Labor/Employment
Jul. 28, 2016
Ruling delves into outside counsel and attorney-client privilege
A recent opinion assures employers who retain outside counsel to conduct workplace investigations that the attorney-client privilege may protect the investigation even if the outside counsel does not give legal advice to the employer. By Sarah Banola
A recently published opinion by the California Court of Appeal provides important assurance to employers who retain outside counsel to conduct workplace investigations by clarifying that the attorney-client privilege may protect the investigation even if the outside counsel does not give legal advice to the employer. City of Petaluma v. Superior Court (Waters), 2016 DJDAR 6637 (June 30, 2016). The court found that the city...
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