--- title: 2022 April url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april --- # [2022 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april "2022 April") [![Advo Apr22 cvr sml2](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2022/04-april/Advo-Apr22-cvr-sml2.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2022/April2022/html5/Advocate-Apr22-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Butt wipes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/butt-wipes "Butt wipes") The key to voir dire? [Douglas Vanderpool](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-vanderpool "Douglas Vanderpool") ## [Time to take a breath for a little tradition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/time-to-take-a-breath-for-a-little-tradition "Time to take a breath for a little tradition") From Springfield, Ohio, I came to stay in sunny Cal-i-forn-i-a [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein") ## [Another attempt to modify the policy-limit-demand structure](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/another-attempt-to-modify-the-policy-limit-demand-structure "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 [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") ## [The end of forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/the-end-of-forced-arbitration-for-sexual-assault-and-harassment "The end of forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment") Also: New lien rule for Medicare reimbursement following a settlement [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Settlement agreements in employment cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/settlement-agreements-in-employment-cases "Settlement agreements in employment cases") On the road to settlement, negotiate non-monetary terms before you agree to a number [Lauren Teukolsky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-teukolsky "Lauren Teukolsky") ## [Present the most complete emotional-distress damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/present-the-most-complete-emotional-distress-damages "Present the most complete emotional-distress damages") Be aware of the common traumatic changes caused by sexual harassment and assault [Maryann P. Gallagher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maryann-p-gallagher "Maryann P. Gallagher") ## [Medical leaves](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/medical-leaves "Medical leaves") The interplay of CFRA, FMLA, PDLL, and FEHA in your pregnancy/family-leave 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") ## [Getting the jury fired up about your client getting fired](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/getting-the-jury-fired-up-about-your-client-getting-fired "Getting the jury fired up about your client getting fired") Developing and presenting trial themes in employment cases [Douglas N. Silverstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-n-silverstein "Douglas N. Silverstein") [Lauren Morrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-morrison "Lauren Morrison") ## [Opposing summary-judgment motions in wrongful-termination cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/opposing-summary-judgment-motions-in-wrongful-termination-cases "Opposing summary-judgment motions in wrongful-termination cases") An outline of the process and the challenges you are most likely to encounter [Tiélle Shu](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tielle-shu "Tiélle Shu") ## [Maximizing your attorneys’ fees recovery in the trial court following a successful FEHA judgment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/maximizing-your-attorneys-fees-recovery-in-the-trial-court-following-a-successful-feha-judgment "Maximizing your attorneys’ fees recovery in the trial court following a successful FEHA judgment") It’s a process that begins long before the final judgment day [Norman Pine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/norman-pine "Norman Pine") [Scott Tillett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-tillett "Scott Tillett") ## [How to deliver a mic-dropping closing argument](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/how-to-deliver-a-mic-dropping-closing-argument "How to deliver a mic-dropping closing argument") The human element of an employment case requires that you really connect with the jury [Rupert A. Byrdsong](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rupert-a-byrdsong "Rupert A. Byrdsong") ## [The profound potency of Labor Code section 1102.5(b)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/the-profound-potency-of-labor-code-section-1102-5-b "The profound potency of Labor Code section 1102.5(b)") A look at the general-whistleblower statute applicable to both private and public workplaces [Daren H. Lipinsky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daren-h-lipinsky "Daren H. Lipinsky") ## [Top 10 ways the interactive process breaks down](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/top-10-ways-the-interactive-process-breaks-down "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 [Ramit Mizrahi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ramit-mizrahi "Ramit Mizrahi") ## [Promoting worker protection through the class-action device](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/promoting-worker-protection-through-the-class-action-device "Promoting worker protection through the class-action device") Identifying what makes a suitable class case; wage theft and non-wage-and-hour cases [Helen You](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/helen-you "Helen You") [Jennifer Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennifer-kramer "Jennifer Kramer") ## [The best and worst employment cases of 2021](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/the-best-and-worst-employment-cases-of-2021 "The best and worst employment cases of 2021") 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") [Taylor Markey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/taylor-markey "Taylor Markey")