2020 May

Articles in this issue:

What happens to workers, workers’ rights, and their advocates in a pandemic?

A look at both old and new laws that will help us pro-tect workers’ rights in the age of COVID-19

New employment law seeks to codify the ruling in Dynamex, other new laws address lactation and ethnic hairstyles

Negotiation may be less contentious, with parties willing to give a little more just to get it done

A primer on Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) for plaintiffs’ attorneys, and using coverage to drive settlement

Proving individual, intentional age discrimination during a reduction in force

A review of legal mandates that protect tenants statewide and others specific to the Bay Area

A look at what becomes crucial to success when agreeing to mediate by phone or video conference

Taking sexual-harassment cases to a new level for lower-wage earners

Get out of your pajamas and seize the opportunities presented by the pandemic to move cases along