Balancing School Needs/Employee Rights: A Guide to Leaves & Accommodations
Join YMC's employment law experts for an insightful session to explore the complex legal landscape surrounding leaves of absence and reasonable accommodations. YMC attorneys will address recent legal updates and talk through real-world scenarios to arm attendees with valuable insights regarding the various leave types, compliance requirements, and best practices for managing employee disabilities. Walk away with actionable strategies for updating your school’s leave and accommodation policies and practices and minimizing legal risks associated with this frequently litigated area of law.
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Partner/Attorney at Law
Young, Minney & Corr, LLP
Anthony Serrao’s practice focuses on labor and employment law, including advising employers on issues related to wage and hour laws, leaves of absence, disability accommodations, investigations, grievances, employment contracts, policy development, and STRS/PERS matters.
Anthony has appeared in numerous forums in defense of public employers, including the Department of Fair Employment & Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Public Employment Relations Board, State Personnel Board, and private arbitration pursuant to collective bargaining agreements. Anthony has also defended public employers before the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal in employment-related litigation.

Partner/Attorney at Law
Young, Minney & Corr, LLP
Chastin Pierman has exclusively represented charter schools in California since 2005. Chastin’s practice covers all aspects of labor and employment law, including serving as a negotiator for school boards throughout California. Chastin frequently works before California’s Public Employment Relations Board in all matters related to unions and charter schools, in particular responding to union organizing campaigns, defense of Unfair Practice Charges, and impasse matters. Chastin has also served as chief negotiator on many of the first labor agreements for charter schools in California.

Young, Minney & Corr, LLP
Sarah’s practice areas include board governance and all matters related to employment and labor law, such as discipline and dismissal, employee misconduct investigations, leaves, wage and hour, disability law, benefits and STRS/PERS administration. Sarah also regularly represents employers before related state agencies and courts.
Sarah serves as the Chair of the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Committee and as a Representative for the State Bar of California in the American Bar Association House of Delegates. Author of various articles on employment topics, Sarah also frequently trains charter school boards/ administrations.
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