Labor & Employment Law Review Published
Helmer Friedman LLP Congratulates Andrew H. Friedman & Taylor Markey on Publication of Law Review Article


A practical work of experienced plaintiff and defense lawyers. Proven tactics, pattern arguments, common mistakes, and over 100 forms for evaluation, discovery, summary judgment, trial preparation, and mediation.
02/07/19 – Given the wide array of employment laws that are applicable to California employers, representing clients or working as an employment practitioner can be extremely challenging. Whether you are an attorney, an HR professional, an EPL insurer, or simply interested in learning about employment laws, the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association invites you to join us at the Employment Law 101 Conference in Los Angeles (February 7, 2019) or in San Francisco (February 21, 2019). There, management and employee-side attorneys will cover fundamental employment laws and trends involving: discrimination, harassment, leaves of absences, wage and hour as well as employment agreements and alternative ways of resolving employment disputes. 7.25 MCLE credit available. Helmer Friedman LLP attorney Andrew H. Friedman will be speaking at the program in Los Angeles on February 7, 2019 about “The Nuts and Bolts of Arbitration and Mediation.” Mr. Friedman will be speaking with management-side attorney Serafin Tagarao (of Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP). To learn more, click here for the program brochure. And, to register, Click Here for More

In case you missed the “sold out” performances by Andrew H. Friedman and Tony Oncidi reprising their traditional annual review of employment law cases and laws at the Alameda County Bar Association in Oakland and at the Santa Clara County Bar Association in San Jose earlier this week, you can see them live on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at the Beverly Hills Bar Association – to learn more and to register go to https://www.bhba.org/index.php/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2019/01/29/1073/-/employment-law-update-the-best-and-the-worst-of-2018
January 2019 – On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association will feature Andrew H. Friedman and Tony Oncidi speaking on their annual employment law update. The program presents a plaintiff and defense view of the key employment cases decided and California employment laws enacted in the past year. Emphasis will be placed on the practical implications of the year’s new cases and statutes. For further information and to register, please go to https://www.bhba.org/index.php/component/jevents/icalrepeat.detail/2019/01/29/1073/-/employment-law-update-the-best-and-the-worst-of-2018
December 2018 – Helmer Friedman LLP is very pleased to congratulate Andrew H. Friedman for being selected by the Executive Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association to be an Advisor. The Section furthers knowledge of our members in labor law and employment issues; provides a forum for California’s labor lawyers and non-lawyers with an interest in labor relations and employment issues. The Section provides educational opportunities throughout the year, including opportunities for online participatory MCLE credit and self-study MCLE credit. For a complete list of Executive Committee members, please go to https://calawyers.org/Sections/Labor-Employment-Law/Executive-Committee
December 2018 – Best Lawyers Magazine has selected Gregory D. Helmer and Andrew H. Friedman as “Best Lawyers” for 2019 in the category of Labor and Employment Law.
January 2019 – January 16, 2019, Andrew H. Friedman will speak on recent developments and trends in employment law at the Alameda County Bar Association, 1000 Broadway, Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607. Mr. Friedman will reprise his traditional “annual update of employment law cases” along-side his long-time speaking partner, Anthony “Tony” Oncidi of Proskauer Rose. During their presentation, they will cover new cases and statutes shaping labor and employment practices in California. Specific topics will include harassment, discrimination, retaliation, disability accommodations, wage and hour updates, arbitration agreements and class actions. For more information and to register please go to https://www.acbanet.org/calendar/

Speaking to a completely packed ballroom at the Loews Coronado Bay Hotel in San Diego, Andrew H. Friedman (with Helmer Friedman LLP) and Ramit Mizrahi (with Mizrahi Law) reprised their traditional animated and fast-paced annual update on all things employment law at the California Employment Lawyers Association 31st Annual Employment Law Conference.
Santa Barbara, CA – Andrew H. Friedman will be speaking at the Continuing Education of the Bar’s (“CEB”) Basics Conference 2018: Employment Litigation on Thursday, September 20, 2018, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mr. Friedman, joined by Anthony J. Oncidi of Proskauer Rose LLP, will be speaking on the fundamentals of discovery in employment litigation.
CEB’s Basics Conference 2018: Employment Litigation will take place at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort (formerly the Fess Parker Resort).
To learn more about this program or to register for the CEB’s Basics Conference 2018: Employment Litigation, please go to https://ceb.com/basics-2018-employment-law