Labor & Employment Law Review Published
Helmer Friedman LLP Congratulates Andrew H. Friedman & Taylor Markey on Publication of Law Review Article
New Edition Leading Employment Law Treatise – Litigating Employment Law Discrimination Cases
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.
LIVE Review Employment Law Cases Beverly Hills Bar Association
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
New Advisor To Executive Committee Of The Labor And Employment Law
Andrew H. Friedman Selected To Be An Advisor To The Executive Committee Of The Labor And Employment Law Section Of The California Lawyers Association
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
“Best Lawyers” in Labor and Employment Law 2019
Gregory D. Helmer and Andrew H. Friedman Selected As “Best Lawyers”
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.
Recent Developments In Employment Law
Andrew H. Friedman Speaks At The Alameda County Bar Association On Recent Developments
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/
CELA’s 31st Annual Employment Law Conference
Andrew H. Friedman and Ramit Mizrahi Reprise Their Annual Update At CELA’s 31st Annual Employment Law Conference
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.
Taylor Markey Joins Helmer Friedman LLP
Beverly Hills, CA – Taylor Markey, fresh off of her judicial clerkship for the Honorable Justice Norman L. Epstein of the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four, has joined Helmer Friedman LLP effective August 6, 2018.
Ms. Markey received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where she graduated in the top ten percent of her class, receiving Order of the Coif honors. She received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California, where she studied Neuroscience and Philosophy.
Helmer Friedman LLP is extremely excited to welcome Ms. Markey.
Law Dragon Selects Andrew H. Friedman As One Of The Country’s Leading Employment Attorneys
Helmer Friedman LLP is very pleased to announce that the prestigious Law Dragon legal media company has selected Andrew H. Friedman for inclusion in its “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers” publication. In announcing its leading 500 plaintiff employment attorneys, Law Dragon explained, “The 500 were chosen in our research-driven, journalistic process that vets the views of peers and competitors, and recognizes those who are winning big for workers.” To view the entire Lawdragon list of 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers, please click here – http://www.lawdragon.com/2018/08/03/lawdragon-500-leading-plaintiff-employment-lawyers/
California Employment Lawyers Association Publishes Article By Andrew H. Friedman
Los Angeles, CA – The February 2018 issue of the California Employment Lawyers Association’s Bulletin (Vol. 32, No. 2) feature an article by Andrew H. Friedman of Helmer Friedman LLP entitled “Practice Guide: 2018 Employment Law Update: An Overview Of New Legislation And Case Law Trends.” An excerpt of the article follows:
For plaintiff employment law attorneys, the most notable developments of 2017 (and early 2018) are the staggering steps that the administration in Washington has taken to eviscerate the rights of employees. Indeed, immediately upon taking office, the administration launched a wide-ranging crusade to curtail employee protections in virtually every area impacting the employment relationship from wage and hour laws to anti-discrimination laws to occupational health and safety laws and regulations, to the unionized workplace.
Luckily, for those plaintiff employment lawyers living in California, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., the California State Legislature, and the appellate courts, whether federal or state, have continued to protect and expand employee rights. This is particularly true not just with regard to recent employment-related legislation but also with respect to cases addressing summary judgment where the Ninth Circuit and the California Courts of Appeal have continued a recent trend of reversing grants of summary judgment favoring employers and, in doing so, explaining why most employment cases should be decided by a jury.
This article will briefly summarize new employment-related legislation and then examine what appears to be a growing recognition by the courts that summary judgment is usually inappropriate in employment cases…
To read the entire article, please go to https://www.cela.org/bulletin/february-2018/practice-guide/