--- title: 2021 May url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may --- # [2021 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may "2021 May") [![Advocate May21 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2021/05-may/Advocate-May21-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2021/May2021/html5/Advocate-May21-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Information is power](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/information-is-power "Information is power") The danger of non-lawyers practicing law and a look at two useful employment cases [Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine") [Scott Tillett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-tillett "Scott Tillett") ## [The best and worst employment-case-law developments of 2020](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/the-best-and-worst-employment-case-law-developments-of-2020 "The best and worst employment-case-law developments of 2020") The most important 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") [Samson B. Spiegelman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/samson-b-spiegelman "Samson B. Spiegelman") ## [Crossing the finish line to approval of your class-action settlement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/crossing-the-finish-line-to-approval-of-your-class-action-settlement "Crossing the finish line to approval of your class-action settlement") Courts are increasingly scrutinizing settlements to ferret out potential conflicts and collusion [Adrianne De Castro](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/adrianne-de-castro "Adrianne De Castro") ## [Preparing plaintiffs to speak their truth in deposition and at trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/preparing-plaintiffs-to-speak-their-truth-in-deposition-and-at-trial "Preparing plaintiffs to speak their truth in deposition and at trial") Wrongful-termination plaintiffs need to testify and you need to prepare them [Renuka Jain](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/renuka-jain "Renuka Jain") ## [The nature of PAGA actions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/the-nature-of-paga-actions "The nature of PAGA actions") A PAGA primer: The cases and issues you need to know [Leonard H. Sansanowicz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/leonard-h-sansanowicz "Leonard H. Sansanowicz") ## [A bankruptcy primer for employment practitioners](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/a-bankruptcy-primer-for-employment-practitioners "A bankruptcy primer for employment practitioners") What to do if a defendant – or your own client – files bankruptcy [Iris Weinmann](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/iris-weinmann "Iris Weinmann") [Ted Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ted-cohen "Ted Cohen") ## [Caregiver discrimination](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/caregiver-discrimination "Caregiver discrimination") Laws you can use to protect the rights of parents and caregivers in the workplace [Jennifer Liu](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennifer-liu "Jennifer Liu") ## [Protecting whistleblowers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/protecting-whistleblowers "Protecting whistleblowers") Litigating claims under Labor Code Section 1102.5 [Lisa P. Mak](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lisa-p-mak "Lisa P. Mak") ## [Getting out of Oz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/getting-out-of-oz "Getting out of Oz") “Your defendant is a sham and you’re forum shopping.” Remedying removals based on fraudulent joinder [Helen You](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/helen-you "Helen You") ## [The advocate’s guide to beating employers at their CFRA games](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/the-advocate-s-guide-to-beating-employers-at-their-cfra-games "The advocate’s guide to beating employers at their CFRA games") The 2021 amendments to the California Family Rights Act substantially expand the number of workers entitled to protected leave [Greg Mayeda](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greg-mayeda "Greg Mayeda") [Supreeta Sampath](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/supreeta-sampath "Supreeta Sampath") ## [Teiwaz Lawyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/teiwaz-lawyer "Teiwaz Lawyer") Book Review: The Way of the Trial Lawyer – Beyond Technique [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Looking forward with optimism; pursuing an affirmative agenda](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/looking-forward-with-optimism-pursuing-an-affirmative-agenda "Looking forward with optimism; pursuing an affirmative agenda") Legislative efforts include ending forced arbitration, laws for automated driving, eliminating qualified immunity, and raising trucking insurance minimums [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [State Bar changes may undermine your practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/state-bar-changes-may-undermine-your-practice "State Bar changes may undermine your practice") CAOC is fighting for you against movement to allow non-lawyers to own law firms and practice law [Jacquie Serna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacquie-serna "Jacquie Serna") ## [Listservs: Risky business?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/listservs-risky-business "Listservs: Risky business?") Member’s failure to comply with Listserv confidentiality rules endangers us all [Cynthia Craig](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-craig "Cynthia Craig") ## [The road back to normalcy at LA Superior Court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/the-road-back-to-normalcy-at-la-superior-court "The road back to normalcy at LA Superior Court") Plans for the New Civil Jury Trial and virtual MSC take shape [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison") ## [Section 1981](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-may/section-1981 "Section 1981") A reason to consider federal court in employment race-discrimination cases [María G. Díaz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maria-g-diaz "María G. Díaz")