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title: 2016 June
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june
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# [2016 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june "2016 June")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Appellate Reports and Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/appellate-reports-and-briefs "Appellate Reports and Briefs")

[[case]]Flores v. Presbyterian[[/case]] − Negligence in the use and maintenance of equipment used to implement a doctor’s order constitutes “professional negligence” under MICRA and subject to MICRA statute of limitations

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

## [The best and worst employment cases of 2015](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2015 "The best and worst employment cases of 2015")

The good, the bad, and the most useful: A look back at the year’s most important employment law cases

[Andrew H. Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-h-friedman "Andrew H. Friedman")

## [Working for free](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/working-for-free "Working for free")

The rewards and need for pro bono work

[Vincent D. Howard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/vincent-d-howard "Vincent D. Howard")

## [Changes in California’s sexual-harassment laws](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/changes-in-california-s-sexual-harassment-laws "Changes in California’s sexual-harassment laws")

From the basic elements of FEHA to the most recent developments

[Dalia Khalili](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dalia-khalili "Dalia Khalili")

## [Eleven cases that every employment lawyer should know about](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/eleven-cases-that-every-employment-lawyer-should-know-about "Eleven cases that every employment lawyer should know about")

Cases filled with great weapons that can be used to defeat summary judgments, obtain better fee awards, win appeals, and help refute many thorny defense arguments

[Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine")

## [Election season is officially here](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/election-season-is-officially-here "Election season is officially here")

Kamala Harris speaks to CAALA Board of Governors in April

[David M. Ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-m-ring "David M. Ring")

## [The tail that wags the dog](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/the-tail-that-wags-the-dog "The tail that wags the dog")

Strategies for overcoming barriers to settlement, especially attorneys’ fees when they become an issue

[Jan Frankel Schau](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jan-frankel-schau "Jan Frankel Schau")

## [Whistle[blow] while you work](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/whistle-blow-while-you-work "Whistle[blow] while you work")

Examining the state and federal whistleblower laws that protect employees from retaliation

[Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann")

## [Does the anti-SLAPP statute discriminate against FEHA plaintiffs?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/does-the-anti-slapp-statute-discriminate-against-feha-plaintiffs "Does the anti-SLAPP statute discriminate against FEHA plaintiffs?")

An analysis of [case]Decambre[/case] and how it injected the [case]McDonnell-Douglas[/case] burden-shifting test into anti-SLAPP motion consideration

[John Steven West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-steven-west "John Steven West")

## [Employment litigation: A judicial perspective](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/employment-litigation-a-judicial-perspective "Employment litigation: A judicial perspective")

A former employment lawyer who recently served on the Los Angeles Superior Court offers practical guidance for employment lawyers

[Jeffrey K. Winikow (Ret.)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-k-winikow-ret "Jeffrey K. Winikow (Ret.)")

## [The California Primary – is the Democrat really a “Democrat”?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/the-california-primary-is-the-democrat-really-a-democrat "The California Primary – is the Democrat really a “Democrat”?")

In this pivitol year for statewide office, voting for a candidate with “Democrat” after their name might not be enough to ensure a pro-consumer vote

[Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville")