Advo Apr22 cvr sml2

Articles in this issue:

Butt wipes

The key to voir dire?


Time to take a breath for a little tradition

From Springfield, Ohio, I came to stay in sunny Cal-i-forn-i-a


Another attempt to modify the policy-limit-demand structure

Insurance industry wants to change rules for time-limited demands; wants more time to investigate and a laundry-list of supporting documents


The end of forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment

Also: New lien rule for Medicare reimbursement following a settlement


Settlement agreements in employment cases

On the road to settlement, negotiate non-monetary terms before you agree to a number


Present the most complete emotional-distress damages

Be aware of the common traumatic changes caused by sexual harassment and assault


Medical leaves

The interplay of CFRA, FMLA, PDLL, and FEHA in your pregnancy/family-leave case



Opposing summary-judgment motions in wrongful-termination cases

An outline of the process and the challenges you are most likely to encounter



How to deliver a mic-dropping closing argument

The human element of an employment case requires that you really connect with the jury


The profound potency of Labor Code section 1102.5(b)

A look at the general-whistleblower statute applicable to both private and public workplaces


Top 10 ways the interactive process breaks down

FEHA requires that an employer, when faced with an accommodation request, must engage in a “timely, good faith, interactive process” to find a reasonable accommodation


Promoting worker protection through the class-action device

Identifying what makes a suitable class case; wage theft and non-wage-and-hour cases


The best and worst employment cases of 2021

The cases that shaped the year in employment law (with a bit of color commentary)