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In an important ruling supportive of parental and student rights to a "free appropriate public education" (FAPE), the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 20 U.S. C. §§ 1400, et seq.

Education is a hot button topic in America.  One of the great challenges is placing highly qualified teachers in the classroom – especially in classrooms serving underprivileged students.

The California Court of Appeal has affirmed that faculty due process rights set forth in the Education Code cannot be waived, even by a faculty member who is accused of misconduct and agrees to settle the charges by waiving the right to a hearing.

If you are a government employee, you do not forfeit your first amendment rights. You still have the right to speak out on issues of public importance.

In an important affirmation of voluntary stock option compensation plans, the California Supreme Court has ruled that when an employee opts to receive a portion of his or her wages in the form of non-vested stock (which the employee forfeits if he or she does not complete the vesting period), there ...

The Governor has signed into law an amendment to the California Unruh Civil Rights Act (which prohibits discrimination in business) to provide that any discount offered or provided to consumers who have suffered “the loss or reduction of employment or reduction of wages” will not be considered discr...

In certain cases, an employer may have considered both proper and improper motives in terminating an employee. For example, an employer may have considered performance issues in deciding to dismiss a pregnant employee.

When a public school employee pursues a grievance, the matter is controlled by the governing collective bargaining agreement, and not by the California Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA).

A case involving the Tulare County Office of Education deals with an issue that is sure to recur as parents exercise rights under the federal Family Education Right to Privacy Act (“FERPA,” 20 U.S.C.

The Ninth Circuit has confirmed that a special education teacher has standing to sue for retaliation under both the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and the federal Rehabilitation Act. In Barker v. Riverside County Office of Education, 2009 WL 3401986 (9th Cir. Oct.