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Volunteer Mediators needed for Labor Code issues

The Office of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations is seeking volunteers to help mediate allegations of retaliation that come before the Commissioner.

Briefly, when an employee exercises some protected right under the Labor Code (such as making a wage claim, using family sick leave, going on jury duty, etc.) and then experiences an adverse action (such as being terminated), the employee may bring a retaliation complaint to the Labor Commissioner if they believe that the adverse action was in retaliation for exercising their rights.
The mediation program is designed to bring the parties together for a three-hour window of time. If they can't resolve the dispute, it goes back to the Labor Commissioner for investigation and a decision. The mediations are held during weekdays and are typically either held from 9-12 or from 1-4 at the Office of the Director, 455 Golden Gate Ave. in SF. A brief "subject matter" training is provided to the mediator before the mediation.

For more information contact: Holly Bride Hayashida, Office of the Director, HHayashida@dir.ca.gov or 415-703-5060

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State Bar Council on Access and Fairness to Hold Stakeholder Forum on Diversity in the Legal Profession on June 14

Date: Saturday, June 14 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: The State Bar of California, AT&T Center
1149 South Hill Street, Los Angeles 90015

Survey: All stakeholders, even those not planning to attend, are asked to complete the attached survey (57KBWORD) to help us plan for the program and the future work of the Council.

For more information, to RSVP, or to return the survey, please contact:

180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
415-538-2141 or frank.monti@calbar.ca.gov

UC Hastings to Present Leadership Academy for Women in
May and July

The Hastings Leadership Academy for Women is presenting a leadership development program for women law firm partners.

Dates: May 29 - 31 and July 17-19
Location: UC Hastings College of the Law, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco
For more information about speakers, costs and registration, download the flyer. (269KBPDF)

VLSP Cycling Challenge is July 13

Sign up for the 18-mile ride today or sponsor a rider.

Candidate Forum for the Third District of the California State Senate to be held in San Rafael on May 9

The Marin County Bar Association is hosting a candidate forum for all three candidates in the primary race for the Third District of the California State Senate: Assemblyman Mark Leno, State Senator Carole Midgen, and Former Assemblyman Joe Nation.

This forum will take place on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. at the Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth Street, San Rafael.
Cost is $15 (boxed lunch included; please specify turkey or vegetarian).
RSVP by May 7 to Robynn Gaspar at rgaspar@30nsp.org

Public Advocates presents its 37th Anniversary Dinner on May 29

The Anniversary dinner will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. at the
Metreon City View. The event will honor John Merrow, Documentarian, Correspondent, The NewsHour;
Carol Anthony, Environmentalist; Sandra DeGregorio, Community Activist; and Hon Derrell Steinberg, California State Senator.

For more information and to register go to www.publicadvocates.org.

BASF supports ACLU's Death Penalty Guidelines Resolution

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Download the Bay Area Minority Law Student Scholarship

Deadline is May 30.

BASF responds to recent articles on homeless

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ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession Presents Conference on June 26-27
National Conference for the Minority Lawyer: A unique Program for
Litigators, Business Lawyers, In-House Counsel, Solo Practitioners, and Government Lawyers