Some Recent Shaw Valenza Articles

I'll be posting our bi-weekly articles here from now on.  You can access these in a number of ways in addition to on this blog.  They'll automatically be posted on Twitter (@shawvalenza) and on our Facebook page here after I post them here. Just in case you want to read them 3 times.  And if you read the Sacramento legal newspaper, the Daily Recorder, you can read them there as well.

Our article on the new Family Friendly Workplace ordinance, which took effect 1/1/2014, is posted here.

Here's our summary on 2014 California employment laws:  Part 1 and Part 2.

And this is our recent article on subpoenas and employees' claims of medical privacy.

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SV Employment Law Article Pot Pourri

We publish articles bi-weekly in the Sacramento Daily Recorder newspaper, and about monthly in the San Francisco Daily Journal. Here are some of the articles we've published in the past few months:

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEHA CLAIMS ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Shane K. Anderies
The Daily Recorder
2008-12-30

WILL CONGRESS BAN SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION?
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Carolyn Burnette
The Daily Recorder
2008-12-18

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Matthew J. Norfleet
The Daily Recorder
2008-12-02

GOLDEN STATE OF MIND
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
2008-11-28

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING INTERNAL EEO COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Becki D. Graham
The Daily Recorder
2008-11-20

NEW LAW AIMS TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE WITH DISABLED ACCESS RULES
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Carolyn G. Burnette
The Daily Recorder
2008-11-06

ALTERNATIVE POSITIONS AS A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: WHAT IS REQUIRED?
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Shane K. Anderies
The Daily Recorder
2008-10-08

THE ADA AMENDMENTS ACT
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Recorder
2008-09-24

FLESHING OUT THE ADA
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
2008-09-16

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS KEEP GETTING MORE COMPLICATED
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Matthew J. Norfleet
The Daily Recorder
2008-09-10

EDWARDS V. ARTHUR ANDERSEN: NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS AND GENERAL RELEASES
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Becki D. Graham
The Daily Recorder
2008-08-26

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT EMPLOYMENT LAW DECISIONS 2007-2008
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Shane K. Anderies
The Daily Recorder
2008-07-31

Brinker Article

We published an article on Brinker in the San Francisco Daily Journal today (July 25). The article is here.

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Our U.S. and California Supreme Court Roundup Articles

Here are our articles summarizing the past term's significant employment law decisions from the California and U.S. Supreme Courts. We do this every year no matter how many times you tell us not to. After all, we can't just abandon those firms who glom onto our work product without attribution. Click here:

California Supreme Court roundup.

U.S. Supreme Court roundup.

Recent Shaw Valenza Articles Winter/Spring 2008

In case you missed them, here are some recent articles we've published on a variety of topics. None was an Oprah selection of the month.

NO INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY FOR RETALIATION UNDER THE FEHA
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Shane Anderies
The Daily Recorder
12 March 2008

NEW PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR THE FMLA
By Jennifer Brown Shaw
The Daily Recorder
26 February 2008

ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
15 February 2008

EXPANSION OF FMLA LEAVE FOR FAMILIES OF SERVICE MEMBERS
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Matthew J. Norfleet
The Daily Recorder
13 February 2008

LEDBETTER V. GOODYEAR: WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR AND WILL IT STAND?
By Carolyn G. Burnette and D. Gregory Valenza
Employment & Labor Relations Law - American Bar Association
1 February 2008

FREE SPEECH AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WORKPLACE
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Becki D. Graham
The Daily Recorder
30 January 2008

SHOULD PAY CARDS BE TREATED THE SAME AS PAYCHECKS?
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
18 January 2008

EMPLOYEE TERMINATIONS: STEPS TO REDUCE LIABILITY
By Jennifer Brown Shaw
The Daily Recorder
15 January 2008

PREVENTING UNION ACTIVITIES VIA COMPANY EMAIL GETS EASIER
By Jennifer Brown Shaw
The Daily Recorder
2 January 2008

UPDATED EMPLOYEE POLICIES FOR 2008
By Jennifer Brown Shaw
The Daily Recorder
18 December 2007

DISABILITY AS A JUSTIFICATION FOR EMPLOYEES' MISCONDUCT?
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
7 December 2007

Recent Shaw Valenza Articles

I know you're asking yourselves, "What do those live wires at Shaw Valenza do when they're not practicing employment law?" We're writing! We write employment law columns bi-weekly in the Sacramento Daily Recorder, about every month in the San Francisco Daily Journal, and occasionally for other periodicals.
Some handy links to recent articles are below. Our California and U.S. Supreme Court roundups are included, as are articles about a new California leave, the continued assault on arbitration, and more! If you want these articles as they are published, rather than waiting for us to blog about them, sign up here.

CALIFORNIA’S NEW LEAVE FOR MILITARY SPOUSES
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Carolyn G. Burnette
The Daily Recorder
20 November 2007

THE BREACH OF THE DUTY OF LOYALTY – WHAT EMPLOYERS CAN DO ABOUT IT
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Becki D. Graham
The Daily Recorder
6 November 2007

USING THE STATUTORY “OFFER TO COMPROMISE” TO OBTAIN FAVORABLE SETTLEMENTS
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
2 November 2007

REST BREAK AND MEAL PERIOD CLAIMS AFTER MURPHY V. KENNETH COLE PRODUCTIONS
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Matt Norfleet
The Daily Recorder
23 October 2007

OFFICE ROMANCES AND THE RISK OF LIABILITY
By Jennifer Brown Shaw
The Daily Recorder
9 October 2007

TITLE III OF THE ADA: COMPLIANCE AND LITIGATION STRATEGIES
By Jennifer Brown Shaw
The Daily Recorder
27 September 2007

UNDERMINING ARBITRATION
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
21 September 2007

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT EMPLOYMENT LAW DECISIONS 2006-2007
By Jennifer Brown Shaw
The Daily Recorder
5 September 2007

EMPLOYER-SPONSORED WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Becki Graham
The Daily Recorder
14 August 2007

WAGE AND HOUR LAWS REDUX
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
10 August 2007

EMPLOYMENT LAWSUITS AGAINST INDIVIDUALS
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Carolyn Burnette
The Daily Recorder
31 July 2007

AVOIDING WAGE-AND-HOUR RISKS
By D. Gregory Valenza
The Daily Journal
27 July 2007

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT EMPLOYMENT LAW DECISIONS 2006-2007
By Jennifer Brown Shaw
The Daily Recorder
18 July 2007

FREE SPEECH AND ENGLISH-ONLY POLICIES IN THE WORKPLACE
By Jennifer Brown Shaw and Matthew J. Norfleet
The Daily Recorder
2 July 2007

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