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Welcome to
www.calbar.ca.gov/laborlaw
The home page of the Labor and Employment Law Section
Webinar
 2009 Employment Law Update: A
Mid-Year Review of Recent Developments - Labor & Employment Law
Section
Thursday, July 16, 2009
1 PM to 2 PM, Pacific Time.
1 Total Participatory MCLE Credits (No Ethics)
Our panelists -- a well-known management-side attorney, Anthony
J. Oncidi of Proskauer Rose LLP and a prominent plaintiff-side
attorney, Andrew H. Friedman of Helmer & Friedman LLP -- will
summarize and provide you with the practical applications of this
year’s most significant developments and how they will affect
your practice. Among other developments, you will hear about: The
new U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding arbitration provisions in
collective bargaining agreements that require employees to
arbitrate discrimination claims-14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett The new
U.S. Supreme Court expanding the ability of employees to sue for
retaliation-Crawford v. Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville &
Davidson County Several new California decisions holding that
releases can be used to bar subsequent wage and hour class action
claims-Chindarah v. Pick Up Stix,
Inc. and Watkins v. Wachovia
Corp.
Topics include
- The latest developments in the ongoing battle over the
admissibility of "me too" evidence in employment discrimination
cases - Johnson v. United Cerebral
Palsy/Spastic Children's Fund.
- What's next regarding reasonable accommodation of disabilities
following Nadaf Rahrov v. The Neiman
Marcus Group, Inc. and Scotch
v. Art Institute.
- Ongoing employee/employer battles over the enforceability of
arbitration agreements-Olvera v. El
Pollo Loco.
- The increased use of anti-SLAPP motions in employment
litigation-World Fin. Group, Inc. v. HBW Ins. & Fin. Services,
Inc. and Hansen v. California
Dep't of Corrections & Rehabilitation.
- Recent developments in employment-related defamation-The Nethercutt Collection v. Regalia
and much more.
Faculty:
- Andrew H. Friedman, Helmer
& Friedman, LLP
- Anthony Oncidi
Click here to go directly to the
program or go to www.calbar.org/online-cle and select
"Teleseminars and Webinars".
Webinar
Out Again? Two Views? Dissecting the Intricacies of FMLA and
CFRA
Thursday, August 5, 2009
1 PM to 2 PM Pacific Time
1 Total Participatory MCLE Credits (No
Ethics)
In this webinar participants will learn whether there is any
critical distinction between the analyses of FEHCs legal counsel
and a management attorney when it comes to applying the multiple
statutory protections afforded employees on the issue of attendance
at work. The presenters will dissect (and debate) the intricacies
of FMLA, CFRA, laws and regulations, in a discussion of scenarios
drawn from real situations and cases. Tips for attendance
management, avoiding liability or presenting a winning case for the
employee will be offered to the participants. Test your thinking
against these experts!
Faculty:
- Ann Noel
- Margaret Hart Edwards
Click here to go directly to the
program or go to www.calbar.org/online-cle and select
"Teleseminars and Webinars".
The Labor & Employment Law Section presents
Trade Secrets,
Non-Competes, Interference & the Duty of Loyalty: Basics &
Recent Law
 August 7 , 2009
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94105
This program offers 1.5 Hours MCLE credit.
Registration for this program can
only be done online. You can now REGISTER ONLINE for this program. For more
information, see Trade
Secrets, Non-Competes, Interference & the Duty of Loyalty:
Basics & Recent Law.
Webinar
Litigating Retaliation Claims: A Survey of Recent Significant
Retaliation Cases
Thursday, August 13, 2009
1 PM to 2 PM Pacific Time
1 Total Participatory MCLE Credits (No
Ethics)
Retaliation cases are skyrocketing. Take an hour out of your day
to learn about the most recent developments in retaliation law. Our
expert, Andrew H. Friedman of Helmer Friedman LLP, will talk about
how these new cases can be used by defense counsel and plaintiff
attorneys to defend or prosecute their cases.
Faculty:
- Andrew H. Friedman, Helmer & Friedman, LLP
Click here to go directly to the
program or go to www.calbar.org/online-cle and select
"Teleseminars and Webinars".
OTHER NEWS:
Articles
from California Public Employee Relations (CPER):  We have
posted
four recent (2007 and 2008) articles from from California Public
Employee Relations (CPER).
The articles are:
- Weathering the Gathering Storm Over
Post-Retirement Health Care Benefits -- Vested or Not by
Jeff Sloan, Genevieve Ng and Merlyn Goeschl (June 2007)
- Further Storm Warnings in the
Territory of Retiree Health Care Benefits by Richard
Whitmore and Cepideh Roufougar (August 2007)
- Internet Use and Getting
‘Dooced’: Regulating Employees’ Online
Speech by Marion McWilliams and Alison Neufeld (February
2008)
- Down and Out: Economists Assess the
Teacher Pay Disadvantage by Sylvia A. Allegretto, Sean P.
Corcoran and Lawrence Mishel (February 2008)
For more information, see
CPER.
 ABA Books at a Discount
- Plus Special Reduction for All Section Members
Members of the State Bar can now recieve a 15% discount on any
ABA book (or books) and all Section
members receive a 35% discount on any ABA book (or
books). This is a great benefit for all Section members as
the savings on even a single purchase could be equal to or even
exceed the cost of an annual Section membership. For instance, the
savings on a purchase of $200 would be equivalent to $70.
Here’s how the ABA discount program works:
- All Section members are eligible for a 35%
discount. The Section Member
Discount Code can be found on a special "member-only" page
accessible to all Section members. Once you have the discount code
simply visit the ABA web bookstore at www.abanet.org/ababookstore, select any book (or books)
for purchase and during checkout, enter the special 35% discount
code. To access the 35% discount code,
click HERE. You will need to log into your State Bar
Profile to access the link.
- Non-Section members can obtain a 15%
discount. Visit the ABA web bookstore at www.abanet.org/ababookstore, and select any book (or
books) for purchase. During checkout, enter the special 15%
discount code PAB6ECABPW1 at
checkout.
There is a wide range of books available at the ABA web
bookstore including practice related books and law practice
management books focusing on finance, technology, management and
marketing. Note: Discount does
not apply to ABA-CLE iPod products.)
California Public Sector Labor Relations:
 Now you can get the authoritative, comprehensive
guidance you need to answer most any question related to public
sector labor relations in California -- in one convenient resource.
California Public Sector Labor
Relations is a one volume practice guide, written and
updated annually by our Section and published by LexisNexis Matthew
Bender. It is also available online and on CD-ROM.
California Public Sector Labor
Relations provides labor attorneys, public sector employee
organizations, public sector human resources personnel, and state
and local public agency managers with an expert analysis of the
statutes, case law, regulations, procedure, and agency decisions --
including PERB -- governing public sector labor relations in
California.
The full table of contents is posted online. To order
your copy, call 1-800-533-1637 or order online from Lexis Nexis.
Grant
Program:  The
California State Bar Labor & Employment Law Section is
committed to inclusion of persons with diverse backgrounds in its
programs and mission. In that spirit, it has established a grant
program to provide educational and networking opportunities to
promote persons of diverse backgrounds in the area of labor and
employment law.
See Grant
Program for more information about this program, including how
to apply.
Labor and
Employment Law Section on the Radio:  Radio station KALW regularly broadcasts "Your
Legal Rights," a show in which callers can ask questions of
attorneys with expertise in different areas of the law.
Several Executive Committee members have
participated in the show, on topics such as:
- Termination of Employment and Other Employment
Law Issues
- The Rights of Public Employees Under
Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Recent Developments in Termination of
Employment
- Unemployment Insurance Benefits for People Who
Have Been Fired or Laid Off
- Employment Law - The Rights of Persons who
have Disabilities
You can listen to some past programs on the
Labor and Employment Law Section's Web site:
- Listen now to "Employment Rights of
American Workers Abroad " - aired on May 21, 2008.
- Listen now to "Diversity Issues and Other
Employment Law Issues in the Work place " - aired on April 16,
2008.
- Listen now to "Employment Law: Sexual
Harassment, Non-Payment of Wages and Unlawful Termination of
Employment " - aired on March 26, 2008.
- Listen now to "New Decisions in
Employment Law " - aired on January 9, 2008.
Additional broadcasts are also available online
through ilawyer.com. For a complete list and further information,
see "Your Legal
Rights": Labor and Employment Law.
Educational Opportunities Online, on CD and in Person:
 Labor & Employment Law Section courses are
available online in streaming audio and video formats.
For more information, see our
Education page.
Other
Resources
Members Only Area:
 The Section's Members Only Area has an archive of
current and back issues of the California Labor and
Employment Law Review. For a list of what's posted and
instructions about how to gain access, see Members Only
Area
Legislation:  See our
Legislation page for information about how to track California
legislation relating to Labor Law.
Labor & Employment Law Section
The State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
415-538-2590
415-538-2368 fax
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