Finding the Facts - Disciplinary and Harassment Investigation

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With offices in Los Angeles, Fresno, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento, the law firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore represents a variety of educational institutions in all aspects of employment law, labor relations and education law, as well as providing advice and representation in business and facility matters, both transactional and litigation. The Firm's representation of community college districts, as well as school districts, throughout California, encompasses all phases of counseling and representational services in negotiations, arbitrations, fact findings, and administrative proceedings, including representing our education clients before federal and state agencies with jurisdiction over public entities, including the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights , the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Public Employment Relations Board, Fair Employment and Housing Commission, Department of Labor and the Office for Civil Rights and the State Office of Administrative Hearings. In addition, the Firm handles bidding questions, contract review and revision as well as other contracting issues. The Firm regularly handles a wide variety of labor and employment litigation and litigation regarding business and facilities issues, from the inception of complaints through trial and appeal, in state and federal courts Members of the Firm have first-hand experience and in-depth understanding of the special demands of labor relations and employment law as they apply to educational institutions. We are known throughout the state for the breadth and depth of our expertise in representing California schools, as well as, county offices of education and community college districts. Liebert Cassidy Whitmore places a unique emphasis on preventive measures to ensure compliance with the law and to avoid costly litigation. For more than 30 years, the Firm has successfully developed and presented training workshops and speeches on all aspects of employment relations for numerous public agencies and state and federal public sector coalitions, including the Community College League of California (CCLC), Association of Chief Human Resource Officers (ACHRO), Association of California Community College Administrators (ACCCA), College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), California College and University Police Chiefs Association (CCUPCA), Community College Facility Coalition (CCFC), National Association of College and University Administrators (NACUA), the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), the California School Boards Association (CSBA), National Higher Education Law and Policy Institute, Education Law Association, International Personnel Management Association (IPMA), National Employment Law Institute (NELI), and Public Agency Risk Management Authority (PARMA) This workbook contains generalized legal information as it existed at the time the workbook was prepared. Changes in the law occur on an on going basis. For these reasons, the legal information cited in this workbook should not be acted upon in any particular situation without professional advice. Copyright © 2019 Liebert Cassidy Whitmore. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, transmitted, or disseminated in any form or by any means without prior written permission from Liebert Cassidy Whitmore.