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title: 2019 May
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may
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# [2019 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may "2019 May")

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Articles in this issue:

## [The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part I](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-developments-of-2018-part-i "The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part I")

An overview of the legislative developments 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")

## [Communicating damages in sexual-harassment cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/communicating-damages-in-sexual-harassment-cases "Communicating damages in sexual-harassment cases")

Help the jury make an emotional connection to the harm and loss suffered by your client in a sexual-harassment case

[Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons")
[Shannon H.P. Ward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shannon-h-p-ward "Shannon H.P. Ward")

## [Misclassification: Employee or independent contractor?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/misclassification-employee-or-independent-contractor "Misclassification: Employee or independent contractor?")

The confusing fight over whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, and why it matters

[Michael F. Baltaxe](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-f-baltaxe "Michael F. Baltaxe")

## [Driven to exhaustion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/driven-to-exhaustion "Driven to exhaustion")

Avoiding FEHA administrative potholes on the bumpy road to litigation

[Gina Browne](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gina-browne "Gina Browne")
[Janette Lee](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janette-lee "Janette Lee")

## [Is California’s Private Attorney General Act enforceable against public entities?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/california-s-private-attorney-general-act-is-enforceable-against-public-entities "Is California’s Private Attorney General Act enforceable against public entities?")

An issue of first impression: Does PAGA with its qui tam actions apply to public employees?

[Dustin Collier](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dustin-collier "Dustin Collier")
[Joshua Socks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joshua-socks "Joshua Socks")
[Scott Tillett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-tillett "Scott Tillett")

## [Every file tells a story](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/every-file-tells-a-story "Every file tells a story")

A primer on discovery in employment litigation

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

## [Voir dire for the employment case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/voir-dire-for-the-employment-case "Voir dire for the employment case")

There is only one battle you can’t lose in trial; a practical guide to coming out ahead in jury selection

[Jeff Rager](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeff-rager "Jeff Rager")

## [The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part II](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-developments-of-2018-part-ii "The best and worst employment developments of 2018 – Part II")

A review of the recent cases most useful to plaintiff employment practitioners

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

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/appellate-reports-21 "Appellate Reports")

Retroactive application of arbitration agreements in employment actions

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

## [Law Day 2019](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/law-day-2019 "Law Day 2019")

Recognition must be given to the courts, and that includes adequately funding them

[Shawn McCann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shawn-mccann-2 "Shawn McCann")