Tharpe & Howell, LLP is proud to announce the release of its redesigned website located on the web at www.tharpe-howell.com. Because our website has been formatted to work on various platforms such as your tablet, desktop, laptop, and smartphone, connecting with us is now easier than ever before!
Please take a moment to visit our site and get acquainted with the new design. You will notice a fresh new look with streamlined menus and navigation tools to help you quickly access important information about our Firm. Read More
October 15th, 2015/By Admin/In Blog
This employment law update is brought to you by Firm Partner Sherry B. Shavit.
The year 2015 was not the worst, but not the best, year for employers in California. Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a number of bills that private employers should be aware of, the majority of which go into effect on January 1, 2016:
- SB 358 – Equal Pay Amendments: California’s Equal Pay statute (Labor Code §1197.5) has been amended to become “the strongest equal pay law in the nation,” according to Governor Brown.
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Firm Partner Tim Lake and Senior Associate William Brenner recently prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in a bad faith case where the insurance company was accused of wrongly denying coverage on a damaged gas tank. The plaintiff, a Riverside County gas station, made a claim related to a pinhole leak in one of its two 15,000 gallon gas tanks. The tank developed a pinhole leak as a result of settling onto a sharp rock which had been left in the pit area when the tank was installed. Read More
Welcome to Tharpe & Howell, LLP’s updated website! While continuing to provide quality legal services to clients throughout California, we also wanted to give our website the same level of professional care. So over the past few months, we have been working on creating a new website design and are extremely excited to now see it go live.
As you navigate through our site, I’m sure you will notice that things don’t look like they used to. Read More
To view Tharpe & Howell, LLP’s Employment and Labor Law, click on the link below:
Employment and Labor Law Newsletter (August 2012) Read More
