California Employment News: Effective Disciplinary Procedures and Policies (Podcast)
California Employment News: Effective Disciplinary Procedures and Policies
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The number of lawyers sanctioned for citing fake cases or quotes created by Generative Artificial Intelligence tools continues to grow. Earlier this summer, U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen ordered counsel to show cause as...more
Professional liability claims impact a multitude of professions, including those in the legal, medical, financial and insurance industries. Claims for malpractice, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and related...more
“Your honor, no artificial intelligence was used to generate content in this document. However, we would also like to disclose that there is someone in the courtroom who exhibits highly narcissistic traits and, therefore, is...more
Two cases show that courts consider alleged harassment or discrimination based on transgender or cisgender status to be colorable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Vacating summary judgment for the employer, a federal...more
Having a fair and meaningful disciplinary process can be a helpful tool for employers to improve employee performance. In this episode of California Employment News, employment attorneys Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi...more
Pennsylvania’s Educator Discipline Act governs educator misconduct complaints filed with the Department of Education for investigation and, if warranted, discipline. 24 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 2070.9. Once a misconduct complaint is...more
On January 19, the Alaska Board of Pharmacy (Board) announced statutory and regulatory changes that significantly impact “Out-of-State” (non-resident) Pharmacy registration requirements, impose additional licensure...more
What U.K. Firms Need to Know - INTRODUCTION - Over the past decade, the use of messaging applications, such as WhatsApp, for business purposes as an alternative to traditional email has grown exponentially. Ease of use...more
Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed multiple bills into law as part of California’s ongoing efforts to safeguard access to reproductive and gender affirming health care. The new laws are intended to increase protections for...more
The Max TV series “Industry” exaggerates —and occasionally glamorizes —illicit drug use in the workplace. However, in real life, employee substance use and addiction can raise significant issues. According to the Society for...more
For a time, this seemed to increase employee productivity, likely arising from many factors, particularly including employees being able to work longer hours due to a lack of commute to work. In fact, studies have shown that...more
In the past several years, South Korea has taken significant steps towards strengthening its employment anti-discrimination law. Although no comprehensive anti-discrimination law has yet passed, employers in Korea must take...more
In Ratliff v. Wycliffe Assoc., Inc., No. 6:22-cv-1185-PGB-RMN, 2023 WL 3688082 (M.D. Fla. May 26, 2023), the plaintiff, a software developer, sued the defendant, a Bible translation ministry, for sex discrimination under...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision: Calcutt v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., No. 21-714: This case involved review of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) disciplinary order...more
AGC V. SINGH, 2023 Md. LEXIS 150 (April 7, 2023) It is well-settled that absent certain exceptions, each party is responsible for their own attorney's fees regardless of the outcome of a case. But what about attorney...more
Kentucky just became the 38th state to legalize medicinal cannabis when Governor Andy Beshear signed SB 47 into law on March 31. This comes after many years of failed legislation and just a few months after the governor...more
Each month, the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency provides Disciplinary Action Reports (DAR) detailing the formal administrative complaints and disciplinary actions against adult-use and medical marihuana licensees. The...more
As a doctor or other licensed medical professional, the prospect of losing your license to practice medicine can be overwhelming. But, to protect your license—and your career—to the fullest extent possible, you need to act...more
As a pharmacist, facing a board of pharmacy investigation can have a multitude of adverse consequences. While losing your license might seem like the greatest risk, this isn’t necessarily the case. Increasingly, boards of...more
Bricker & Eckler invites you to attend our annual Ethics & Professionalism Seminar. This year's event features the following presentations and speakers: The Year in Review - Joseph Caligiuri, Ohio Disciplinary Counsel...more
As a licensed physician, facing a medical board investigation could mean that your career is on the line. Even though you spent years in medical school and in residency, and even though you may have spent decades honing your...more
As a licensed physician in Texas, facing a Texas Medical Board (TMB) investigation can entail significant risks. Depending on the allegations underlying the investigation, your medical license could be in jeopardy—and you...more
As the song goes, time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future. While Steve Miller may not have had FINRA and the SEC in mind when he wrote that lyric, the shoe certainly fits. Because here’s the thing about...more
Knowing the legislative mandate (i.e. the mission) of a licensing body is a crucial step in understanding its scope of authority to govern the licensed professionals subject to its authority. This article provides a...more