2016 June

Don’t throw me in the briar patch!

Opposing summary judgment helps ready a case for trial

Flores v. Presbyterian − Negligent use/maintenance of certain medical equipment is subject to MICRA limitations

Overcoming bogus privilege objections – one at a time

Class actions may arise out of management skimming off all or part of tips left for service employees

An examination of the National Labor Relations Board’s new standard – which may apply to 40 percent of the U.S. workforce

Since meeting as associates at Lieff Cabraser, the two women have become masters of class actions

New California laws establish training requirements for supervisors in issues of discrimination and harassment

Sexual harassment was recognized in 1986 as a form of sex discrimination, yet the battle still rages, even in as unlikely a place as UC Berkeley

A new law-practice model to solve the time-commitment issue and retain female attorneys who are raising families

California law – some of it new – provides many protections for employees who require a leave of absence

The most popular employment-discrimination claim in California