ELECTION SEASON STUFF- VIEW FROM FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE
Schedule F has gone into effect. During the blessedly limited time of his Administration, Trump has feared and repeatedly attacked the federal... Read More
Pandemic Blog Hitching Post for Law, Labor & Covid News:
SCOTUS Voter Suppression Decisions: Previously noted in this blog was the April 6, 2020 SCOTUS decision requiring Wisconsin voters to jeopardize their/their... Read More
“A GOOD CASE WELL-PRESENTED”
Here are a few “arbitration advocacy” practice tips: Don’t “jerk around” in discovery. . “Meet and confer” efforts should be expeditious; meet... Read More
MIND-BOGGLING VOTE DEMOLITION BY REPUBLICAN JUSTICES
MIND-BOGGLING VOTE DEMOLITION BY REPUBLICAN JUSTICES On April 6, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned the State of... Read More
Casual Friday Report: Employment Mandatory Arbitration & Employee Marijuana Use
Myriad of mandatory pre-dispute employment arbitration happenings across the nation… Here in California the state courts continue to hue to the provisions... Read More
Doomsday Report for March 28, 2019: SCOTUS hearing in Kisor: Conservative Courts Poised to Occupy the Regulatory Field.
On March 27, 2019 SCOTUS held oral argument in the case of Kisor v. Wilke, involving a benefits determination by the Department... Read More
Doomsday Report: More Bad News & Bad Actors
Doomsday Report: More Bad News & Bad Actors Still feels awkward to post a blog, kind of like a descriptive doomsday clock... Read More
“Pall” Over Current Events; Trumpian FLRA & NLRB Developments; Sanders Campaign Recognizes Staff Union In Historic First; GM/UAW Plant Closure Litigation; Green Jobs Challenge
General “Pall” Over Current Events… Orwellian world and local events have rendered me “silent” for some time (since prior to the New... Read More
Ca. Law Revision Commission Tentative Recommendation ‘Bad News’ for Mediation Confidentiality
On the California Law Revision Commission’s (CLRC) agenda for December 1, 2017, Agenda Item No. 6, is the “relationship between mediation confidentiality... Read More
Klibanow to Co-Sponsor with AAA March 8-9, 2018 Labor Conference in San Diego
On March 8-9, 2018 Ms. Klibanow, as a member of the Labor Relations Community Circle, will participate in co-sponsoring the American Arbitration... Read More