--- title: 2020 May url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may --- # [2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may "2020 May") [![Advocate May20 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2020/05-may/Advocate-May20-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2020/May2020/html5/Advocate-May20-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [COVID-19/coronavirus](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/covid-19-coronavirus "COVID-19/coronavirus") Employment rights, protections, and benefits in California [Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons") ## [The anti-SLAPP statute in 2020](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/the-anti-slapp-statute-in-2020 "The anti-SLAPP statute in 2020") Only the strong or the very well prepared survive, no matter what the cases say [John Steven West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-steven-west "John Steven West") ## [Public speaking and the art of persuasion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/public-speaking-and-the-art-of-persuasion "Public speaking and the art of persuasion") Would you rather fight a mountain lion than speak to a large group of people (or a jury)? [Dustin Collier](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dustin-collier "Dustin Collier") [Joshua Socks](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joshua-socks "Joshua Socks") ## [Preventing employers from running roughshod over privacy rights](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/preventing-employers-from-running-roughshod-over-privacy-rights "Preventing employers from running roughshod over privacy rights") Responding to overreaching discovery [Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann") ## [The best and worst employment case law developments of 2019](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-case-law-developments-of-2019 "The best and worst employment case law developments of 2019") A brief overview of the most important case law 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") ## [A primer on screening and handling sexual-harassment and assault cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/a-primer-on-screening-and-handling-sexual-harassment-and-assault-cases "A primer on screening and handling sexual-harassment and assault cases") Understand your clients to make the best strategy decisions to help them [Toni Jaramilla](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/toni-jaramilla "Toni Jaramilla") ## [Combatting the Harvey Weinstein defense](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/combatting-the-harvey-weinstein-defense "Combatting the Harvey Weinstein defense") The top five defense attacks in sexual-harassment and sexual-abuse cases and ways to address them [Shannon H.P. Ward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shannon-h-p-ward "Shannon H.P. Ward") ## [Sexual-harassment litigation in the post-#MeToo era](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/sexual-harassment-litigation-in-the-post-metoo-era "Sexual-harassment litigation in the post-#MeToo era") Understanding the recent changes in sexual-harassment law and seizing the opportunities created by them [Ramit Mizrahi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ramit-mizrahi "Ramit Mizrahi") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/appellate-reports-30 "Appellate Reports") [[case]]In People v. Veamatahau[[/case]], Cal Supreme Court clarifies and restricts the meaning of “case-specific hearsay” that must be excluded under [[case]]People v. Sanchez[[/case]] [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Law in the time of coronavirus](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/law-in-the-time-of-coronavirus "Law in the time of coronavirus") Statute of limitations extended, less restrictions on remote depositions, more time to bring cases to trial [Micha Star Liberty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/micha-star-liberty "Micha Star Liberty") ## [AAJ Washington Update](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/aaj-washington-update "AAJ Washington Update") AAJ: Adjusting to the stark reality of COVID-19 [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Connection](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/connection "Connection") While COVID-19 has caused CAALA to change, one thing will not change [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Now more than ever, OCTLA will “Take No Challenge Alone”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/now-more-than-ever-octla-will-take-no-challenge-alone "Now more than ever, OCTLA will “Take No Challenge Alone”") Through this difficult time, we continue to help and support each other [Jonathan Dwork](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-dwork "Jonathan Dwork") ## [Finding the silver lining](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/finding-the-silver-lining "Finding the silver lining") We see some silver linings in the examples of true human spirit during the time of coronavirus [Jeffrey A. Rudman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-a-rudman "Jeffrey A. Rudman") ## [Seeing employees through a different light](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/seeing-employees-through-a-different-light "Seeing employees through a different light") When defense counsel denigrates “employees looking to get a free ride,” it may be proper to remind the jury of today’s real heroes [Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine") [Scott Tillett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-tillett "Scott Tillett")