--- title: 2024 November url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november --- # [2024 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november "2024 November") [![Advo Nov24 cvr EZINE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2024/11-november/Advo-Nov24-cvr-EZINE.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2024/November2024/html5/Advocate-Nov24-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Employee rights are human rights](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/employee-rights-are-human-rights "Employee rights are human rights") What is at stake when we don’t protect them? [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") ## [The prospective client had a previous lawyer. Red flag?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/the-prospective-client-had-a-previous-lawyer-red-flag "The prospective client had a previous lawyer. Red flag?") Instead of outright rejection, consider that the problem with the case may have been the lawyer [Marina Kats Fraigun](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/marina-kats-fraigun "Marina Kats Fraigun") ## [Peacemaker playbook](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/peacemaker-playbook "Peacemaker playbook") The best path towards resolution is the least adversarial one; a look at your pre-litigation options [May Mallari](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/may-mallari "May Mallari") ## [Enhancing client intake](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/enhancing-client-intake "Enhancing client intake") Focus on detailed interviews and questionnaires with integrated technology to streamline the intake and better evaluate the case [Nicole Meyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicole-meyers "Nicole Meyers") ## [Look before jumping in the pool – the tip pool, that is](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/look-before-jumping-in-the-pool-the-tip-pool-that-is "Look before jumping in the pool – the tip pool, that is") Available caselaw and authorities on what is “fair and reasonable” for tip-pooling policies [Barbara DuVan-Clarke](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barbara-duvan-clarke "Barbara DuVan-Clarke") ## [A new era in arbitrating workplace sexual harassment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/a-new-era-in-arbitrating-workplace-sexual-harassment "A new era in arbitrating workplace sexual harassment") Even if an employee signed an arbitration agreement, all hope is not lost [Samantha L. Ortiz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/samantha-l-ortiz "Samantha L. Ortiz") ## [Employment-law litigation strategies in federal court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/employment-law-litigation-strategies-in-federal-court "Employment-law litigation strategies in federal court") Avoiding common litigation pitfalls including removal to federal court [Joshua Cohen Slatkin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joshua-cohen-slatkin "Joshua Cohen Slatkin") ## [Litigating disability-discrimination wrongful-termination cases using the FEHA](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/litigating-disability-discrimination-wrongful-termination-cases-using-the-feha "Litigating disability-discrimination wrongful-termination cases using the FEHA") Taking on a FEHA case, step by step [Maximilian Lee](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maximilian-lee "Maximilian Lee") ## [When your client’s injury leads to an employment case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/when-your-client-s-injury-leads-to-an-employment-case "When your client’s injury leads to an employment case") PI clients often run into problems at work when their employer won’t accommodate their new limitations [Stephen Wiard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stephen-wiard "Stephen Wiard") [Thomas Steven Feher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/thomas-steven-feher "Thomas Steven Feher") ## [PAGA at a crossroads](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/paga-at-a-crossroads "PAGA at a crossroads") What is left after the recent PAGA amendments? The short answer is, a lot! [Jennifer Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennifer-kramer "Jennifer Kramer") ## [MSAs can be fun, when the rabbit’s got the gun](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/msas-can-be-fun-when-the-rabbit-s-got-the-gun "MSAs can be fun, when the rabbit’s got the gun") The summary adjudication statute can be used to hone your case and streamline the issues to be tried [Angel James Horacek](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/angel-james-horacek "Angel James Horacek") ## [Golden State boundaries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/golden-state-boundaries "Golden State boundaries") Charting the jurisdictional landscape of California labor and employment laws for remote workers [Viridiana E. Aceves](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/aceves "Viridiana E. Aceves") ## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/appellate-review-4 "Appellate Review") Claim for COVID virus coverage based on illusory promise is denied [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [The good and the bad on the legislative front](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/the-good-and-the-bad-on-the-legislative-front "The good and the bad on the legislative front") Tort reform to limit contingency fees is stymied through 2026 election cycle by CAOC’s strategic agreement with CJAC [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") [Saveena K. Takhar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/saveena-k-takhar "Saveena K. Takhar") ## [Blowing our own horn](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/blowing-our-own-horn "Blowing our own horn") Strategic public education goes beyond just educating lawmakers in Washington. Also: Fighting immunity for pesticide manufacturers [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [The National Day of Giving, December 3](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/the-national-day-of-giving-december-3 "The National Day of Giving, December 3") “No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank [Bradley S. Wallace](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bradley-s-wallace "Bradley S. Wallace") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [A season of giving and a gratitude practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/a-season-of-giving-and-a-gratitude-practice "A season of giving and a gratitude practice") Giving thanks for what we have and what we don’t have in our lives [Whit D. Bertch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/whit-d-bertch "Whit D. Bertch")