LEGAL ADVISORY
The University's Office of the General Counsel has begun a new service to clients. Under the leadership of the UC General Counsel, Charlie Robinson, they are undertaking "Legal Advisory" newsletters which will address legal developments.
As the newsletters are received, they will be posted here.
Requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act:
As the University increases its reliance on alternatives to traditional capital projects to deliver new facilities, the need for familiarity with state laws that regulate environmental review of projects is no longer limited to the campuses’ capital projects and planning staff. Project managers in purchasing, real estate and other administrative divisions need to be aware of the environmental review laws:
Full Text 168kb PDF.
California Passes New E-Discovery Law:
With the passage of the California E-Discovery Act, the University’s obligations to preserve and produce electronically stored information (“ESI”) in state court litigation now parallel its obligations in federal court litigation. The University must preserve relevant ESI when litigation is reasonably anticipated (or fi led, if there was no advance notice) to ensure compliance and minimize the University’s exposure to monetary and evidentiary sanctions.:
Full Text 192kb PDF.
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009:
The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 creates a number of new safeguards for young consumers and increases the transparency of affinity agreements between credit card companies and universities. The requirements of the Act apply to the University and affect not only credit card affinity agreements, but how credit cards are promoted on campus or at campus events:
Full Text 155kb PDF.
Title VII:
In a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Supreme Court held that employers must have a "strong basis in evidence" that an employee selection test will violate the disparate impact prohibition of Title VII before invalidating the results of a test after it has been administered. This showing is not satisfied merely by demonstrating that the test will have a statistically adverse impact on one race or sex.
Full Text 180kb PDF.
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