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Asked & Answered: Your questions answered by FAC lawyers

• A&A: School board offered settlement based on bad information; how can I set the record straight? February 20, 2012
  Q:  I am a member of a school board that recently voted to support a settlement agreement with a six-figure employee who we terminated. The settlement was designed to make the costs related to the termination finite. I supported the termination and opposed the settlement for a variety of reasons. It has come to light […]
• A&A: Suspended from job for posting negative comment on personal, private Facebook page February 16, 2012
  Q: I am currently suspended from work for posting a thought on facebook regarding my company. I worked for the company for over 2 years, but a recent commission-structure change has made my living difficult (60% less than what it used to be). I then received a company internal email regarding the company’s huge growth […]
• A&A: City Council dispursed funds without allowing comment by groups they shortchanged February 15, 2012
  Q: The city council was previously instructed to fairly distribute funds to all domestic violence shelters in L.A.  Members decided to give the majority of the funds to just two of the thirteen shelters and wouldn’t take comments from the 11 shelters that were shortchanged. Our agency in fact serves more people than the two […]
• A&A: Accessing police records on frequent use or misuse of helicopters hovering above my neighborhood February 14, 2012
  Q: I am writing to inquire what I can do to obtain a Los Angeles police report. Their website reports are only disclosed to the victims, and references Section 6254 of the Government Code (para. f) which seems to support their limited release. I’m requesting the documents to investigate the use, or misuse, of helicopters […]