http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/ Published By The Law Office Of Arkady Itkin en-us 2010-09-04T17:54:47-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/09/rights_of_california_certifica.html In Doe v Lincoln Unified School District, the Third District extensively discusses the rights of California certificated employees within California Education Section 44942, which provides a summary procedure for suspending or transferring to other duties a certificated school employee where... Public / Government Sector Employment Issues Arkady Itkin 2010-09-04T17:54:47-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/08/wrongful_termination_and_accep.html Few wrongful termination, harassment, and discrimination cases are "clear cut." No matter how strong the evidence of unlawful conduct by the employer is in the hands of the aggrieved employee, the employer always has its own side to the story,... Wrongful Termination Arkady Itkin 2010-08-18T22:30:18-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/08/eeoc_mediation_is_an_effective.html Yesterday, I attended my client's mediation at EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) office in San Francisco. In many ways, the proceedings were very similar to a typical private mediation of an employment case. However, I thought there were a few... Mediation Arkady Itkin 2010-08-05T00:55:39-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/07/noncompete_agreements_and_wron.html The recent Silguero v. Creteguard, Inc., appellate decision from the Second Appellate district (Los Angeles County) is instructive on a less common issue arising out of the attempt by an employer to follow a non-compete agreement that the subject claimant... Arkady Itkin 2010-07-31T22:31:11-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/07/failure_to_accommodate_and_pro.html Yesterday, I met with a client - a very pleasant lady in her mid thirties who was forced to quit from the SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts) due to what appeared to be egregious violations of California disability... Disability Discrimination Arkady Itkin 2010-07-15T01:04:23-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/06/peer_review_and_staff_membersh.html Decisions concerning medical staff membership and privileges are made through a process of hospital peer review. Every licensed hospital is required to have an organized medical staff responsible for the adequacy and quality of the medical care rendered to patients... Employment of Physicians and Doctors Arkady Itkin 2010-06-08T01:30:46-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/05/police_departments_assert_immu.html The most typical defense that city police departments assert when a terminated police officer files a lawsuit for wrongful termination, defamation, and related claims is governmental immunity. The good news for the aggrieved police officers and other public employees that... Public / Government Sector Employment Issues Arkady Itkin 2010-05-21T00:49:02-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/05/why_even_large_employers_such.html Recently, I had a chance to talk to one of the HR managers at Kaiser. I couldn't help but ask him why is it that Kaiser tends to fight their terminated employees' claims for unemployment benefits. Having had at least... Unemployment Benefits Arkady Itkin 2010-05-09T17:21:03-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/04/addition_protections_against_r.html Besides other federal and California workplace anti-retaliation laws available to different groups of employees, nurses and other medical professionals working at hospital, clinics, and other healthcare facilities have additional law in California that protects them from retaliation. Under section 1278.5... Retaliation Arkady Itkin 2010-04-21T01:00:47-08:00 http://www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com/2010/04/deposition_advice_insist_that.html Most labor and employment attorneys know that their client's deposition testimony is likely the most important part and stage of the case. Few aggrieved employees win a case just because they do well at a deposition, but many lose their... Depositions Arkady Itkin 2010-04-11T12:21:12-08:00