This post was authored by Melanie L. Chaney.
Recent national events remind us that violence in the workplace has been, and continues to be, a huge issue for employers. The beginning of a new year is a great time for reflection on events from the previous year, identifying any lessons learned, and making any
An unprecedented number of protests – at educational institutions and in city streets – occurred nationwide last year, and protests continue to serve as focal points for public attention and debate going into 2016. The legal realm concerning free speech is in a similar state of turbulence for public employers and for educators.
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This blog post was authored by Shardé C. Thomas
On August 29, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held in Wynar v. Douglas County School District that a school can discipline a student in response to speech occurring off-campus if it meets the requirements set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court
For the first time, a California court has held that, under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), an employer may distinguish between disability-caused misconduct and the disability itself in the narrow context of threats or violence against coworkers.
In the case of Wills v. Superior Court, Linda Wills was a clerk for the