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- Burke Increases Best Lawyers in America and BL Ones to Watch Rankings for 2026
- Charles Abbott and Lisa Lee Profiled in Los Angeles Business Journal ‘Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys 2025’
- Susan Chelsea Profiled in San Diego Business Journal 'Women of Influence in Law 2025'
- Burke Welcomes 2025 Summer Associates
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen Secures Court of Appeal Win for City of Vista
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Elevates Five Attorneys to Income Partners
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Elevates Three Members to Equity Partners
- Burke Welcomes Six Attorneys to Its Public Law Practice!
- Burke Public Law Litigation Defense Team Wins Summary Judgement for City of Santa Clarita in Personal Injury and Dangerous Condition Case
- Burke Secures Eminent Domain Jury Verdict for San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
- Five Burke Labor & Employment Law Attorneys Present at CALPELRA 2024
- Public Law Update - California’s Evolving Housing Legislation: New Standards for Housing Needs Allocation and Compliance with SB 7 and AB 1886
- Public Law Update - California’s New ADU Legislation: Expanding Amnesty and Increasing Housing Potential on Multifamily Properties
- Burke Grows Best Law Firms U.S. Rankings for 2025
- Daphne Anneet Named to LA Business Journal Labor & Employment Attorneys Leaders of Influence 2024
- Public Law Update - SB 1034: California Public Records Act During States of Emergency
- Public Law Update: Legislation Provides Optional Process for Updating Rates for Water and Sewer Services, and for any Assessments, to Limit Litigation
- Public Law Update: New Law Prohibits Local Agencies from Charging Certain Development-related Fees and Charges Until After a Certificate of Occupancy is Issued
- Public Law Update: New Case Provides Guidance on CEQA Exemption Frequently Used by Public Agencies
- Public Law Update - New Law Allows Legislative Bodies to Meet in Closed Session on Cybersecurity Threats
- Burke Secures Full Defense Ruling for Culver City and MOVE Culver City Pilot Project in L.A. Superior Court
- Public Law Update - Court Applies a Deferential Substantial Evidence Standard When Determining the Application of a CEQA Exemption
- Public Law Update - Appeals Court Holds Los Angeles Properly Certified an EIR While Partly Finding it Exempt from CEQA
- Public Law Update - Governor Issues Executive Order to State Agencies Regarding Homeless Encampments
- Public Law Update - Attorney General Opines that ADA-Disabled Members of Legislative Bodies May Attend Meetings Remotely
- Burke Grows Best Lawyers in America and BL Ones to Watch Rankings for 2025
- Contra Costa County Superior Court Decision Supports Unanimous Jury Defense Verdict Secured by Burke
- Burke Expands Insurance Coverage and Litigation Practice Group with the Additions of Nicole Blohm and Jason James
- Public Law Update - U.S. Supreme Court Rules Anti-Camping Ordinances Are Enforceable
- Joan Cox and Tamar Burke Deliver Highly Attended Webinar on SCOTUS Grants Pass Decision
- Johanna Canlas Recognized in SDBJ 'Women of Influence in Law 2024'
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Expands Employment Law Litigation Practice with Addition of Veteran City Attorney Blithe Bock
- Dangerous Condition: Recent Case Law - A Burke Public Law Litigation On Demand Webinar
- Public Law Update - Attorney General Issues Opinion Regarding State of the City Events and Brown Act
- Public Law Partner Michael Barrett Interviewed by Law360
- Burke Expands Public Law Practice with Addition of Longtime City Attorney Michael Barrett
- Public Law Update - Trial Court holds that Senate Bill 9 Does Not Apply to Charter Cities
- Public Law Update - Department of Justice Publishes Regulation Requiring Local Agencies to Make Websites and Mobile Apps Accessible To Persons With Disabilities
- Public Law Update - Nollan/Dollan Takings Claim May Be Filed to Challenge Development Impact Fees Imposed Pursuant to Legislation, Supreme Court Rules
- Public Law Update - US Supreme Court Rules on Whether Actions Taken by Public Officials on Social Media Violates First Amendment
- Public Law Update - Trial Court Holds City Without a Substantially Compliant Housing Element Must Process Builder’s Remedy Application
- Public Law Update - Court of Appeal Holds City Must Follow Building Code Provisions Regarding Administrative Hearings for Appeals of Building Code Violations
- Public Law Update - AB 1633: Addressing CEQA’s Use To Indefinitely Block Infill Housing
- Burke Litigation Team Secures Daily Journal 'Top Verdict' Honor
- Public Law Update - AB 1490: Adaptive Reuse of Existing Buildings and Residential Conversion of Commercial Buildings for Affordable Housing
- Public Law Update - AB 1218: Expansion of "No Net Loss" Regulations
- Public Law Update - AB 821: Resolving General Plan and Zoning Conflicts
- Eight Burke Attorneys Named To Super Lawyers California Rising Stars 2024
- 2023 Accessory Dwelling Unit Laws
- SB 4: Housing on Religious or College Property
- AB 965: Broadband Permit Efficiency and Local Government Staff Solution Best Practices Act of 2023
- Legislative Update: 2024 Employment Laws for California Employers
- SB 684 – New Streamlined Approval Process for Residential Projects on Small Urban Lots
- AB 1637 - Local Government: Internet Websites and Email Addresses
- AB 1638: Providing Emergency Information in Non-English
- AB 557: Updates to Teleconference Attendance by Legislative Bodies
- Governor Signs SB 423, Extending and Expanding SB 35's Streamlined, Ministerial Approval Process for Multifamily Housing Developments
- New FPPC Regulations for Campaign Contributions
- Burke Civil Rights Litigation Team Secures Defense Verdict for the City of Los Angeles
- Are You Picture Perfect? AB 994 and Posting Mugshots on Law Enforcement Social Media Accounts
- Fraser Muir Teams with Berkeley Law Center Students to Create Pro Se Guide for Immigrants in Removal Proceedings
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Grows Best Lawyers in America and BL Ones to Watch Rankings for 2024
- Court Rules Commercial Cannabis Businesses are Similar to Current Land Uses and Covered by City’s General Plan EIR
- SB 329: Increase in Salary Cap for Council Members
- Burke is a Proud Supporter of Women in Construction
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen Adds Five Members to Construction Law Practice
- The Ninth Circuit Emphasizes that USERRA Requires Equitable Treatment of Employees on Short-Term Military Leave
- Susan Arduengo and Cheryl Johnson-Hartwell Present 'Workplace Harassment & Discrimination'
- SB 403 - Caste Bias Prohibition Up for Discussion
- Recent California Supreme Court Opinion Emphasizes that Design Immunity
- In-Lieu Fees Must Be Refunded if City Has Not Timely Made Five-Year Findings Under MFA, Sixth District Rules
- Changes to Medical Cannabis Regulations as a Result of the Medicinal Cannabis Patients’ Right of Access Act
- California Requires Bereavement Leave for Certain Employers
- Elisabeth Frater Named to LABJ "Leaders of Influence 2023 - Minority Attorneys"
- SB 1439: New Rules on Campaign Contribution Disclosure
- AB 1751 Adds COVID-19 as Workers Compensation Injury
- AB 1041 Adds Designated Person to List of Persons Employee Can Take Leave to Care for Under CFRA and California Paid Sick Leave
- California's New Pay Transparency Requirements
- SB 6 - The Middle Class Housing Act of 2022
- SB 1214 – New Limits on Use and Disclosure of Architectural Drawings By Public Agencies
- SB 1192 - State Allows Architectural and Engineer Consultants to Use Escrow Accounts for Retention
- AB 2173 - State Permanently Limits Retention to 5% for Public Works Projects
- Burke Secures Unanimous Defense Jury Verdict for City of Los Angeles
- Distribution of Documents to Legislative Bodies Prior to Meetings
- Public Records Act Reorganization to Take Effect
- New By-Right Approval Process for Qualifying Housing Projects in Certain Commercial Zones
- AB 2234 - Post-Entitlement Phase Permits
- AB 1857 – Legislature Makes Changes to Rules Concerning Solid Waste Disposal
- AB 1985 - State Adopts Modifications to Organic Waste Laws
- Combating Wildfires: Improving Defensible Space Data Collection
- Changes to General Plan Reporting Due to AB 1743 and AB 2094
- Daphne Anneet Named to LABJ 'Leaders of Influence - Labor & Employment Attorneys 2022'
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Elevates Four Members to Equity Partners
- Changes to Statewide ADU Law Due to SB-897 and AB-2221
- New Brown Act Provisions Allow Additional Process for Remote Meeting Attendance
- AB 2097 – No More Minimum Parking Requirements Near Major Transit
- SB 1100 – Additional Process for Removal of Disruptive Individuals From Agency Meetings
- City Left Holding the Trash Bag: Waste Hauler Franchise Fees May Be Challenged as Illegal Taxes
- Ninth Circuit Rules That Officials May Violate First Amendment By Blocking Persons from Private Social Media Used for Government Business
- Burke partners Brian Pierik and Gregory Rubens to serve City of Pacific Grove
- Burke Labor & Employment Trial Team Obtains Complete Defense Jury Verdict in Discrimination Suit
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Expands Eminent Domain Practice with Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero
- In Memoriam
H. James Wulfsberg - Burke partners Alan Sozio, Nicholas Muscolino and Chad Herrington to present at the 22nd Annual Eminent Domain Conference in Northern California
- NLD Member Spotlight: Robert Theiring
- Ninth Circuit Affirms Landmark Victory for Burke Team and Lincoln Benefit Life Company
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Elevates Six Members to Equity Partners and Appoints a New GC
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Elevates Four Associates to Income Partners
- Court Holds Requesting 47,000 Pages Not Unduly Burdensome Under Public Records Act
- Burke wins CA 2nd District Court of Appeal Decision on ‘Obvious Defect’ and Constructive Notice
- SB 619 – Temporary Relief from CalRecycle Penalties
- Best Lawyers again distinguishes Burke’s Real Estate Law Team and chair Anna Shimko
- Burke Wins CA 2nd District Circuit Appeal Decision on Police Pursuit Policy
- Assembly Bill 602 – New Requirements on Impact Fees
- Senate Bill 60 - Steeper Penalties Permitted for Short Term Rental Ordinance Infractions
- Court of Appeal Strictly Construes Brown Act Requirement to Make Documents Available for Public Inspection at the Time of Distribution to the Legislative Body
- Burke's COVID-19 Pandemic Resources
- Timothy Davis quoted in American Bar Association Article Discussing Police Union Contracts and Reform
- Are Franchise Fees Illegal Taxes Under Props 218 and 26?
- Burke’s Response to Covid-19 Pandemic
- Class Action Complaint filed in Central District of California Alleging Violation of the CCPA Based on a 2019 Data Breach
- EEOC Issues Statement On COVID-19
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Continues Expansion with Launch of an IP Group and the Opening of a San Diego Office
- Burke achieves nearly $1 million jury verdict against fraudulent insureds
- Burke Partner Alan Sozio Wins at Trial
- Navy Veteran Gregory B. Thomas Joins Burke's Oakland Office
- MPWSP Wins Award for Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document
- Benicia Council Hires New City Attorney
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen Names Three New Owners
- Burke, Williams & Sorensen and its Employees Raise More Than $40,000 to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts
Events
- Five Burke Education Law and Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining Law Attorneys to Present at ACSA Personnel & Negotiations Symposium 2025
- When Does Implicit Bias Become Explicit Bias? Understanding and Eliminating Stereotypes and Discrimination in the Public School Workplace
- Deciphering the Education Code: Translating Laws into Sound Personnel Practices for Certificated and Classified Employees
- Understanding and Navigating the Scope of Bargaining
- AB 1234 Ethics Training
- Charter Revocation: Case Studies, Best Practices, and Cautionary Tales
- Stephen Velyvis to Present 'Nuts & Bolts of CEQA and Recent Executive Orders' to Beverly Hills Bar
- Stephen Velyvis to Present 'CEQA Litigation: Step-by-Step Overview from Project Application to Determination, Lawsuit, and Trial Court Judgment' to California Lawyers Association
- Dependent Charters: Where They Fit into the Authorizer Landscape
- Disability Discrimination Claims and Litigation Readiness: Best Practices For Employers When Documenting the Interactive Process
- When Does Implicit Bias Become Explicit Bias? Understanding and Eliminating Stereotypes and Discrimination in the Public School Workplace
- Melissa Cowan to Lead Wellness and Aging in Place Panel at 2025 ILTCI Conference
- Charles Abbott to Present Update on Dangerous Condition and Public Agency Torts to City Attorneys Association of Los Angeles County
- Deirdre Joan Cox to address Contra Costa County City Attorneys Association on CUPCCAA
- Blithe Bock Presents Oral Arguments CLE to Beverly Hills Bar
- Equipping AANHPI Students to Find Their Place in the World
- Evaluating Psychological Fitness for Duty in School Employees
- Gena Burns to Present at 2025 League of California Cities Mayors & Council Members Academy
- Tiffiny Fox to Present Examinations Under Oath CLE Webinar to Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Education Law PG Participates in CSBA AEC 2024
- Alan Sozio to Present at California Eminent Domain CLE International 2024
- How to Best Leverage Local Educational Agency Mental Health Services to Meet the Needs of the Whole Child
- Tailoring Mental Health Support and Community Engagement Strategies to AANHPI Youth
- FPPC Legislation Update
- John Yeh to Participate in Two Mental Health Support and Community Engagement Panels at CSBA AEC 2024
- Running a Full Court Press with Complicated Intermittent Leave Issues
- Leila Moshref-Danesh to Present at the Upcoming AEP CEQA Essentials Workshop
- Mark Austin and Joseph Montes Present Municipal Litigation Update at League of California Cities 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo
- Understanding the Legal and Practical Aspects of Setting the Superintendent’s Salary
- Melissa Cowan to present at 2024 Long Term Care International Forum
- Brian Hamblet to Discuss CA Tort Claims Act at 2024 CSDA Annual Conference
- Disability Law Update
- John Yeh to Present at 2024 CSBA County Board Member Services Conference
- Daphne Anneet and Timothy Davis to Present 'First Amendment and Employee Freedom of Speech' MCLE to County Counsels' Association of California
- Melissa Cowan and Nicole Blohm To Speak at International Claim Association 2024 Annual Education Conference
- Al Ford and Tiffiny Fox to Address Key CA Employment Law and Diversity Topics at CMCP Annual Business Conference
- Denise Bazzano to Address City Council Hate Speech Issues at Cal Cities 2024 City Clerks New Law and Elections Seminar
- Public Law Partner Brian Hamblet to Serve as Tort Claims Act Panelist at CSDA Annual Conference
- Grants Pass v. Johnson: Constitutional Limits Of Homelessness Laws
- Evidence and Testimony
- Discovery Basics for Life, Health & Disability Practitioners
- Property Maintenance and Public Nuisances
- Using the Memorandum of Understanding as the Backbone for Authorizer Oversight Obligations
- Let the Record(s) Reflect: The Ins and Outs of Requesting and Reviewing Charter School Records
- Understanding the Charter School "Mega-Waiver": Preventing the Descent into Lawlessness
- Vanessa Hooker to Participate in 'Winning and Defeating Motions for Summary Judgment / Adjudication in Employment Matters' CLE Panel
- Wildfire, Land Use, and CEQA: Analyzing and Mitigating Wildfire Impacts in the Climate Change Era
- Dangerous Condition: Recent Case Law - A Burke Public Law Litigation On Demand Webinar
- Criminal and Civil Law Concepts
- Charter School Oversight Update: A Webinar for Charter School Authorizers
- Is Ag Doing Its Part?
- Documentation and Evidence Procedures
- Elisabeth Frater and Cheryl Johnson-Hartwell to Present at PIHRA CAHR24
- On Demand Webinar - 'Transferring and Financing Risk in Public Contracts' / Deirdre Joan Cox and Timothy A. Colvig
- Partner Katy Suttorp to Present at CLA 2024 Public Sector Conference
- Machines Need Love, Too
- Litigation Update
- Partners Nira Doherty and Anna Shimko to Present at CLE International California Law Use Law Conference
- Public Records Act Update
- Eminent Domain – Law, Policy, History, and Requirements
- Conducting Workplace Investigations: A Practical Guide to Obtaining Defensible and Impartial Findings
- Salary Schedules: A Deep Dive
- Key Developments in Environmental Law & Land Use 2023
- DEIB, Microaggressions, and Decentering: A Path to Cultural Shift in Organizations
- From Surviving to Thriving: Family Engagement Strategies to Support AANHPI Students in Times of Turmoil
- Preparing for a Post Pandemic Future: Leveraging Mental Health Services to Nurture Student Wellness
- Masters in Trial™
- Obtaining Prejudgment Possession – Legal Requirements & Practical Tips
- Eight Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Presentation Teams Featured At CALPELRA 2023
- Burke Education and Workplace Investigations Attorneys Presenter At ACSA Personnel Institute 2023
- Susan Arduengo and Sally Nguyen to Present 'Navigating Workplace Investigations' to Institute of Local Government
- Alan Sozio To Present At The CLE International California Eminent Domain Conference
- Disability Law Update
- Successfully Mediating Real Estate Cases
- Land Use and CEQA Litigation
- Understanding the Psychology of the Bargaining Table
- A CEQA Attorney, Consultant, and City Planner Walk Into a Café
- Charter School Reform Legislation: Implementation and Best Practices
- The Meritocracy Myth: Pipeline Development and Advancement for Diverse Candidates
- Health & Safety Code Receiverships and Other Advanced Remedies
- Cannabis Law and Remedies
- Workplace Investigations Basics: Evidence, Interviewing & Credibility
- Move Over, Uncertainty! Understanding the MOU
- The Charter School Legal Landscape: Translating Court Cases into Authorizer Best Practices
- AB 1234
- Nuisance Abatement Cost Recovery
- Alan Sozio is a Featured Presenter at Appraisal Institute NorCal Appraisal Institute Spring Litigation Conference
- Public Records Act
- Joan Cox presents "Understanding California Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations" Lorman Continuing Education Webinar
- A Roadmap To Handling Workplace Investigations
- Daphne Anneet to Present at LACBA 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Conference
- Multi-Parcel Acquisitions – Strategies & Pitfalls
- Joan Cox and Max Blum Present to Cal Cities Public Works Institute 2023
- Melissa Cowan Presents On Litigating Long-Term Care Insurance Fraud to LTC International Forum
- How to Break into the Cannabis Industry
- Sally Nguyen to Moderate the Association of Workplace Investigators Virtual Seminar Series
- Writs and Wrongs
- Risk and Cybersecurity
- Charter School Reform Legislation: An Overview
- A Roadmap To Handling Workplace Investigations for Public Entities
- Negotiation And Effective Documentation Of Disciplinary Issues
- Housing the Bay Webinar: Legislative Recap 2023
- Understanding the Psychology of the Bargaining Table
- Workplace Harassment & Discrimination: What Every HR Professional Needs to Know
- The Domino Effect on Goodwill and FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment)
- Every Breath You Take: What You Should Know About Employee Surveillance
- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Best Practices for Employee Performance and Minimizing Liability When Letting Employees Go
- BPC Expert Briefing: CEQA Update 2022
- Highest and Best Use - the Domino Effect on Goodwill and FF&E
- Gaining an Advantage & Taking Control
- The Ever-Evolving Standard of Review in ERISA Health and Disability Litigation
- From Anti-Asian Hate to Solidarity: How Schools Can Combat Racial Bullying through Ethnic Studies (Panelist)
- A Roadmap to Handling Workplace Investigations
- Cultivating Allies & Change Agents, Panelist, Driving Diversity in Law & Leadership
- You Have the Moves Like Jagger, But Do You Have the Moves to Handle the Power of the JEDI?
- Clearing the Air: What's Happening with Cannabis in the Workplace Now and Where the Winds Might Blow
- Effective Bargaining Strategies During the Great Resignation
- Legal Strategies 2022: Counting Down the Year's Top Hits
- Temporary and Long Terms Solutions to Homelessness - Joan Cox to Address City Attorney’s Association of Los Angeles County
- A Roadmap to Handling Workplace Investigations for Public Entities
- Charter School Authorizing and Oversight for School District and County Office of Education Board Members
- Telecommuting Agreements, Records Retention, COVID-19 and More: Hot Labor & Employment Issues You Should Know
- Workplace Culture and Biases Under the Microscope
- Getting Ahead of the Ball: Practical Tips for When You Are Considering Eminent Domain
- Enforcing Local Health and Safety Laws
- What’s Allowed? Testing the Limits of ERISA Discovery
- Public Contracting: Purchasing Requirements and Renewable Energy/ Energy Efficient Projects
- Traversing Virtual Meetings
- Cybersecurity
- 24th Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference,
- Universal TK: What I Learned from my Kindergarten Teacher
- Salary Schedules: A Deep Dive
- Negotiation and Effective Documentation of Disciplinary Issues
- Promoting Board/ Superintendent Coordination on Implementing Charter School Reform Legislation
- Burke partner Alan Sozio to present at the 24th Annual Eminent Domain Conference
- Essential Hour: Your First Public Meeting – Brown Act Basics
- Advanced Training in the California Public Records Act
- Expert Testimony: Preparation for Examination & Analyzing Testimony
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Legal Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
- When Gray is Your Primary Color: Managing Investigations for Litigation
- Effecively Managing Up: How to Work with City Councils, Boards of Commissioners, Elected Officials and CEOs
- Navigating Through the Fog of Fitness for Duty Evaluations
- Law Enforcement Trends: How Shifting Public Opinion on Policing Impacts Agency Policies, Litigation Strategies, and Disciplinary Decisions
- When All You See is Red: Empathy Fatigue in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
- Legal Strategies 2021
- CALPELRA Sparks/Investigations - In the Public Eye: Managing the Spectrum of Interests During Investigations Involving Elected Officials
- Evaluating Psychological Fitness for Duty in School Employees
- Traveling the Long Winding Road: Practical Advice for Engaging in the Interactive Process Under ADA/FEHA
- Neighborhood Law Programs: Generate Revenue, Reduce Blight and Crime
- Neighborhood Law Programs: Generate Revenue, Reduce Blight and Crime
- Essential Hour: Your First Public Records Act Request and Response
- Records Retention Training
- Creating Workplaces and Practices Free From Gender Identity Bias
- Rutgard v. City of Los Angeles and Beyond
- Disrupting the Noah's Ark Approach to DEI: Creating a Culture of Inclusion
- Standing Up To Stereotypes and Discrimination Against Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders
- A Panel Discussion on the Importance of Promoting an Inclusive Environment within the Legal Profession
- Disability Accommodation And The Interactive Process
- Disability Accommodation And The Interactive Process
- Job Jabs: COVID-19 Vaccines and the Workplace
- Homelessness: Moving Beyond Streets and Parks
- Brown Act Essentials
- Top 10 Brown Act Compliance Tips
- Construction Site Accident Claims
- Mental Health Issues Related to Distance Learning
- 23rd Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference
- Getting Your Property Back
- The FFCRA is Expiring on December 31, 2020. Now What?
- Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards
- Housing in the Next Decade: Land Use Tools to Address Housing Shortages Affordable Housing: Where Are We and Where Might We Be Headed?
- New Charter School Legislation: The Look of Reform
- Client Webinar: Top Ten AB 1505 Implementation Tips
- The Women in Legal & Corporate Leadership Summit [Virtual]: Los Angeles
- Getting Your Property Back: Rutgard and CCP section 1245.245
- What Data on the Use of Force, Jury Verdicts, and the Pandemic Can Tell Us About Police Litigation in 2020
- Avoiding Disastrous Responses to a Disaster: Recurring Topics During COVID-19
- Having Your Day in Court: Advocating for Public Education
- Practice Ethics Update: More Ethics, More Dilemmas
- Deciphering the Education Code: Translating Laws Into Sound Bargaining Practices for Certificated and Classified Employees
- Employee Recruitment Strategies to Increase Diversity
- When Does Implicit Bias Become Explicit Bias? Understanding and Eliminating Stereotypes and Discrimination in the Public School Workplace
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impacts in CEQA & NEPA Environmental Review
- A Municipal Finance Survival Guide to the Pandemic
- CJPIA | Risk Management Educational Forum
- Brown Act Basics
- Charter Authorizer Summer Update for Firm Clients No. 2: SB 98 and the Continuing Saga of the "Continuing Charter School"
- Charter Authorizer Summer Update for Firm Clients
- CALPELRA 2020: AGENTS OF CHANGE Unleash Your Superpowers!
- AB 1505 - New Charter Reform Legislation Webinar
- Understanding the Brown Act
- Understanding the Brown Act
- Public Contracting Seminars
- Construction Impacts and Disputes: Preparing to Resolve Claims and Resume Work after COVID-19
- Mitigation of Damages in Bad Faith Cases
- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover…eer, Business Partner: Business Divorce 101
- Challenges Facing the Salton Sea
- Social Media Presentation
- 28th Annual IRWA Chapter 1 Valuation Seminar
- Charter Petition Review: Governance
- Charter Petition - Overview of Process & Legal Standards
- California’s Charter School Law
- Career Advancement Obstacles and Opportunities
- Employment Law Basics for Supervisors
- Advanced Brown Act Training
- Pressing Pause: Stays and Supersedeas in Four Acts
- What AB 5 Means for Your Agency (So Far)
- Preparing for Charter School Reforms – Both New and Forthcoming
- Strategies for Addressing Homelessness and Affordable Housing: Not One Size Fits All
- 22nd Annual Northern California Eminent Domain Conference
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- In Search of A Clear, Bright-Line Rule: My Visit to the California Supreme Court, Keynote Address
- In Search of A Clear, Bright-Line Rule: My Visit to the California Supreme Court
- Negotiation and Effective Documentation of Disciplinary Issues
- Deciphering the Education Code: Translating Law into Sound Bargaining Practices
- Salary Schedules: A Deep Dive
- Supervising in the Unionized Workplace
- Reclaiming Public Education: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in Charter School Operations
- Your Legal Powers and Obligations
- School Facilities Forum
- CALPELRA Sparks/Evaluation-Discipline: Delivering The Hard Message Effectively
- Investigations Inside And Out: Perspectives From Employment Counsel And An Outside Investigator On Planning And Conducting Effective Investigations
- Understanding PERB’s Expansions And Clarifications Of Employee And Union Protected Rights
- Wiser Today Than Yesterday: Learning From Common Interactive Process Mistakes
- Still A Thing: Managing Social Media In The Public Workplace
- The Forgotten Laws: 10 Labor And Employment Laws You May Not Know About
- Eminent Domain 101: An Introduction to the Law and Policy
- Advanced Public Records Act Seminar
- Charter Petition Review
- This Ain't No Telegraph: Social Media Use for Elected Officials
- Grade Separations - RW Challenges and Solutions
- Open and Public - Brown Act Workshop
- Data Breaches and Employee Duties: Navigating Personal Information Pitfalls on the Pathway to Success
- Deciphering the Education Code: Translating the Law into Sound Personnel Practices for Certificated & Classified Employees
- Promoting Student Safety: Child-Abuse Reporting and Safe Personnel Practices for Public School District Personnel
- Discretion – The Gateway to and Limitation on CEQA
- Working With Your Governing Board On All Things Charter
- Material Revisions – Best Practices and Procedures
- The Role of Board Policies in Charter Authorization and Oversight
- PRA and Attorney-Client Privilege: City of Hemet v. Concerned Citizens of Hemet
- Land Use Cases: ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ From the Bench and Bar
- 2019 California Legislative Update
- Got Sites? Preparing for Sixth Cycle Housing Elements
- “Houston, Do We Have a Problem?” California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and Implications for Municipal Governments
- Power of the Pen: Creating Effective Workplace Documentation
- Public Contracting 101/Awarding Contracts (Part 2)
- Building Codes 101
- Changing Cultural Norms in the Post-“Me Too” World
- Identifying and Minimizing Implicit Bias in the Land Use Context
- Prejudgment Possession: What You Need to Know
- Identifying and Minimizing Implicit Bias
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Trainings
- Fourth Amendment & Rights of Entry
- 4th Amendment and Rights of Entry
- Think Before You Act: Diversity and Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
- A Guide to Regulating Marijuana Dispensaries
- Handling Workplace Investigations
- Charter School Transparency
- Ethical Principles for City Attorneys (Even More Chock full of Ethics)
- Cannabis Enforcement and Homeless Issues
- Housing Legislation Frenzy Continues
- Leave It to the Experts: Selecting and Effectively Using (or Challenging) Expert Witnesses
- Contract Management and Administration (Part 2)
- Navigating Social Media – A Guide for Local Agency Officials
- Diversity and Unconscious Bias
- Ehrlich Resurrected: Public Art Ordinances Once Again Under Attack
- A Business Perspective on ERISA Claim Valuation
- How Social Should Special Districts Be?
- Nollan/Dolan Doctrine: Property Owners’ Attempts to Expand to Legislative Acts, e.g., Adoption of Public Art Ordinances
- Legislative Update and RHNA Reform
- Nuts and Bolts of Project Approvals
- Exactions
- Auditing Your MOU
- Best Practices Surrounding Social Media Platforms
- The Life and AD&D Litigation Update: The 2019 Survival Guide
- Exposing LTC Fraud: From Claim Denial to Successful Verdict
- WRCOG 28th Annual General Assembly
- California Contract Cities Association Annual Municipal Seminar
- Quiet Title Actions
- Trends in Law Enforcement Litigation
- League of CA Cities: City Attorneys' Conference
- Beyond Tolerance: Cultivating an Elevated and Inclusive Workplace
- Data Alone is Not CEQA Analysis
- Contract Management and Administration (Part 1)
- Cannabis Regulation Update
- 2019 CEQA Update: Guidelines and Court Opinions
- Long-Term Care Insurance Issues and Trends
- Infrastructure and the Law Case Study: The Seven Oaks Dam
- Facebook vs. the First Amendment
- Trial Tips from the Bench
- How to Build and Maintain the Public’s Trust: Practical Ethics and the Law (AB 1234)
- Introduction to Eminent Domain
- Communications and Civic Engagement
- Planning Commission 101
- Salary Schedules: A Deep Dive
- Deciphering the Education Code - Translating Law into Sound Bargaining Practices
- Choose Your Own Disability Adventure
- #NotYouToo: Advanced Harassment Prevention Training For HR Professionals And Managers
- Decertification And Representation Petitions: Opportunities To Improve An Agency’s Labor Relations Structure
- Technology And Privacy In The Workplace: A Primer For The Public Employer
- The CalPERS Audit: Demystifying The Public Agency Review Process
- How to Achieve State-of-the-Art Charter Authorizer Status: San Jose Unified's Authorizer Best Practices
- School District Challenges: Charter School Facilities
- What You Say Online Can and Will Be Used Against You: Social Media Training for Law Enforcement Agencies
- Human Resources Bootcamp
- Interpreting and Valuing Easements Under Eminent Domain
- Workers Compensation and Various Leave Laws
- Golden Nuggets: Balancing the Right to Know vs. Privacy in the Workplace
- Eliminating the Confidentiality of Certain Police Records
- Getting to Yes – Leveraging State Law to Secure Project Approvals
- Resurgence of Rent Control and Tenant Protection Law in California
- Avoiding Past Mistakes and Averting Future Pitfalls: The Importance of Disability and Medical Leave Basics
- PERB, Court and Legislative Developments Affecting HR
- Workplace Investigations: A Practical Guide for Government Lawyers
- Not Your Average Harassment Training
- Beyond the Basics: Advanced Harassment Prevention Training
- Don’t be Blinded by the Sun: Social Media in the Public Sector
- Race Time Decisions: Choose Your own Discipline Adventure
- Green Means Go: Marijuana Update
- Charter Renewal Decisions
- Charter School Admissions Lotteries: Ensuring Equity & Fairness in the Admissions Process
- Getting off to a Good Start: Managing New Hire & Onboarding Risk
- Reviewing For Quality: Educational Program
- Understanding the Music Modernization Act and Legal Efforts to Protect Songwriters
- Admitting Digital Evidence
- Free Speech, Union Activity and Social Media in the Fire Service
- Life and AD&D Litigation Update: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
- Rules of Professional Conduct: Almost 70 New Ways to be More Ethical!
- Service Animal Training for Businesses Open to the Public
- Know Your Laws: Women in the Workplace
- Understanding Historical and Tribal Cultural Resource Issues Under CEQA
- Mind the Gap: Reconciling Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z in the Workplace
- Cultural Changes in the Workplace in the #MeToo Era
- Where Are All the Women At?
- AB 1234 Education Training
- Eminent Domain: Legal, Appraisal & Right of Way Perspectives
- Women In Law Series Panel Discussion: Battling Bias
- Integrity in Public Office
- INCYMI: Recent Developments in Social Media and the Law
- Getting It Right: New Rules for New Redevelopment
- High Stakes & High Risks: Strategies for Handling High-Profile Litigation
- Theft of Trade Secrets Through Departing Employees
- Gender Issues in Policing from the Law and Order Perspective
- Ballot Box Planning and Finance
- California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Update
- Effectively Mediating Employment Disputes: The Mediator’s Prospective
- Avoiding Speed Bumps at the Intersection of Land Use and Real Estate Law
- “Green is the New Gold”: An Overview and Update on State and Local Cannabis Legalization and its Implications for Real Property, Land-use, and Business
- Demolition in Progress: A Panel Discussion on Breaking Through Barriers to Advancement in Commercial Real Estate Law
- The Future of Housing in California: Economic, Policy, and Development Perspectives
- The New Norm: Cultural Changes in the #MeToo Era Workplace
- Roundtable Discussion: Self-Advocacy, Career Development & Personal Negotiation
- Work-Life & Creating Balance: 2.0
- Advanced Training in the CA Public Records Act
- What You See Depends on Where You Sit
- Great! We’ve Been Served! Now What? How Do You As An Agency/Consultant Survive A CEQA Lawsuit
- Workplace Investigations: When, Who, How and Why?
- California Public Records Act Training
- Municipal Elections: From Start to Finish
- Establishing Venue in Favorable Jurisdictions
- Transparency Strategies
- Ethics Training Workshop
- Charter School Oversight: The Need for Reform in Charter School Finances and Governance
- Utilities takings by Public Agencies—What You Need to Know
- Negotiation Hot Topics
- CalPERS Requirements, Audits, and Related Bargaining Considerations
- Selected Negotiations Fundamentals for the Beginner or the Experienced Bargainer
- Negotiating Leaves of Absence
- Elimination of Bias in the Workplace
- Construction Law 101
- Ready or Not – Top 5 Legal Changes Coming for 2018!
- Understanding and Effectively Managing Employee and Union Protected Rights
- Understanding Special Compensation: Key Compliance Issues
- The CalPERS Audit: How To Successfully Navigate The CalPERS Audit Process
- When Charter Oversight Becomes Crisis Management
- Private Device Issues Panel Discussion
- Think Before You Tweet: Social Media Basics for Local Government Officials
- CEQA: An Update
- How to Minimize and Avoid Litigation
- When the ADA and Eminent Domain Cross Paths: Awareness, Pitfalls, Valuation and Design Issues
- Ethical Considerations in the Practice of Eminent Domain
- Asbestos Exposure/Mesothelioma: Diagnosis, Treatment & Long-Term Impact
- Education is Your Passport to the Future: HR Back to Basics
- Abstentions and Disqualifications – Conflicts of Interest and When One Must or Should Step-Aside
- Avoiding a Bumpy Landing: Lighting the Approach to an Effective Interactive Process
- Smoke on the Horizon: Recreational Marijuana Employment Concerns
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- New Developments for Industrial Disability Retirements
- Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation for Elected Officials
- Effective Internal Workplace Investigations
- Charter Schools: Authorizer Challenges
- Required Harassment Prevention for Staff/Board
- Power of the Pen: How Leaders Create Effective Documentation in the Workplace
- Marijuana Update: the Governor’s Trailer Bill and Draft Regulations
- The Real World Impacts of State and Local Marijuana Regulations on Marijuana Businesses and Real Estate.
- Social Media in the Public Workplace: Friend...Follow...Fire?
- Rolling the Dice! Cohabitation Agreements: A Clean Break of a Palimony Lawsuit?
- Executive Assistants Workshop
- Recent Developments, Defenses and Strategies in Brown Act Litigation
- Employment Law Traps in California (and Elsewhere) That Might Surprise You
- Ideas and Challenges Related to the Cannabis Industry and Real Property - Financing, Leasing, Selling, Buying, and Permit Compliance
- Multi-Parcel Acquisition Programs – Considerations, Expectations & Reservations
- Beyond the Basics of Real Estate Litigation - Most Commonly Litigated Landlord-Tenant Issues
- Improvements: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- Ideas and Challenges Related to the Cannabis Industry and Real Property - Financing, Leasing, Selling, Buying, and Permit Compliance
- Basics of Land Use Law
- No Employee Left Behind: Evaluating the Evaluations
- When the Chips are Down: Learning from the HR Headlines
- It's Elementary, Dear Watson: Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations
- Equal Pay Day Panel
- Attorney’s Fees – Impact on ERISA Litigation
- 2017 Legal Update for Public Sector Employers
- Lock Project Prices in Earlier: Design-Build Alternative to Traditional Procurement
- Sanctuary Cities: A Legal Guide
- Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Medical Leaves of Absence and Disability
- Public Business + Private Account = Public Record: Navigating the California Supreme Court's Landmark Public Records Act Decision
- Proposition 64, Adult Use of Marijuana Act
- Managing Social Media in the Public Workplace
- Officer-Involved Shootings & Body-Worn Cameras
- Annual Labor Law Update
- I Just Want to be Me: The Expansion of Individual Expression in the Workplace
- ACSA's Legal Alliance: Hot Topics in Human Resources Today
- The ADA and Eminent Domain: Potential Liability of Agencies When They Take Prejudgment Possession; Valuation Considerations; Other Issue
- Independent v. Dependent Charters
- Everyday Ethics for Supervisors
- ERISA Claim Regulation and Statutory Penalties
- Proposition 64 and the "Adult Use of Marijuana Act" (AUMA)
- Eminent Domain Law 101: Law & Policy and Relocation Law
- Communications and the New Media
- The Shifting Total Compensation Paradigm
- Preparing and Responding to Union Pressure Tactics
- ERISA Administrative Appeals - Problematic Issues
- Human Resource Law from A to Z
- Leveraging Tobacco Control Laws for Marijuana Control
- Charter School Legal Issues
- The Deposition Page Line Process - When and How Can Prior Depositions Properly Be Used in Trial
- Winning Trial Practices: How to Tackle Your Opponent's Expert Through Cross-Examination
- Overview of Special District Laws
- Keeping Charter Schools in Check: Enforcing Accountability and Compliance
- A Deep Dive into the Public Records Act, 2016 California Special Districts Association
- Working in a Fishbowl: Practical Challenges for Public Sector Employees
- California Environmental Quality Act: Key Developments Affecting Water Projects
- Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation for Supervisory and General Employees
- Managing the Virtual Playground: What Every HR Professional Needs to Know About Social Media
- Health Insurance Opt-Outs After the Affordable Care Act and Flores v. City of San Gabriel Decision
- Essentials of Workplace Investigations
- HR in Crisis: Learning from the Headlines
- Mental Health, Safety, and Workplace Accommodations: Effective Management of Mental Disabilities in the Workplace
- Keeping Score: Creating Effective Documentation in the Workplace
- Brown Act Essentials
- Preventing Workplace Violence
- Dealing with Board Member Conflict of Interest Issues, Legal Symposium for Experienced Board Members
- Closing the Wage Gap
- Ethics: Considerations for Your Eminent Domain Practice
- Protecting Your Client from Contractor Default: A Toolkit for Transactional Attorneys
- Education Insights: Legal Update (Keeping Up with State and Federal Accountability Regulations)
- Is It "E-legal"?: The Legal Practicalities and Pitfalls of E-investigation, E-signatures, and E-litigation
- Rescission: Attacks and Comebacks
- Update on Significant Public Law Cases
- Public Records Act Recent Developments
- Sunny Days Ahead: Criminal Background Checks
- Medical Marijuana: Continuing Regulatory Changes
- Labor and Employment Litigation Update
- Exploring the Depths of Disability Discrimination
- Environmental Law Basics: Understanding CEQA
- Navigating Through the Fog of Fit for Duty Evaluations
- Escaping the Cyclone: Choose Your Own ADA-FEHA Adventure
- Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Employment Law
- Valuing Diversity in the Workplace
- Diving in the Deep End of Disability Discrimination
- AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention for Staff and Elected Officials
- Understanding the Brown Act
- Legal Tools for Nuisance Abatement
- Independent Contractor Versus Employee
- Litigating Strategies for Filing ERISA Case v. Filing Non ERISA Cases, Procedural Nuances in the Early Stages of Pleadings, Finding More Favorable Venues, and Transfer of Venue
- The Perils OF Using Electronic Devices During Board Meetings
- Charter School Facilities: Understanding the Proposition 39 Process
- Charter Schools: Authorizing Board Responsibilities
- Authorizers Question Time: Open Forum with a Panel of Experts
- HR Boot Camp for Supervisors
- Unconscious Bias – Can We Talk?
- Fitness for Duty Evaluations
- 2016 ABA Annual Cyber Panel Presentation
- Human Resources Boot Camp
- Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege in ERISA Litigation
- What’s New? The Latest Legal Developments You Need to Know
- Keep Calm and Update Your Status: Emerging Trends in Social Media
- Case Studies on Placement of Telecom Facilities in Cities' Public Rights-of-Way - "Can You Hear Me Now?"
- ADA and the Interactive Process: It's More than it Appears
- Open Meeting Remedies
- ADA/Interactive Processes, Accommodate What?
- Mechanic’s Lien, Sexual Harassment and Licensing Highlights
- Total Compensation: What Components Should Be Included
- Law and Regulation Updates
- Strategies for dealing with ADA Disputes in Commercial Leases
- Charter Authorizer Challenges: Facilities, Funding and Authorizer Power
- Conducting Totally Tubular Workplace Investigations
- Everyday Ethics
- We Made it to Trial. Now What?
- Panel Discussion on Transgender Workplace Issues
- Pathways to Partnership
- Election Law, The Power of the People: Recall of Local Officers
- Social Media: A Guide for Public Officials
- Planning Fun-da-mentals
- Mechanic's Liens and Condominiums on the Rise
- Takings Law - Recent Developments and Evolving Issues
- Eminent Domain Litigation and New Law Regarding Final Offers
- Medical Marijuana Regulation & Safety Act
- CEQA Update
- County Offices of Education and Charter Oversight: Responsibilities and Best Practices
- Five Reasons Not to Check Your Smartphone During Board Meetings
- Sex, Lies & Social Media: A Survival Guide for Board Members
- Charter Petition Renewal
- Charter Revocation
- A Practitioner's Approach to Implementing the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (AB 266, AB 243, and AB 643)
- Case Law and Legislative Update
- Communications and the New Media
- Ensuring a Pupil-Friendly Charter Petition Review Process
- Keeping Students Safe: Cyberbullying and Sexual Violence
- The Brown Act: The Top 10 Issues Boards Face
- Disability Insurance Litigation: Inside, Outside, Upside Down
- Social Media: Policies and Best Practices
- Navigating Academic Performance Data Requirements on Charter Authorizer Duties
- Staff Training Requirements for Bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) Classrooms
- Board Presidents Workshop: Tools for Strategic Leadership
- Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation, and Abusive Conduct
- Marijuana Legal Update and Municipal Regulation Webinar
- State Housing Programs
- Informational Briefing on the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act
- Ethical Considerations in Eminent Domain
- Tap Dancing at Club Obi-Wan: Choreographing the Interactive Process
- Update on PERB & Court Decisions Affecting Bargaining - The New Developments You Need to Know
- Total Compensation in 2015 and Beyond: Practical Tools for Negotiations and Recruitment Efforts
- Brave New World: Preserving Client Confidentiality in a High-Tech Environment
- Legal Malpractice and Ethics
- The Many Lives of a Death Claim
- Boundary Issues and Easement Law
- Effective Return to Work Programs and the Interactive Process
- Difficult Conversations in the Clubhouse: How to Handle Sensitive Human Resources Situations
- Don't Let One Bad Apple Spoil the Bunch: Strategies for Addressing Challenging Employees
- Brownfields and Public/Private Partnerships
- Joint OCIPLA and LAIPLA Judges Panel
- Don't Let One Bad Apple Spoil the Bunch: Dealing with Difficult Employees
- Employment Discrimination 101
- Scope of Bargaining
- Total Compensation - What Should Be Included Today?
- Bargaining Process Options - Can Interest Based Bargaining Improve Things? Is it Time to Return to Positional Bargaining? How do We Decide?
- What Should We Share with the Union? Marshaling and Presenting Data Effectively
- Impasse, Factfinding and Concerted Activities
- Avoiding Ethical Conflicts
- Current Developments in CEQA Law and Practice
- Salvaging Tiered Water Rates Post San Juan Capistrano
- AB 2188 Implementation Requirements for Rooftop Solar Systems
- Social Media Challenges and Opportunities for Special Districts: A Legal Perspective
- It's All Fun and Games Until the Flying Monkeys Arrive: Dangerous Workplace Conduct
- If I Had Only Used My Brain: Creating Effective Documentation in the Workplace
- Best Personnel Practices to Promote Student Safety
- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover…eer, Business Partner: The Essentials of Business Divorce in Privately Held Entities
- Employee Handbook Update 2015
- Human Resources Guide to Effective Employee Evaluations
- Legislative Update: What's Happening Now
- Getting Your Evidence in at Trial and Using it Effectively in a Business Case
- Using Personnel Investigations to Reduce Risk and Maintain Staff Relations
- Employment Law Update
- Safeway/Albertsons, Toxic Torts, Pollution & Asbestos
- Sex, Lies & Social Media: A Survival Guide for Public Officials
- Inclusion Services Under the ADA and Methods for Compliance, a Case by Case Approach
- Firefighter's Procedural Bill of Rights Act: Overview and Solutions for Employers
- Update on Post-Redevelopment Legislation and Litigation
- Local Public Employee Discipline, Discharge, and Procedure: Avoiding Costly Mistakes
- We, the Rude, Angry, and Violent People: Preventing and Responding to Dangerous Workplace Conduct
- Regulation of Vacation Rentals
- Reading the Tea Leaves: What the Claims for Professional Liability Coverage Say About Contractors' Procurement and Claims Handling Procedures
- Hot Topics
- The Latest Trends, Developments and Challenges in Non-ERISA Claims: An In Depth Look at Continuing and Emerging Topics in IDI and LTD Claims
- Eminent Domain 101
- Employee Compensation: The Shifting Paradigm
- Hacking, Threats and Other Cyber-Misconduct
- Legal Alliance Panel
- Fulfilling Charter Authorizer Obligations under LCFF and LCAP
- Avoiding Wipeouts On The Wave Of Social Media
- Moving Your Mooring: Best Practices For Guiding And Defending Your Agency Through Contracting Out Decisions
- Going With The Flow: Managing Multiple Bargaining Units To Obtain Optimal Settlements
- Explaining Tidal Surges And Shifting Sands: Communicating Effectively With Employees And The Public During Negotiations
- Riptide Ahead: Preventing and Responding to Dangerous Workplace Conduct
- Keep Calm and Update Your Status: Social Media and Board Members
- How to Build a Winning Team for Affordable Housing Development
- Preventing Discrimination and Harassment
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Elected and Appointed Officials
- Legislative Update: AB 2053 Abusive Conduct Training
- Evaluating the General Manager
- The Troll Under the Bridge: Consequences of Not Addressing Disability Discrimination
- Ethical Considerations When Representing the Condemnor
- Avoiding Gnarly Wipeouts by Conducting Totally Tubular Workplace Investigations
- Trying to End the Endless Summer: Conducting Reasonable Accommodation Meetings
- In Order to Form a More Perfect Workplace Investigation
- Let's Be Clear: Plain Language for Local Government
- Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation in the Legal Profession
- Don’t Tweet Your Way to Termination: Social Media and the Public Workplace
- The Intersection of ERISA and Bad Faith: A Roadmap of the Triumphs, Trials and Trends for 2014 and Beyond
- Social Media and Public Employee Discipline
- Teacher Tenure and Seniority: What is Their Future After Vergara?
- Really Bad, in a Good Way: Performance Evaluations, Employee Discipline, and Effective Documentation
- The Dissolution of Redevelopment - Impact on Pending and Planned Acquisitions
- The Troll Under the Bridge: Disability Discrimination in the Workplace
- CEQA Issues
- Ethics Training for Community College Trustees and Administrators
- Constructing Strong and Solid Investigations
- Benefit Claim Litigation
- Killing the Trap Questions in Deposition and in Cross Examination by the Expert Witness
- They're Represented...Now What?!
- Best Practices for Effective Workplace Investigations
- Reviewing Charter School Petitions in the Era of LCFF
- Reinvention 2014-New Approaches to Housing, Redevelopment, and Economic Development
- Practical Advice for Minimizing CEQA Liability in Your City
- Brown Act: Burlingame - What You Need to Know
- California False Claims Act
- The California Voting Rights Act
- What You Need to Know About Public Records and Open Meetings
- Status Update: Recent Developments to Social Media in the Workplace
- How Does Cyberspace Affect Your Personnel Practices
- Impact Bargaining
- The Latest on the Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in the ERISA and Non-ERISA Context
- The Effects of the Casasola Decision on the After Condition Goodwill Analysis
- Eminent Domain From Start to Finish
- The Planning Commission's Role & Responsibility in the EIR Process
- How to Strengthen Your Agency: Human Resources Boot Camp for Managers
- Lessons Learned from Livermore's Experience with the Board of Equalization
- California Public Records Act and Records Retention Policies
- Effectively Communicating Your District's Choices
- Hot Topics and Recent Updates in Intellectual Property Law Including the New Adult-Oriented XXX Domain
- Effective Indemnity Provisions in Patent Licensing and Assignments Agreements
- Public Works Construction and Bidding
- Public Law Panel
Publications
- Western City Legal Notes - Six Local Government Transparency Changes City Officials Need to Know
- Brown Act Compliance Manual for Special Districts
- NEPA Narrowed: Clearing the tracks for focused environmental reviews
- The Cheerleader Case: First Amendment Implications of the ‘Mahanoy’ Decision
- San Francisco v. EPA: Requiem for receiving water limitations?
- Liens
- 'CalChamber's federal challenge to SB 399 'captive audience' meetings law' - Rachel Balchum, Daily Journal Guest Column
- Condeming Future Interests - Part 2
- Legal Trends 2024
- “Editor-in-Chief’s Forward, Volume 51 , Issue 2” UC Law Constitutional Quarterly, Winter 2024
- "Editor-in-Chief’s Forward, Volume 51 , Issue 1” UC Law Constitutional Quarterly
- Condemning Future Interests – Part 1
- First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Marine Mammal Protection Act Challenge to Massachusetts Offshore Wind Project
- Council on Environmental Quality's Final Phase 2 Rules for NEPA Streamline Process but Also Expand Agency Review
- “Editor-in-Chief’s Forward, Volume 51 , Issue 4” UC Law Constitutional Quarterly, Summer 2024
- How could a new CEQA law impact your city's infill housing projects?
- Attempting to Enhance Corporate Climate Responsibility, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issues New Rules
- “Editor-in-Chief’s Forward, Volume 51 , Issue 3” UC Law Constitutional Quarterly, Spring 2024
- Third Circuit Upholds FAA's New Jersey Airport Improvements Approval Under NEPA
- Divided Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Decision That Berkeley's Ban on Natural Gas Piping Installations in New Construction is Federally Preempted
- EPA Releases Final Rule Regulating Methane for Oil and Gas Sector
- Governor Newsom Signs Major Climate Change Disclosure Laws for Corporate Accountability
- EPA Publishes Final Rule - Requires PFAS Reporting Under TSCA
- 2023 Legal Trends
- D.C. Circuit Finds U.S. Surface Transportation Board Failed to Take a 'Hard Look' at Utah Oil Rail Project's Environmental Impacts Under NEPA
- Council on Environmental Quality's Proposed Phase 2 Regulations Modifying the National Environmental Policy Act Are Open for Comment
- EPA Proposes New Rules for Greenhouse Gases for New Source Performance Standards from Fossil Fuel-fired Electric Generating Units
- Streamlining Provisions Won’t Apply to Delta Conveyance Project
- Excess Condemnation - Part 2
- District Court in Washington Affirms Parties Cannot Contractually Avoid CERCLA Liability to the U.S. Government
- EPA Proposes First-Ever Enforceable Nationwide Primary Drinking Water Standards for PFAS
- Ninth Circuit Finds FAA Failed to Take Requisite 'Hard Look' Under NEPA at Noise Impacts From Airport Terminal Replacement Project
- California State Water Resources Control Board's New Sanitary Sewer Systems Waste Discharge Requirements to Take Effect This Summer
- D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Power Plant Emissions Limitations and Defers to EPA's Scientific and Technical Expertise
- 10 Sexy Steps for Drafting a Prenup with Your Dearly Beloved
- How to Avoid Undermining Your Rule 68 Offer
- Tenth Circuit Finds BLM Needs to Take a Hard Look Under NEPA for New Mexico Fracking Permits
- Robot Lawyer Battles Human Regulators
- EPA's Amendments to the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Site Remediation Eliminates Certain CERCLA and RCRA Exemptions
- Excess Condemnation - Part 1
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Aligns Aircraft Engine Emissions Standards With United Nations and Considers Increasing Stringency in the Future
- Eight Circuit Finds States Lacked Article III Standing to Challenge Biden Administration's Carbon Cost Metric
- 2022 Legal Trends
- Court of Appeal Holds That Selling Cannabis As Sacrament Is Not Religious Exercise Protected By RLUIPA
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes New Eagle Rule to Create a General Incidental Take Permit Process for Power Line Infrastructure and Wind-Energy Projects
- Evaluating ‘Danger to Self or Others’ in Individuals with a Developmental Disability
- Is Your Agency Ready for a Critical Incident Recording Disclosure
- D.C. Circuit Dismisses Environmental Interest Groups’ Lawsuit Challenging U.S. EPA’s Approval of Oklahoma’s Coal Ash Plan under RCRA
- Your AI Program Probably Isn’t A Person In A Court Of Law
- California Municipal Law Handbook
- U.S. EPA And Department of Justice Announce the Return of The Use of Supplemental Environmental Projects
- Attorney Public/Private Partnerships Receive a Boost
- Where Do We Go From Here?
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Proposes Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures
- Tenth Circuit Decision Reinforces Federal Clean Air Act Citizen Suits Against Mobile Sources
- Obstacles in Crypto Class Action against Mayweather, Kardashian
- The $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Legislation Provides Key Funding and NEPA Streamlining for Key Environmental and Infrastructure Projects
- The People’s Business: A Guide to the California Public Records Act
- 2021 Legal Trends
- California Proposes Setback Requirement for New Oil and Gas Wells – How Does it Measure Up?
- California Passes Three Key Housing Bills this Legislative Year to Streamline CEQA Review for Certain Housing Projects
- Housing Law Roundup 2021
- Is Your Cannabis Billboard DCC Compliant in California
- Court of Appeal Rejects City's Reliance on Setback Standard Under Housing Accountability Act
- AB 361 Extends Local Agency Meeting Teleconferencing Options Past September 30th
- Public Records Act’s Catchall Exemption Applies to COVID-19 Outbreak Location Information
- District Court Pulls the Plug on California Restaurant Association Challenge to City's Ban on Natural Gas Infrastructure in New Construction
- Important Case Update: SCOTUS rules that private parties can condemn state-owned property under federal Natural Gas Act
- President Biden Issues Executive Order Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risk
- Paired Sales Analysis: Should your appraiser consider more than just comparable sales?
- Increased Limits on Campaign Contributions and Gifts to CA Officials, Candidates
- California Court of Appeal Upholds Multimillion-Dollar Penalty Against Homeowner Blocking Public Access to the Coast
- Appeals Court Rules Governor Newsom’s Use of Emergency Powers Was Constitutional
- Pressure to Terminate
- The Role of Psychologists in Conservatorship Cases
- Council on Environmental Quality Rescinds Trump Administration Draft Guidance that Limited the Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions During Environmental Reviews
- Changes to California Meal Period Law
- As Climate Change Exacerbates Wildfire Risk, Western States Adopt and Introduce Legislation to Reduce Wildfire Risk
- Risk Assessments are the Diagnosis Not the Cure: How Using Algorithms as Diagnostic Tools Can Prevent the Bait-and-Switch of Unconstitutional Pretrial Practices
- U.S. EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations for Aircraft Engines
- Arizona and Nevada Take Major Steps Towards Greenhouse Gas Reductions By 2050
- A Refresher on General Conflict-of-Interest Rules
- Top Four Tips for Responsible Cuffing: Advice from a Divorce Attorney
- The California Municipal Law Handbook
- 2020 Legal Trends
- District Court Finds U.S. Forest Service Failed to Adequately Address Environmental Impacts From Amendments to Tree-Removal Standards in National Forests
- Bill Summaries: Animal Protections
- SB 288 – CEQA Exemption for Alternative Transportation Projects
- Changes to Public Generally Exception and New Requirement for Posting of Campaign Disclosure Documents Filed in Paper Format
- Bill Summaries | AB 2231 and AB 2311
- Neurodiversity in Public Schools: A Critique of Special Education in America
- Housing Roundup: New Housing Bills Signed by Governor Newsom
- Recent Legislation Affecting Scooters, Skateboards and Parking Penalties
- AB 992 | The Brown Act & Social Media
- COVID-19 Updates for Employers
- When Retroactively Competent Isn't Good Enough to Practice Law
- Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. County of Stanislaus
- Santa Monica’s At-large Method of Elections Does Not Violate the California Voting Rights Act
- Local Public Agencies Must Ensure Emails and Other Documents Are Retained Throughout CEQA Process and Override Automated Deletion Policies
- CALPELRA Alert: New CalPERS Circular Letter Highlights Common Employer Reporting Mistakes/Penalties
- Local Special Taxes Proposed by Voter Initiative Subject to Majority Voter Approval
- FPPC Disclosure Revisions to Close Conflict of Interest Loophole
- National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward: No Cost for Redaction of Bodycam Footage in Response to CPRA Request
- U.S. Supreme Court's Decision in Bostock v. Clayton County Extends Title VII Protections to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- EEOC Issues Guidance Prohibiting Employers from Requiring COVID-19 Antibody Testing
- Emergency Family Medical Leave Act: Leave Senarios
- EEOC Issues Guidance Prohibiting Employers from Requiring COVID-19 Antibody Testing
- National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward: No Cost for Redaction of Bodycam Footage in Response to CPRA Request
- Cyberattacks and Public Agency Response
- Medical Marijuana for School Students
- Plastic-Reduction Efforts in California Yield to COVID-19 Pandemic
- School District Local Control Accountability Plan Deadline Extended by Governor’s Executive Order
- Medical Marijuana Makes Its Way Into California K-12 Schools
- Tips For Managing Your New Remote Workforce
- Los Angeles City Council Adopts Paid Sick Leave For Large Employers And Protections For Grocery, Drug Retail, And Food Delivery Workers
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Summary Of Additional Guidance From The Department Of Labor
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Some Restrictions Lifted for Employing CalPERS Retirees During COVID-19 Emergency
- Navigating the Brown Act During a Period of Local Emergency Due to COVID-19
- Class Action Complaint Filed In Central District Of California Alleging Violation Of The CCPA Based On A 2019 Data Breach
- EEOC Issues Statement on COVID-19
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Resources for Employers
- Zoning Ordinance Did Not Violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)
- Cannabis in the Classroom: Navigating the Administration of Medical Marijuana on Campus Under New California Law
- Are you Compatible? Second Appellate District Considers Incompatible Offices and Finds Offices of Mayor and Board Director are Incompatible
- Code Enforcement by Drone: Critical Considerations Before Launching
- CALPELRA Alert: CA Minimum Wage Requirements Apply to Non-Work Time When Employers Control Employees' Use of Time
- CALPELRA Alert: Governor Signs AB 5 What Does it Mean for Public Employers?
- Limitations on the Scope of Psychological Expert Testimony in Child Abuse Cases
- Municipal Law Handbook
- The Peoples Business: A Guide to the California Public Records Act
- Court Holds Pension Plan Arbitration Clause Enforceable
- 2019 Legal Trends
- Summary of Major Changes to Petition Review and Appeal Process and Criteria Under AB 1505
- A Business Perspective on ERISA Claim Valuation
- Adopting Impact Fees: A Cautionary Tale
- Are Deputy Sheriffs Who Provide Courthouse Security Entitled to Eleventh Amendment Immunity in California?
- Safe Sidewalk Vending Act Curbs Local Regulations: What You Need to Know
- PERB Addresses Need for Procedural Admonitions for Post Investigation Union Member Interviews
- Brown Act: The Importance of Sticking to Your Agenda
- Brown Act: Avoiding Violations by Responding to Cease and Desist Letters
- Open & Public V
- Municipal Law Handbook
- Using The “Committee Exception” To Exclude Public Comment At Special Meeting Violates Brown Act
- Court of Appeal Affirms School District's Discretion to Locate Charter Schools Under Proposition 39
- Gov. Code Section 65009 Bars Challenge to Agreement Authorizing PG&E to Cut Trees on ROW; Plaintiff Failed to Serve Complaint within 90 Days
- California Public Sector Labor Relations, Chapter 17 Protected Employee Activity And Employee Rights
- Access to Private Entity Records is Not Enough to Compel Disclosure Obligations Under CPRA
- ADA Web Accessibility Litigation is on the Rise
- Get Ready For 2019: The Year Of Harassment Prevention
- 2018 Legal Trends
- In Case You Missed It: California Adopted Comprehensive National Origin Regulations
- An Advanced Look at Senate Bill 1421: Analyzing the Confidentiality of Certain Police Records
- Keeping Up with the Legislature: 2019 Brings Changes to the Fair Employment and Housing Act
- Post-Nuptials
- Time Won’t Give Me Time: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Continuances and Mistrials
- Court of Appeal Clarifies Statute of Limitations in Police Discipline Matters, Clearing Way for Disciplinary Proceedings in Racist Texting Case
- New Law Establishes Several New Protections For Employees Bringing Harassment Claims
- Public Employees Can Use Employer E-Mail for Protected Communications During Non-Work Time
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- Courts Reject Attempts to Exempt Charter Schools from Local Zoning Requirements
- Courts: Only District Can Zone Charter Schools
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- 'Going Forward' in Bivens Cases: Will the Supreme Court’s Decision in Abassi Narrow the Scope of Claims Against Federal Officials for Monetary Damages?
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- Abuse of Discretion Standard 'Tempered with Skepticism' Due to Reviewing Physicians' Financial Conflict of Interest
- Ninth Circuit Clarifies Section (c)(1) Penalties Against Plan Administrator
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- Update on Significant California Public Law Cases
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- Livermore Charter Schools, School District Battle Over Rumors
- School Board Talks ROP
- Selling Voters on Local Tax Measures
- Fact Sheet: 1,2,3-Trichloropropane and What it Means for Your Water Supply System
- Preserving Access While Regulating Conduct in Public Libraries
- 5 Things Every Non-Patent Attorney Should Know About Recent Changes In Patent Law
- Court of Appeal Issues Important Clarification of Summer Unemployment Benefits for School Employees
- Court of Appeal Rules that Personnel Investigations are Privileged
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- New Rules on Demurring and Conferring in 2016
- Answers to Common Employer Questions About Transgender Employees
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- Strategies for Enforcing the Mental Illness Limitation under De Novo Review
- The Only Constant is Change: Are You in Compliance with the New FEHA Regulations?
- Clear As Mud: California Wage and Hour Laws in the Public Sector
- Curiouser and Curiouser: Expansion of the Duty to Reasonably Accommodate Disability
- Sunnyvale: Trial Between City and Alternative School Over Zoning Comes to a Close
- Identifying Baseline Conditions under CEQA — Back to the Future?
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- California Public Records Act Compliance Manual for Special Districts
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- California Supreme Court Issues Significant Ruling on School District Allocation of Classrooms to Charter Schools
- Article on California Charter Schools Association v. Los Angeles Unified School District California Supreme Court decision
- California Appellate Court Limits Public Agency’s Right To Withhold Retention Only As Security For Stop Notice Claims And Deficiencies In Contract Performance
- Court Defines ‘Similarly Situated’ Employee for Bias Cases
- Defining a True Threat: The Supreme Court Mulls the Boundaries of Free Expression on Social Media
- Revised Department of Finance Budget Trailer Bill Addresses Redevelopment Dissolution
- Cost-Effective Public Records Act Compliance and Records Transparency Following Proposition 42
- Department of Finance Publishes Budget Trailer Bill Language Addressing Redevelopment Dissolution
- Significant Changes to the FEHA: Are You Prepared for 2015?
- NMTC - Is it for Me? The Federal New Markets Tax Credits Program and How to Use it for Your Public Agency
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- Former Permanent Teacher Was Properly Rehired as a Substitute Teacher Following a Break in Service
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- School District Violated Title IX by Failing to Provide Equal Facilities and Access, and Retaliated Against Students by Firing Their Coach
- New Law Requires Annual Mandated Reporter Training for School District Personnel
- New Law Limits Suspensions or Expulsions of Students from School for Disruption or Willful Defiance
- Federal Court Upholds Right of Public School to Prohibit Students from Wearing American Flags
- California 4th Appellate District Court Confirms that Competitive Bidding is Not Required for K-12 Lease-Leaseback Construction Procurements
- Sleeping-in-Vehicle Ordinances Face Challenges Following Ninth Circuit Decision in Desertrain v. City of Los Angeles
- The First District Rules that Police Departments Must Disclose Entire Personnel Files to District Attorneys: Chipping Away at Officer Confidentiality, or No Big Deal?
- Court of Appeal Upholds Teacher Dismissal Based on Oral Charges Presented to District's Board of Trustees
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- Governor Signs AB 1963 Extending Deadline for Approval of Long-Range Property Management Plans and Limiting Scope of State Controller Review of Property Transfers
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