On August 28, 2014, following a 3 ½ week trial, a Sacramento Jury awarded NKLLP client Albert Flores, Jr. $1.565 Million in damages against his former employer, the California Dept. of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Automotive Repair.  Mr. Flores was awarded damages for Disability Discrimination, Failure to Provide a Reasonable Accommodation and Failure to Prevent Discrimination.

"Assembly Bill 224 is designed to enable community-supported agriculture businesses, or CSAs, to prepare and ship their own products … who grow fruits and vegetables, shell eggs or value-added farm products and sell them directly to consumers through subscription now must register. They're also required to specify whether their farm products come from a single producer or multiple farms…Until now, CSAs have not been regulated.…Without this bill county health departments would have adopted county ordinances which would regulate CSAs differently from county to county…"

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If you have any questions regarding CSA’s or any other agriculture issues contact Chad Vierra or call him at Neasham & Kramer LLP, (916) 853-8030.