UPCOMING EVENTS
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PAST EVENTS
ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
5th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference
November 2-5, 2011
Seattle, Washington
Jonathan M. Turner spoke at this event.
National Association of Women & Minority Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
2011 Annual Meeting
September 18 - 21, 2011
Las Vegas, NV
Epstein Turner Weiss exhibited at this event.
California Mortgage Bankers Association
July 13-15, 2011, San Francisco, CA
Epstein Turner Weiss exhibited at the annual CMBA conference.
FIRM NEWS
Legal Highlights from Brinker v. Superior Court
By now most California employers are aware of the California Supreme Court's decision that issued on April 12, 2012 in Brinker v. Superior Court. While the Court agreed to hear the Brinker case in order to provide guidance to the lower courts on complex legal issues regarding class action litigation, the parts of the decision that are of more practical benefit to employers are the Court's rulings resolving prior uncertainty over the scope of an employer's obligations to provide rest periods and meal breaks to employees. Click here to read Jonathan Turner's analysis of the Brinker case.
CMBA News Publishes Title Insurance Article Written by David Epstein
"Title Insurance: The Statute of Limitations and the Premature Claim," is the title of an article written by attorney David B. Epstein and published in the September 2011 issue of CMBA News, a quarterly newsletter distributed by the California Mortgage Bankers Association. Click here to read the article.
Dana C. Spears Joins Epstein Turner Weiss
On September 1, 2011, Dana Spears joined the firm as an Associate. She concentrates her practice in business law and real estate related matters, including lien priority, mortgage repurchase, and warehouse lending. Her previous experience includes mortgage litigation, personal injury law, and corporate law.
Ms. Spears earned her J.D. at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. (2009). She earned an MBA with honors, summa cum laude, from the University of Colorado Denver in 2006, and a B.A. in History from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2000.
She is admitted to practice law in California and the District of Columbia.
Epstein Turner Weiss Successfully Defends Against Wrongful Termination Case Tried Against Ventura County Probation Agency.
On July 28, 2011, Judge Walsh of the Ventura County Superior Court granted Epstein Turner Weiss's motion for judgment for the defense, following the close of the plaintiff's evidence in the case. The plaintiff, a former employee of the Ventura County Probation Agency, sued the Agency and the County for, among other things, alleged racial discrimination, racial harassment and constructive discharge. The trial court concluded that each of the acts complained of by plaintiff either were time-barred or occurred because of lawful, nondiscriminatory reasons. While the plaintiff has filed a motion for reconsideration, and concurrently appealed the case, Epstein Turner Weiss is confident that the trial court's decision will not be disturbed.
Epstein Turner Weiss Prevails Against Employee's Appeal of Summary Judgment Motion in Wrongful Termination Case.
On July 20, 2011, the California Court of Appeals for the Second District issued a decision upholding the trial court's decision granting a summary judgment motion against a former employee of Warner Bros. Studios Facility. The employee had sued Warner Bros., alleging, among other things, that he was unlawfully discriminated against and terminated based on his race and ethnicity. Epstein Turner Weiss successfully argued, both before the trial court and the appeals court, that the employee was terminated for lawful, nondiscriminatory reasons pertaining to his conduct and performance at work. Although the appellate decision is not published, it is available on line at Westlaw and other websites. The case title is Wilkins Ching v. Warner Bros. Studios Facilities.
NLRA v. Cal-WARN: Which Law Prevails During a Labor Dispute?
