by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 19, 2011
I have recently visited Redondo Beach a number of times to visit my adult daughter, who moved within a block of the beach and near the village. The town is charming, and speaks of hope and dreams fulfilled: a seaside life of ever rising property...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 16, 2011
A phrase we often here these days is “social intelligence” to indicate how people read and use the social signals that produce success in relationships of all kinds. Negotiation is one such social skill, and I submit we are engaged in it every day...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 15, 2011
Another attorney called me today to ask if I might be interested in a couple of referrals. We reviewed the matters. As if often the case, I separated the “wheat from the chaff” by applying a few heuristics of case selection: a compelling...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 12, 2011
I am 2011 Chair of the Orange County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section. Today (9/12/2011) our Section hosted a joint session with the “Business Litigation” Section, and had about 200 attorneys, past Bar President, other Section Chairs,...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 12, 2011
My professional Association, the Orange County Bar Association, has just created a new Section, named the “Masters Division.” While the term “master” could be inflated, it at least recognizes that some practitioners have managed to endure...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 12, 2011
I love classical music. It combines the best of the form of creative structure and the creatitve, often emotional content that fills the structure. Codas, counterpoints, tempo, motifs, rhythm, harmony, balance, recurrent themes, introductions and...