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“My boss is telling lies about me! Can I sue?”

Evaluating an employee’s claim of defamation against an employer

John Kelley

From Issue: 2016 April

Where have all the mediators gone? Long time passing

Addressing the needs of the legal community, or “making some music with lawyers”

Jeffrey Krivis

From Issue: 2016 April

Settlement issues in employment cases brought under PAGA

PAGA is still an effective way to address labor code violations as traditional wage-and-hour class actions become rarer

Dave Rudy

From Issue: 2016 April

Investigating and pursuing elder-abuse cases

Reporting is the first step in successfully prosecuting

George R. Kindley

From Issue: 2016 April

Focus groups: Five benefits that can make a real difference at trial

A focus group is not a mock trial, and mock jurors should not be forced to see a case your way

Noelle C. Nelson

From Issue: 2016 April

Defamation in employment

Chris Whelan

From Issue: 2016 April

Winning market-adjusted damages for investors using the FINRA forum

Market-adjusted damages are an accurate and fair measure of compensation when an investor loses money due to a broker’s strategies that are inconsistent with the client’s objective

Philip M. Aidikoff

From Issue: 2016 April

Two cases that have positively impacted employment law for plaintiffs

[case]Harris v. Santa Monica[/case] changes employment-discrimination law; Williams v. Chino Valley protects plaintiffs in FEHA cases from paying defense’s legal fees

Renuka Jain

From Issue: 2016 April

Protecting first-responder plaintiffs from misuse of the firefighters’ rule

To prevent the defense attorney from playing fast and loose with the firefighters’ rule, know the exceptions

Eustace de Saint Phalle

From Issue: 2016 April

HOOAH!

The Veterans Legal Institute is OCTLA’s 2016 Charity!

Vincent D. Howard

From Issue: 2016 April

Effective use of the California Family Rights Act & Pregnancy Disability Leave laws

Pregnancy Disability Leave applies during and after pregnancy, under limited circumstances

Genie Harrison

From Issue: 2016 April

CAALA: It’s really a community

A trial lawyer’s typical day doesn’t include a lot of communal activity, but they are far from alone when they have CAALA

Stuart Zanville

From Issue: 2016 April

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