Solo and Small Firm
The Practitioner Winter 2019, Volume 25, Issue 1
Content
- Can California Lawyers Ethically Light Up?
- Executive Committee of the Solo and Small Firm Law Section 2018-2019
- How the New Rules of Conduct Affect Your Social Media Use
- Letter From the Chair
- Letter From the Editor
- MCLE Article: Elimination of Bias: You Should Try to Change What You Should Be Able to See
- Sheppard Mullin vs. J-M Manuf.: a Lesson in Undisclosed Conflicts
- Table of Contents
- Will California Have Mandatory Malpractice Insurance for Attorneys and What Will It Look Like?
- 2019 Bills Pertaining to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
2019 Bills Pertaining to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
By Cindy Elkins
Cynthia Elkins is the principal of Elkins Employment Law, founded in 1998, a firm devoted to the representation and defense of employers in all aspects of their employment-law and human resource legal concerns, Prior to starting her own practice, Cynthia held several positions with employment law firms.
This time of year sees not only the changing of the seasons (as much as we have seasons in California), but this time of year is when we see the many new pieces of legislation that have been signed into law. Many of the new laws were the result of the much publicized #MeToo movement.
Below is a brief overview of some of the bills pertaining to these issues. These laws became effective January 1, 2019, unless otherwise noted.