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Carmen Plaza de Jennings

Carmen Plaza de Jennings

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Curiale Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP
727 Sansome Street
San Francisco, California  94111
(San Francisco Co.)

Telephone: 415-835-9000
Facsimile: 415-834-0443
http://www.chklawyers.com



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Practice AreasLabor and Employment; Education Law
 
EducationUniversity of San Francisco, J.D., 1978, Princeton University, B.A., 1975
 
Admitted1980, California; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and District of Columbia Circuits
 
MembershipsState Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section).
 
LanguagesSpanish
 
BornMiami, Florida, March 11, 1952
 
BiographyCarmen Plaza de Jennings is a partner in the firm's San Francisco office. She practices in the area of labor and employment law, with an emphasis on the representation of public sector employers, including cities, counties, institutions of higher education, and special districts. She has spent her entire career as a labor and employment lawyer, representing both public and private employers. Ms. Plaza de Jennings' practice involves all areas of labor and employment law, including labor negotiations, advice and counseling, labor arbitrations, training, investigations and litigation. She provides ongoing advice to clients regarding labor and employment matters, including employee discipline and performance issues, sexual harassment, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Ms. Plaza de Jennings also advises community colleges on instructional program issues and such matters as the hiring, retention, discipline, and dismissal of faculty and staff, and on matters of student discipline and student rights. Ms. Plaza de Jennings has presented workshops and provided extensive training to institutions of higher education and other public and private sector employers. From 1978 to 1990, Ms. Plaza de Jennings worked as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. From 1985 to 1990 she was a Supervisory Attorney in the San Francisco Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board. As a Supervisory Attorney, Ms. Plaza de Jennings handled complex trials and supervised all aspects of Board work, including the investigation and prosecution of unfair labor practice cases, and representation matters. Fellow: Member of Advisory Board, La Raza Centro Legal; Princeton University (Member, Prize in Race Relations Committee).
 
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Public Employers' Right to Discipline Employees Refusing To Answer Investigation Questions Affirmed By California Supreme Court
Carmen Plaza de Jennings, Jayne Benz Chipman, September 4, 2009
The California Supreme Court has rendered its long-awaited decision in Spielbauer v. County of Santa Clara, S150402, decided February 9, 2009. The Court held that under certain circumstances, a public employee can be terminated or otherwise disciplined for refusing to answer questions in an...


 

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