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title: 2017 June
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june
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# [2017 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june "2017 June")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Employment law](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/employment-law "Employment law")

Another year, another mountain of important employment law – and our authors’ wisdom on how to use it

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

## [Now more than ever, we must be united with CAOC and AAJ](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/now-more-than-ever-we-must-be-united-with-caoc-and-aaj "Now more than ever, we must be united with CAOC and AAJ")

Every day we are reminded that the battles are not limited to Sacramento

[Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria")

## [Utilizing the concept of flexibility and the ability to change](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/utilizing-the-concept-of-flexibility-and-the-ability-to-change "Utilizing the concept of flexibility and the ability to change")

Top Gun Nominations are still open

[Shaina Colover](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shaina-colover "Shaina Colover")

## [Networking](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/networking "Networking")

Why it’s the No. 1 benefit of membership in CAALA

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

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/appellate-reports-7 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Cuevas v. Contra Costa County[[/case]] – Defendant entitled to introduce evidence of future insurance benefits available under ACA

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

## [It’s not just about bathrooms](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/it-s-not-just-about-bathrooms "It’s not just about bathrooms")

Work difficulties and protections for transgender people

[Elizabeth Riles](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-riles "Elizabeth Riles")
[Karine Bohbot](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/karine-bohbot "Karine Bohbot")

## [Employment law: Screening a sexual harassment claim](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/employment-law-screening-a-sexual-harassment-claim "Employment law: Screening a sexual harassment claim")

How to evaluate and handle potential claims brought by alleged victims

[Christina Cheung](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christina-cheung "Christina Cheung")

## [Punitive damages in employment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/punitive-damages-in-employment "Punitive damages in employment")

How to get them and keep them

[Anne Costin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anne-costin "Anne Costin")

## [If I was you, I’d wanna have “me toos”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/if-i-was-you-i-d-wanna-have-me-toos "If I was you, I’d wanna have “me toos”")

How to obtain evidence of discriminatory acts toward others in sexual-harassment cases and get it admitted at trial

[Sandra M. Falchetti](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sandra-m-falchetti "Sandra M. Falchetti")

## [The best and worst employment cases of 2016](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2016 "The best and worst employment cases of 2016")

We pull back the curtain to turn the spotlight on the cases that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary)

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

## [Maximizing your outcome in employment mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/maximizing-your-outcome-in-employment-mediation "Maximizing your outcome in employment mediation")

How to excel at employment mediation, from client intake to resolution

[Gail Glick](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gail-glick "Gail Glick")

## [Ten ways that employers deny employees their medical leave rights](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/ten-ways-that-employers-deny-employees-their-medical-leave-rights "Ten ways that employers deny employees their medical leave rights")

When employees with disabilities request medical leave, employers often fail to respond properly

[Ramit Mizrahi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ramit-mizrahi "Ramit Mizrahi")