Stomping on the iron feet of oppression

Defeating the Federal Railway Labor Act and Labor Management Relations Act § 301 preemption defense in state-law employment cases

Alyssa Kim Schabloski

From Issue: 2023 March

The theatrics of deposing employer representatives

You must rehearse for every deposition as if it was the role of a lifetime, and this requires a script

Maximilian Lee

From Issue: 2023 March

When the defendants do not timely pay arbitration fees

Using SB 707 (CCP §§ 1280, 1281) to escape arbitration: the statutes and case law

Tilak Gupta

From Issue: 2023 March

Third Circuit says J&J can’t create a subsidiary to unload its liabilities

Also: States aggressively push to limit corporate liability for causing harm

Linda A. Lipsen

From Issue: 2023 March

Sexual harassment in the workplace; actions brought under FEHA

Lorena Vazquez

From Issue: 2023 March

OCTLA charity to support CASA volunteers working with foster care kids

Goal is to raise over $300,000 at Top Gun Gala

Lindsey Aitken

From Issue: 2023 March

Claims, remedies, and discovery when representing undocumented workers

Immigration status is irrelevant to the issue of liability for purpose of enforcing state employment and civil rights laws

Cristal L. Cabrera

From Issue: 2023 March

Why PAGA still matters

PAGA is worth fighting to protect because it protects the working people of California

Jennifer Kramer

From Issue: 2023 March

Trial Lawyer Charities have wonderful stories to tell

LATLC and OCTLC focus on education, children, survivors of abuse, persons with disabilities, and homelessness

Karina Lallande
Michelle M. West

From Issue: 2023 March

The intersection between workers’ comp claims and employment claims

How the workers’ comp claim morphs into an employment action when employers violate the FEHA rules

Janeth Arias

From Issue: 2023 March

Pre-litigation investigation strategies in single-plaintiff employment cases

Investigating your employment case after you retain the client but before filing a lawsuit will help ensure you avoid common litigation pitfalls and maximize case value

Joshua Cohen Slatkin

From Issue: 2023 March

Getting FEHA discrimination cases past summary judgment

Failure-to-accommodate cases are also disability-discrimination cases

Martin I. Aarons

From Issue: 2023 March