Disability Estoppel: The Intersection of Disability Benefits and Disability Discrimination Claims
It seems like an obvious conflict: an employee claims that she has a disability and is qualified and able to work at a job. She complains of discrimination because the employer terminated her because of her disability. Yet, in practically the same breath, she applies for disability benefits, insisting that she is unable to work and is therefore entitled to benefits. She should be estopped from one of those claims, right?
New Nomenclature for the New Year – Social Purpose Corporations
This article originally appeared in the ACBA Business Law Section February 2015 Newsletter. Effective as of 2012, the California legislature amended California corporate law to add two new categories of corporation: the benefit corporation and the flexible purpose corporation. Both of these new designations were intended to allow a corporation to take into account broad […]
ACBA MCLE Self-Study: Overtime Laws for Caregivers
Earn one hour of general MCLE credit by reading this article on California overtime laws for caregivers and answering the questions that follow.
ACBA Leadership Firm Profile: Kazan McClain Satterley & Greenwood
The ACBA is pleased to introduce our newest Leadership Firm*, Kazan McClain Satterley & Greenwood. We are proud of the relationships we have built with law firms throughout the county who are dedicated to working together to enhance the practice of law and the administration of justice in Alameda County. Helping Asbestos Victims Since 1974 Kazan […]
March 2015 Upcoming Events
Wednesday March 11, 2015, from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ACBA Labor and Employment Section Labor & Employment Nuts and Bolts: Initial Procedures Please join the ACBA Labor and Employment Section for a program specifically designed to help practitioners properly navigate the procedures involved in filing and responding to different types of labor and employment cases. […]