2024 November

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Articles in this issue:

Employee rights are human rights

What is at stake when we don’t protect them?

Ibiere N. Seck

2024 November


PAGA at a crossroads

What is left after the recent PAGA amendments? The short answer is, a lot!

Jennifer Kramer

2024 November


The National Day of Giving, December 3

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank

Bradley S. Wallace
Michelle M. West

2024 November


Blowing our own horn

Strategic public education goes beyond just educating lawmakers in Washington. Also: Fighting immunity for pesticide manufacturers

Linda A. Lipsen

2024 November


The good and the bad on the legislative front

Tort reform to limit contingency fees is stymied through 2026 election cycle by CAOC’s strategic agreement with CJAC

Nancy Peverini
Saveena K. Takhar

2024 November


Appellate Review

Claim for COVID virus coverage based on illusory promise is denied

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2024 November


Golden State boundaries

Charting the jurisdictional landscape of California labor and employment laws for remote workers

Viridiana E. Aceves

2024 November


MSAs can be fun, when the rabbit’s got the gun

MSAs can be fun, when the rabbit’s got the gun

The summary adjudication statute can be used to hone your case and streamline the issues to be tried

Angel James Horacek

2024 November


When your client’s injury leads to an employment case

PI clients often run into problems at work when their employer won’t accommodate their new limitations

Thomas Steven Feher
Stephen Wiard

2024 November


The prospective client had a previous lawyer. Red flag?

The prospective client had a previous lawyer. Red flag?

Instead of outright rejection, consider that the problem with the case may have been the lawyer

Marina Kats Fraigun

2024 November



Employment-law litigation strategies in federal court

Avoiding common litigation pitfalls including removal to federal court

Joshua Cohen Slatkin

2024 November


A new era in arbitrating workplace sexual harassment

Even if an employee signed an arbitration agreement, all hope is not lost

Samantha L. Ortiz

2024 November


Look before jumping in the pool – the tip pool, that is

Look before jumping in the pool – the tip pool, that is

Available caselaw and authorities on what is “fair and reasonable” for tip-pooling policies

Barbara DuVan-Clarke

2024 November


Enhancing client intake

Focus on detailed interviews and questionnaires with integrated technology to streamline the intake and better evaluate the case

Nicole Meyers

2024 November


Peacemaker playbook

The best path towards resolution is the least adversarial one; a look at your pre-litigation options

May Mallari

2024 November


A season of giving and a gratitude practice

Giving thanks for what we have and what we don’t have in our lives

Whit D. Bertch

2024 November

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