Natasha Buchanan, Author at Lanak Hanna

News legal-terms-laws

What You Need to Know About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act & Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act

On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) which expands the existing Family Medical Leave Act and provides additional Emergency Paid Sick Leave due to the Coronavirus health emergency, which is effective April 2,…

Natasha BuchananMarch 25, 2020

Case Studies

Successfully Negotiating a Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment by the DLSE

Lanak & Hanna represented a general contractor in an action with the Division of Labor Standards & Enforcement (DLSE). The DLSE issued a Civil Wage and Penalty Assessment to the general contractor claiming unpaid wages, penalties and failure to submit the DAS…

Natasha BuchananSeptember 4, 2019

Court Opinions

California High Court Finds Contractor Liable for Penalties Where Retention Withheld for Unrelated Dispute

May a contractor withhold retention payments when there is a good faith dispute of any kind between the contractor and a subcontractor not involving the retention itself? The California Supreme Court has said no in the recently decided case of…

Natasha BuchananJune 12, 2018