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Legal Articles, Books and News for Employee Rights California

Legal articles, books and practice guides for employee rights from Stephen M. Murphy law offices. Free legal employment information in print or pdf format. We provide a complimentary initial consultation and all cases are taken on a contingency basis, meaning you pay no attorneys' legal fees or case costs until your case is resolved by settlement, mediation, arbitration, or trial.

Books & Practice Guides

• Wrongful Employment Termination Practice
  Continuing Education of the Bar - Author (1999-2007); Editor (2000-2007)
• "Handling a Wrongful Termination Action,"
  CEB Action Guide (Summer 1997 and 1999) - Contributor

Journal & Magazine Articles

• "Sav-On Drug Stores, Inc. v. Superior Court"
  Commentary, California Civil Litigation Reporter - October 2004
• "Forced Arbitration Denies Employees' Constitutional Right to Trial "
  The Sacramento Bee - August 4, 2003
  
• "Mandatory Arbitration Gives Employers the Upper Hand"
  San Francisco Chronicle - June 1, 2003
  
• "The Employee Sick Leave Act"
  CAOC (CTLA) Forum - May 2000
• "Can't Miss Deposition Questions"
  CAOC (CTLA) Forum - May 2000
• "Negotiating Severance Benefits"
  CAOC (CTLA) Forum - June 1996
• "What to Advise An Employee on the Firing Line"
  Lawyers' Weekly USA - June 21, 1993

In the News

• "S.F. Housing Authority Director Caught In Catch-22"
  KGO-TV - December 12, 2006
• "Housing Chief Faces Jail in Case Against Agency"
  San Francisco Chronicle - September 29, 2006
• "Judge Threatens Official with Jail"
  San Francisco Chronicle - August 12, 2006
• "Witness Says Housing Authority Could Have Paid Up"
  San Francisco Chronicle - July 14, 2006
• "S.F. Housing Official Not Sent to Jail, Yet"
  San Francisco Recorder - June 17, 2006
• "Housing Chief in Court"
  San Francisco Chronicle - June 17, 2006
• $6.5 Million Verdict for Sonoma County Employee with Mental Disability
  Lawyers' Weekly USA - April 10, 2006
• "$6.5 Million Award to One-Time Top Worker With Agoraphobia Denied County Promotion"
  BNA, Inc. Government Employee Relations Report - March 28, 2006
• Top Bay Area Plaintiff Employment Lawyers
  San Francisco Recorder
• "Judge Calls AAA Clause 'Unconscionable'"
  San Francisco Daily Journal - April 29, 2003
• "Judge: Officials Failed to Act in Harassment Case"
  San Francisco Chronicle - January 5, 2001