by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 4, 2012
When I first wrote about the CRASH program last year with its first launching, I thought it would be a more dominant feature of the LA Superior Court. It seems to be occasional and brief, running one to two weeks at a time, and not at all for several months...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 24, 2012
The current President of the State Bar of California is chairing a committee to explore a requirement that newly graduated attorneys satisfy a practical training curriculum as a condition of licensing. That is, that Bar Applicants undergo a clinical experience...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 15, 2012
Arbitration proceedings are not confidential. There is no statute or State Bar rule that requires arbitrations to be confidential. Confidentiality is required only by contract.An employee may have reasons to want the arbitration to be public. Public disclosure may...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 9, 2012
While California employment lawyers fight over minutes granted or denied to employees for rest and meal breaks, foreign suppliers to some of these same U.S. companies go unchecked by U.S. law while violating minimum standards of human decency. Unsafe or unsanitary...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 9, 2012
Crush the “I’m Not Creative” Barrier – Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clayton M. Christensen – Harvard Business Review This article provides a quick “creativity mind set” self-assessment. Good news: you can...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 4, 2012
Do non-union employees have a right under the National Labor Relations Act [NLRA] to join in a class-action to secure their rights as employees? The interesting dilemma arises from the National Labor Relations Act’s protection of employees to engage in collective...
