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In these days of working remotely, many California employees have incurred expenses in order to work from home. Have you had to buy a computer, a printer, a Zoom account, paper or other supplies necessary to do your job? Under the law, you may be entitled to reimbursement from your employer. If you have any questions or need assistance, please give us a call.

The Workers Guide: Your Rights During the Coronavirus. https://www.bettzedek.org/download/11918/

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing issues FAQ about employment issues relating to Covid-19

U.S. Department Of Labor Publishes Guidance Explaining Paid Sick Leave And Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20200324

Thank you for the memories, Kobe. LA U. Heartfelt condolences to the Bryant family.

On Saturday, October 19, 2019, Helmer Friedman LLP Partner and founder, Andrew H. Friedman, along with Ramit Mizrahi Mizrahi Law reprised their annual and highly acclaimed The Year In Review: Annual Employment Law Update to an overflow crowd of nearly 1,000 plaintiff employment attorneys from all over the state. The informative and hilarious review included a surprise appearance by President Donald J. Trump (although a few in the crowd thought that it was Boris Johnson), a witch, and the the burning of hundred dollar bills.

Andrew H. Friedman speaking at the California Employment Lawyers Association's 32nd Annual Employment Law Conference

Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the scuba divers who we tragically lost on the Conception dive boat.

The California Labor & Employment Law Review just published an article authored by Helmer Friedman LLP attorneys Andrew H. Friedman and Taylor Markey. Entitled A Refresher on and Thoughts About Unconditional Offers of Reinstatement, the article examines a legal stratagem (the so-called unconditional offer of reinstatement doctrine) used by employers who have violated the law to minimize the damages that they have to pay illegally treated employees and explains why the California Supreme Court should reject the doctrine and find that it is at odds with California’s strong public policy of eradicating employment discrimination. To read the article, please visit https://www.helmerfriedman.com//Refresher-on-and-Thoughts-

The New York Times has today once again published a terrific article explaining the horrors of forced arbitration and how it allows companies to escape responsibility for systemic sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and pay disparities - https://www.nytimes.com//kay-jewelry-sexual-harassment.htm With the explosion of the #MeToo Movement, mandatory arbitration agreements, as they pertain to sexual harassment claims, have come under fierce attack and many companies are ...abandoning those agreements. Andrew H. Friedman (of Helmer Friedman LLP) and Tony Oncidi (of Proskauer Rose LLP) will speak at a webinar put on by the California Lawyers Association (CLA) on April 24, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. about this phenomenon along with the pros and cons of arbitration and related topics such as the CEO diversity pledge. To learn more or register, please visit https://cla.inreachce.com//9ad769f0-4dd8-4070-9d3b-9c8c2f5 See more

Andrew H. Friedman and Tony Oncidi gave a terrific update on all of the new employment laws and cases to the Beverly Hills Bar Association earlier this week. Check out some pictures from the event. Mr. Friedman and Mr. Oncidi will be reprising their annual update at the Annual Conference of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association in July 2019. Stay tuned for further details.

Helmer Friedman LLP is very pleased to announce that a brand new edition of our leading employment law treatise -- Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases (James Publishing 2005-2019) has just been published. To learn more or to purchase it, please visit https://jamespublishing.com//litigating-employment-discri/