California Supreme Court teaches public school districts a lesson.
Mar 09, 2012
May a public school district be held liable when school supervisors allegedly negligently hire, retain or supervise a school guidance counselor who purportedly molests a student, when the school super...
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Employers need to provide employees with rules of arbitration
Mar 08, 2012
Many people hired for work, in California, are being required to go to arbitration and not court in case there is almost any dispute or problem about work. Harassed at work? Then its off to arbitration...
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Keep it out of court with a Motion in Limine.
Jan 08, 2012
Dont want the jury to see something negative about your case? Then, make a motion in limine. A Motion in limine is a motion made before trial to exclude evidence from trial on the ground that the evide...
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How dare you “spoil” my evidence!
Dec 21, 2011
Sometimes in a case evidence can disappear for lack of a better word. In California, this is referred to as spoliation, which means evidence is destroyed, altered, or not preserved for use in litigati...
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Is anyone else listening in on this conversation?
Dec 08, 2011
California is very protective of the rights of its citizens. Oneis a rightto privacy when speaking on the phone;however, like many laws, there are exceptions so do not assume all calls are confidential...
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Do's and Dont's for California Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)
May 29, 2011
General Rule: California Pregancy Disability Leave (PDL) applies to a business with 5 or more employees and gives an employee a right to four (4) months of unpaid pregancy leave.
If facing a possible P...
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An employer cannot discriminate against you because of your disability
Apr 27, 2011
1st: Does the employee have a disability? The general rule of law is that a person is physically disabled under FEHA when he or she has a condition that affects a body system and that condition limit...
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“Slapp” Back, With the Court’s Permission of Course.
Apr 12, 2011
Most lawsuits are filed against people who did something wrong. Some lawsuits, however, are filed to stop people from speaking out on a subject important to the public. When these types of lawsuits are...
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Denied a job because of your past? Get a summary of your criminal history.
Mar 25, 2011
Henry Ford once said "we look at the person, not their past". Recently, however, I read that many people, in this down economy, are not getting jobs because of a misdemeanor that happened to them in th...
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Is your arbitration agreement enforceable?
Mar 14, 2011
Generally, in California, if there is an agreement, an employee can be required to arbitrate claims they may have against an employer. Arbitration is a substitute for a jury trial because, in arbitrati...
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