Q: I was fired for making comments about my employer on Facebook. My page does not note where I work or who I work with. It is viewable only to friends and my Twitter page is accessible only to those who “follow” me. My comments were vague regarding my wanting to be ethical and honest and that I was being pushed around because my budget was being cut. I had 16 people on my page
Q: Are state bar records–specifically the budget–public documents? A: The State Bar of California is not subject to the Public Records Act. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6100 (“The State Bar of California is a public corporation[, and n]o law of this state restricting, or prescribing a mode of procedure for the exercise of powers of state public bodies or state agencies, or classes thereof, … shall be applicable to the State Bar, unless the
Q: The board of supervisors recently passed a resolution requiring public water and sewer for homes built on properties smaller than 40 acres. The resolution number was not listed on the agenda. Is this a violation of the Brown Act? A: The Brown Act requires that agendas include “a brief general description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting, including items to be discussed in closed session. A brief
Q: I received a Notice of Determination from Employment Development Department (EDD) stating that I had I refused a Job…and under Code 1257B will be denied U/I benefits for 10 week…” I believe that EDD was supplied with false information by a previous employer simply for relation and or harassment do to a previous administrative law appeal that I won awarding me unemployment benefits over the objections of my employer. Point being, that I’d like access
Q: My reputation has been attacked by a few Yelpers, who never used my services, or met me. However, my concern is that right now about 75% of my positive reviews are “filtered” while all the negatives mostly stay at the top! Apparently, Yelp is not interested in real experience of those who really use my services. At the same time negative reviews posted for some businesses are filtered in large number. For me the