Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumna Jenna Warden (JD ’12) has joined the labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips, LLP. Warden will be working in the firm’s Irvine office. Warden has defended a broad range of litigated claims, including premises liability, insurance, and construction claims. She previously worked as an associate
Law firm Fisher Phillips announced last week the promotion of Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law alumnus John Mavros (’08) to partner of the firm’s Irvine office. Mavros joined the firm in 2010. His practice includes representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. It
Professor Rosenthal presented his work in progress, “Saving Disparate Impact,” at the Sixth Annual Colloquium on Labor and Employment Law, held at Loyola School of Law in Los Angeles. The paper considers the constitutionality of federal employment discrimination law after the Supreme Court’s 2009 decision in Ricci v. DeStefano.
The Los Angeles Times published an op-ed by Dean Tom Campbell entitled “A federal boost for the jobs market.” In the piece, Dean Campell proposed, “The government could agree to provide for 50% of a new employee’s salary if an employer adds a job and gives it to someone who’s been out of work six
Professor Larry Rosenthal appeared as a guest on AirTalk on Southern California Public Radio to debate the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the 2007 Arizona law that would impose sanctions on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants. Listen to Professor Rosenthal discuss with Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach what affect the decision will
The New York Times invited former Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair John Eastman to contribute an opinion piece to the New York Times “Room For Debate.” On September 22, 2010, Former Dean Eastman led the online discussion “On-Duty versus Off Duty” with a piece entitled, “Can Speech Be Limited for Public Workers?” The op-ed
Professor Mario Mainero, Visiting Associate Professor of Academic Achievement and Senior Policy Adviser for Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach, authored an ordinance that was recognized by PublicCEO as the Ordinance of the Year. The ordinance, which was approved unanimously by the Orange County Board of Supervisor’s in November, banned project labor agreements and other anti-competitive
Professor Mario Mainero was quoted in an article in the Orange County Register discussing a new city ordinance that is an opposition to project labor agreements. Professor Mainero, and Chief of Staff to Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach, explained “that several subcontracts in the county might currently include PLAs; this ordinance will not correct those
Professor John Hall’s op-ed piece “Porn Industry’s Lack of Workplace Protection Puts Actors at Risk” was published in the January 8, 2008 issue of The Los Angeles Daily Journal.