB 114, ... Read More View All legislative updates Cal/OSHA’s Readopted ETS Officially Takes Effect As of today, the second readoption of Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Introduces Proposed California Budget ... This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom presented the California Blueprint, his proposed $286.4 ... Read More View All legislative updates Updated Requirements from CDPH and Cal/OSHA The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has published an updated guidance ... Read More View All legislative updates California Extends Indoor Mask Mandate This afternoon, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced ... Read More View All legislative updates Legislation to Take Effect in 2022 A new year means new legislation for businesses to prepare for. Below ... Read More View All legislative updates Cal/OSHA Readopts Emergency Temporary Standard The amended second readoption of the Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) has been ... Read More View All legislative updates California Reinstates Mask Mandate This afternoon, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that California ... Read More View All legislative updates UPDATE to Federal OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination ... Last month, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially published ... Read More View All legislative updates Federal OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ... This morning, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially filed ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Tackling ... This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-19-21, which aims to ... Read More View All legislative updates Regulation Granting Unions Access to Farms ... On June 23, 2021, the United States Supreme Court delivered a significant ... Read More View All legislative updates Cal/OSHA Readopts Amended COVID-19 Emergency Temporary ... Today, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board voted to readopt the modified Emergency Temporary ... Read More View All legislative updates California Legislature Passes Budget Bill for ... This afternoon, both houses of the California State Legislature passed budget bill ... Read More View All legislative updates CDPH Guidance for Face Coverings Beginning ... The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released updated guidance for the ... Read More View All legislative updates Cal/OSHA Readopts COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard This evening, the Cal/OSHA Board readopted the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) for ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Introduces May Revision to ... This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom presented the May Revision of his proposed ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency to ... Yesterday afternoon Governor Newsom expanded the state’s drought emergency proclamation to include 30 percent ... Read More View All legislative updates UPDATED CDPH Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated ... The KSC Update below has been modified to include new information provided ... Read More View All legislative updates CDPH Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated Individuals This week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its recommendations ... Read More View All legislative updates California Legislature Passes Tax Relief Bill ... The California Legislature sent to the Governor today AB 80, which seeks ... Read More View All legislative updates California Aims to Fully Reopen on ... This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his plan to move beyond the ... Read More View All legislative updates New Prop. 65 Decision: California Cannot ... On March 29, 2021, the federal Circuit Court for the Eastern District ... Read More View All legislative updates California Legislature Passes Supplemental Paid Sick ... The California Legislature sent to the Governor today SB 95, COVID-19 Supplemental ... Read More View All legislative updates California Supreme Court Issues Decision on ... On February 25, the California Supreme Court decided the case of Donohue ... Read More View All legislative updates Immediate Action Agreement for COVID Relief Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins and Assembly ... Read More View All legislative updates Creation of Statewide Vaccine Delivery Network ... The Newsom Administration released information today regarding the creation of a new ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Introduces Proposed California Budget ... This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom presented his proposed $227 billion budget for ... Read More View All legislative updates Regional Stay at Home Order Lifted ... This morning, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that they ... Read More View All legislative updates New Legislation to Take Effect in ... It’s hard to believe that the New Year is already among us, ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Issues Regional Stay-at-Home Order This afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a Regional Stay-at-Home Order to promptly ... Read More View All legislative updates Immediate Assistance for Businesses Impacted by ... This afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom announced additional efforts to provide immediate assistance ... Read More View All legislative updates CalOSHA COVID-19 Emergency Regulation On November 19, the CalOSHA Standards Board unanimously adopted an emergency regulation ... Read More View All legislative updates California Department of Public Health Guidance ... In preparation of the implementation of AB 685 on January 1, 2021, ... Read More View All legislative updates California Supreme Court Decision Expands CEQA ... On August 27, 2020, in Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. County ... Read More View All legislative updates SB 1159: Worker’s Compensation Changes Related ... On September 17, 2020, Governor Newsom signed SB 1159 (Hill), which expands ... Read More View All legislative updates Tess Dunham Featured by California Water ... This morning, KSC’s very own Tess Dunham was featured in Maven’s Notebook, ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Announces Major Climate Initiative This morning, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order announcing California’s plan ... Read More View All legislative updates SB 1383 (Jackson) Family Leave Bill ... This afternoon Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1383 (Jackson), which greatly expands ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Announces California’s Blueprint for ... This afternoon, Governor Newsom announced new guidelines for California’s response to COVID-19, ... Read More View All legislative updates Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers ... Yesterday, Cal/OSHA sent a press release reminding employers to protect their workers ... Read More View All legislative updates California Supreme Court Decision Expands CEQA ... On August 27, 2020, in Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. ... Read More View All legislative updates Injunction Denied Regarding Alleged Violation of ... Brent v. Amazon.com In yet another COVID-19 related lawsuit regarding employee health ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Releases Final Water Resilience ... This afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom released a final version of the Water ... Read More View All legislative updates Title VI Related to Workplace COVID-19 ... Food Chain Workers Alliance v. Tyson Foods, Inc. On July 8, 2020, ... Read More View All legislative updates Statewide Closures - Effective Immediately Governor Newsom announced this afternoon that, effective immediately, all counties must close ... Read More View All legislative updates California Department of Public Health Guidance ... On June 18, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued guidance ... Read More View All legislative updates Public Nuisance Related to COVID-19 Various workplaces have been the target of litigation from impacted employees alleging ... Read More View All legislative updates New Cal/OSHA Regulation for Outdoor Agricultural ... On Wednesday, July 1 new Cal/OSHA requirements regarding the operation of agricultural ... Read More View All legislative updates California Legislature Passes State Budget Today, the Legislature passed a state budget attempting to account for a ... Read More View All legislative updates High-Speed Rail Resolution Passes California Assembly ... HR 97 was introduced on June 3, 2020 by Assembly Member Jim ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order for ... This afternoon, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation to declare a statewide ... Read More View All legislative updates SB 939: Addressing Commercial Property Evictions Senate Bill 939, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener, is designed to assist ... Read More View All legislative updates Will there be a Climate Resiliency ... Before California entered this current COVID-19 reality, the Governor released an ambitious ... Read More View All legislative updates Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Temporarily Halting ... On Monday, U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd issued a preliminary injunction in ... Read More View All legislative updates Updated Fair Employment and Housing Council ... Background On April 14, 2020, the Fair Employment and Housing Council (“FEHC”) ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order – ... On May 6, 2020, Governor Newsom announced he signed an Executive Order ... Read More View All legislative updates Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order – ... "SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to support ... Read More View All legislative updates US Supreme Court Issues Decision in ... On Thursday of last week, the United States Supreme Court issued its ... Read More View All legislative updates CalEPA Issues Statement on Compliance with ... SACRAMENTO – The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) is committed to continuing ... Read More View All legislative updates Department of Labor Issues COVID-19 Recordkeeping ... Recently, the US Department of Labor issued interim guidance for enforcing OSHA’s ... Read More View All legislative updates Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ... The FFCRA requires employers to provide paid leave through two separate provisions: ... Read More View All legislative updates Paycheck Protection Program Available Through the ... The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a loan designed to provide a ... Read More View All legislative updates Preeminent Water Quality Attorney Tess Dunham ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Preeminent Water Quality Attorney Tess Dunham Joins Kahn, Soares ... Read More View All articles Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQ The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) is a federal stimulus plan ... Read More View All legislative updates KSC COVID-19 Update Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP (KSC) is made up of our employee ... Read More View All articles San Joaquin College of Law Celebrates ... Carla was a high school teacher looking for a more challenging career ... Read More View All articles New Ag Leadership Program is Helping ... If the agriculture industry is going to be more than it has ... Read More View All articles Strategizing Better Agricultural Engagement with Public ... Farmers and ranchers would be best served by approaching agricultural engagement with ... Read More View All articles Louie and Kym Brown recognized for ... Pleasant Grove High School recently recognized Louie and Kym Brown along with ... Read More View All articles San Joaquin College of Law Celebrates ... Rissa A. Stuart – Class of 1993 – Partner, Kahn, Soares, Conway, ... Read More View All articles There is a critical need to ... Development of the next generation of agricultural leaders is as important to ... Read More View All articles George Soares on How DPR Sees ... George Soares, a partner in Kahn, Soares, and Conway, a law firm ... Read More View All articles Valley’s Gold interviews KSC Managing Partner, ... "Valley's Gold" visits Sacramento to talk with industry leaders, including George Soares, ... Read More View All articles Louie A. Brown, Jr. inducted into ... Louie Brown is a partner with Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP and ... Read More View All articles Simplifying Ag Terms Important in Advocacy November 2, 2017 – It’s important when the agricultural industry is speaking ... Read More View All articles 2017 Legislative Report September 2017 The Legislature adjourned the first year of the 2017–2018 Legislative ... Read More View All legislative updates KSC Attorney Selected for California Agricultural ... SALINAS, Sept. 6, 2017 – Twenty-four individuals have been selected for Class ... Read More View All articles KSC honored as the 2015 Ag ... The Lemoore Chamber of Commerce selected KSC as its 2015 Ag Supporter ... Read More View All articles Richard C. Conway honored as a ... Rick Conway was awarded the title of Super Lawyer by Super Lawyer ... Read More View All articles KSC Selected as one of California’s ... Martindale Hubbell identified KSC as one of California’s top ranked law firms. View All articles “Soares is Down with California…and Rightly!” George Soares with KSC, a Sacramento firm, discussed the severe problems of ... Read More View All articles George Soares is Ranked Number Nine ... Capitol Weekly, April 2010 Top 100 List “Soares is the premier agricultural ... Read More View All articles David Kahn Appointed as Kings Regional ... KSC attorney, David Kahn was recently appointed as the First Vice Chair ... Read More View All articles Soares Receives Ginners Distinguished Service Award George Soares, KSC’s managing partner, was recognized for more than 30 years ... Read More View All articles KSC Featured as one of the ... The Hanford Sentinel recently featured KSC as the 12th largest firm in the ... Read More View All articles Valley Air District’s Former Chief Counsel ... Phil Jay to Provide Clients with Vast Expertise in Environmental Laws & ... Read More View All articles Personal Injury Settlement KSC, through Richard C. Conway and Rissa A. Stuart, represented a Kings ... Read More View All articles Stuart elected Secretary of San Joaquin ... Rissa A. Stuart was recently elected to serve as the Secretary of ... Read More View All articles KSC Settles Commercial Litigation On Behalf ... KSC, through Richard C. Conway, represented a commercial developer in the Fresno ... Read More View All articles Appellate Court Victory – January 2012 A north valley car dealer was sued by his former partner regarding ... Read More View All articles Soares Addresses Cal Poly Leadership Council Past and present student leaders gathered on the Cal Poly, San Luis ... Read More View All articles Soares Joins State Leaders to Talk ... Recently, George Soares was one of five speakers to share their outlook ... Read More View All articles Soares is Keynote Speaker at Industry ... In February, 2012, Zenith Insurance Company, a major provider of workers’ compensation ... Read More View All articles California Cut Flower Commission Affirmed in ... In November 2010, KSC obtained a summary judgment ruling that the Commission ... Read More View All articles Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Brinker Brinker Restaurant Corp. v Superior Court (Hohnbum) No. S166350 (California April 12, ... Read More View All articles Soares Featured In McGeorge Law School ... Like a lot of farm boys, George Soares, ’73, left the fields ... Read More View All articles California Grape Rootstock Improvement Commission Affirmed ... In June 2012, Ann M. Grottveit obtained a successful verdict from the ... Read More View All articles California FFA Foundation Appoints Louie Brown ... Louie Brown was recently appointed Chairman of the California FFA Foundation. The ... Read More View All articles George Soares Receives Distinguished Service Award George Soares recently received the Cal Poly Alumni Association’s Distinguished Service Award ... Read More View All articles George Soares to Co-Chair Fresno State’s ... George Soares will co-chair Fresno State’s new Presidential Commission on the Future ... Read More View All articles George Soares Interviewed in Profile of ... George Soares was interviewed in the December 2013 issue of Western Farm Press magazine, ... Read More View All articles KSC and Kings County Farm Bureau ... More than 125 farmers, business leaders, water managers, elected officials and concerned ... Read More View All articles Western Farm Press interview KSC attorneys ... KSC Attorneys Louie Brown and Lauren Hajik were interviewed by Western Farm ... Read More View All articles
