Selected Articles / Presentations

• For Attorneys: Some Tips for Handling the Appeal of a Cal/OSHA Citation (Sacramento County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section 2009)

• Edwards v. Arthur Andersen: New California Supreme Court Decision Invalidates Many Nonsolicitation Agreements with Employees (2008)

• Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc.: The California Supreme Court Clarifies Employee Business Expense Reimbursement Rules and Burdens of Proof (2007)

• Miller v. Department of Corrections: A Pair or More of Paramours Can Spell Trouble in the Workplace (“Employment and the Law” column, The Daily Recorder 2005)

• Requesting Permission to Come Aboard: Employer Rights And Responsibilities In Responding To Unannounced Government Agency Inspections (Sacramento Area Human Resource Association (SAHRA) Annual Conference 2005)

• DLSE Emergency Meal Period Regulations Pulled After Pressure from Labor Groups (2005)

• New California Employment Laws for 2004 (2004)

• Meal Period Penalties: Employers May Find Some Leverage in a One-Year Statute of Limitations (The Daily Recorder 2004)

• Wal*Mart: 1.5 Million Reasons to Monitor Your Personnel Policies (The Daily Recorder 2004)

• Managing Independent Contractors (SAHRA Seminar 2004)

• Administering Employee Medical Leaves (Sacramento Area High-Tech Employers Association 2003)

• Mastering the Web of the FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Compensation (SAHRA Conference 2003)

• Arbitration Update: How Mandatory Arbitration Agreements are Faring in the Courts after Armendariz and Circuit City (Sacramento County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section 2002)

• California Employment Agreements: Recent Developments and Drafting Strategies (American Corporate Counsel Association 2001)

• California Personnel Law Update 2001 (Council on Education in Management 2001)

• Recent Developments in California Labor and Employment Law (American Electronics Association HR Roundtable 2001)