California courts have long wrestled with what happens when a whistleblower proves retaliation was a factor in an adverse employment decision, but the employer also proves it would have made the same decision for legitimate reasons. In a new published
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The Coming Shakeup in Commercial Drones for Construction and Insurance
By Tressler LLP
In 1964, a little-known trade dispute over frozen chickens led to a major shift in American transportation. In retaliation for European tariffs on U.S. poultry, President Lyndon Johnson slapped a 25% tariff on imported light trucks. The so-called “Chicken Tax”…
Labor Matters Are Exempt from the Open Meetings Act
By Tressler LLP
The makeup of your collective bargaining team can have a huge impact on your success in negotiations. Board members can offer valuable input into the negotiations process, especially since restrictions from the Open Meetings Act (OMA) do not apply to…
Wages on the Rise: What California Employers Need to Know Before July 1, 2025
By Tressler LLP
It is the end of June and the year is already half over! Tressler’s Labor and Employment Group would like to remind all employers of the changes in minimum wage coming to certain jurisdictions on July 1, 2025. The current…
The Complex Interplay Between Free Speech and Employment Law
By Tressler LLP
In Misjuns v. City of Lynchburg, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a municipality’s decision to terminate a fire captain for posting content on social media that his municipal employer found to be offensive attacks on…
Personal vs Public Accounts: Critical Considerations for Elected Officials When Utilizing Social Media
By Tressler LLP
A recent 9th Circuit decision has important implications for how elected officials utilize social media. In Garnier v. O’Connor-Ratcliff, two candidates running for trustee positions on a local school board created public Facebook and Twitter pages to promote their election…
How Absolute is Prosecutorial Immunity?
By Tamar Zmora
By Megan M. Olson Government employees are afforded a variety of protections to allow them to perform their jobs without being subject to civil liabilities. Prosecutorial immunity mirrors the immunity afforded to judges, which protects prosecutors who are acting within the…
Attorney Spotlight: Megan M. Olson
By Tressler LLP
Megan M. Olson focuses her practice on serving cities, villages, townships, library districts, road districts, park districts and other local government entities. In addition to providing general counsel, she provides guidance on establishing and drafting new ordinances and policies, contract negotiations,…
Visual Pak Redux: Second Guessing the Erie Guess
By Tressler LLP
The Illinois Appellate Court for the First District issued an opinion on December 19, 2023, in Nat’l Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford & Cont’l Ins. Co. v. Visual Pak Co., Inc., 2023 IL App (1st) 221160, which finally answered the question of…
The Statute of Limitations Debate is Over But That’s Not All Tims Does
By Tressler LLP
The Illinois Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated opinion in Tims v. Black Horse Carriers, Inc., 2023 IL 127801 on February 2, 2023. Tims settles — once and for all — the burning question of which statute of limitations applies to claims advanced under…