Events

Summary of Program

The ever increasing number of claims filed with the Department of Labor and California Labor Commissioner for unpaid overtime, and the increasing number of wage and hour class action lawsuit, highlight the importance of correctly classifying employees as exempt or non-exempt. This seminar is designed to help employers and HR professionals gain more through understanding of the various exemptions available under California law and learn how to conduct a legally strong exemption analysis.

Program Highlights

• A discussion of the exemptions available.
• Checklists for determining if your employees are exempt.
• How to conduct a self-audit to ensure that employees are properly classified.
• What to do if your employees have been misclassified.

Seminar Program

9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Seminar

Approved for 2 hours MCLE credit. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.
There is no charge for this seminar.

Location
Weintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.Sacramento, CA 95814

RSVP
Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Avoiding Common Pitfalls in the Management of Employee Leaves

Since the enactment of the FMLA over 20 years ago, employee leaves have grown exponentially – in the kinds of leaves offered and in the complexity of administration requirements.  While compliance is a fundamental goal in this area, managing employee leaves effectively requires more than adherence to regulations.  Savvy employers realize that practices like education and training of supervisors, open channels of communication with employees, and leave and attendance policies that are clearly articulated and consistently enforced, are essential.

Time:
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location:
Hilton Alexandria Center
Washington, DC

Speakers:
Scott Plamondon, JD
Shareholder, Weintraub Tobin

American Health Lawyers Association, Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues Conference, Fundamentals of Provider Enrollment.

Summary of Program

Administering leaves of absence and disability accommodations in California can be very challenging. California has a new paid sick leave law and numerous other leave laws and wage replacement benefits that interact with one another. To properly administer leaves and accommodate employees, employers need to understand the various types of leave/accommodations available, who is eligible under what circumstances, how to interact with an employee on a leave, and what obligations an employer has when leave is exhausted. This seminar will discuss important topics to help employers manage these laws, including:

Program Highlights

• California’s new paid sick leave law;
• A summary of employee rights and employer obligations under the various laws;
• The difference between “statutory leaves,” like FMLA/CFRA, and “wage replacement benefits,” like Paid Family Leave and State Disability Insurance;
• When and how the laws overlap;
• The importance of engaging in the interactive process;
• Recent case law; and
• How to prepare effective documentation.

Seminar Program

8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seminar

Approved for 3 hours MCLE credit. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.

There is no charge for this seminar.

Location

Irvine Company Office Properties
610 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Summary of Program

Administering leaves of absence and disability accommodations in California can be very challenging. California has a new paid sick leave law and numerous other leave laws and wage replacement benefits that interact with one another. To properly administer leaves and accommodate employees, employers need to understand the various types of leave/accommodations available, who is eligible under what circumstances, how to interact with an employee on a leave, and what obligations an employer has when leave is exhausted. This seminar will discuss important topics to help employers manage these laws, including:

Program Highlights

• California’s new paid sick leave law;
• A summary of employee rights and employer obligations under the various laws;
• The difference between “statutory leaves,” like FMLA/CFRA, and “wage replacement benefits,” like Paid Family Leave and State Disability Insurance;
• When and how the laws overlap;
• The importance of engaging in the interactive process;
• Recent case law; and
• How to prepare effective documentation.

Seminar Program

8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seminar

Approved for 3 hours MCLE credit. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.

There is no charge for this seminar.

Location

Weintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Location:

Julia Morgan Ballroom at the Merchants Exchange
465 California Street
San Francisco, CA  94104

Topics include:

Ethics:  To Tweet or Not? Ethics in Social Media
Annual Estate and Gift Tax Conference

The speaker will focus on the ethical issues facing practitioners with so many on-line tools. She will address the issues when using face book, twitter, snap chad and the like.

Specialty Credit:

• Ethics
• Tax: Estate, Gift Tax and Estate Planning; Ethics of Tax Practice
• Trust & Estates: Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Tax Preparation & Audit

Speakers:  Mary Deleo and Patrick A. Kholman

Summary of Program

Most employers know that it is crucial to have well trained supervisors to help ensure that rank and file employees perform their jobs effectively and efficiently. However, many employers don’t realize how important it is that supervisors be trained to understand the many employment laws that govern the workplace. Untrained supervisors can take actions (or fail to take actions) that result in significant legal consequences for an employer. Come join the employment lawyers at Weintraub Tobin for a discussion of best practices for training supervisors and reducing the potential for liability.

Program Highlights

• An overview of employment laws that impact the workplace and common mistakes supervisors make when they don’t understand those laws.
• Tips for effective communication between supervisors and employees, including how to give constructive performance feedback.
• Common supervisor mistakes when hiring and firing.
• The importance of consistent, objective, and timely discipline.
• Preventing and responding to harassment and other Equal Employment Opportunity complaints.
• Documentation: The good, the bad and the ugly.

Seminar Program

8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Seminar

Approved for 3 hours MCLE credit. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.

There is no charge for this seminar.

Location

Weintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Summary of Program

Most employers know that it is crucial to have well trained supervisors to help ensure that rank and file employees perform their jobs effectively and efficiently. However, many employers don’t realize how important it is that supervisors be trained to understand the many employment laws that govern the workplace. Untrained supervisors can take actions (or fail to take actions) that result in significant legal consequences for an employer. Come join the employment lawyers at Weintraub Tobin for a discussion of best practices for training supervisors and reducing the potential for liability.

Program Highlights

• An overview of employment laws that impact the workplace and common mistakes supervisors make when they don’t understand those laws.
• Tips for effective communication between supervisors and employees, including how to give constructive performance feedback.
• Common supervisor mistakes when hiring and firing.
• The importance of consistent, objective, and timely discipline.
• Preventing and responding to harassment and other Equal Employment Opportunity complaints.
• Documentation: The good, the bad and the ugly.

Seminar Program

9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Seminar

Approved for 3 hours MCLE credit. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.

There is no charge for this seminar.

Location

Weintraub Tobin
475 Sansome Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94111

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Summary of Program

Join the attorneys from Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment Group as they discuss important legal developments from 2014 and review the complexities of a number of new laws facing employers in 2015.

Program Highlights

• New Federal and State Legislation and Regulatory Requirements—Compliance is Harder Than Ever!
• Updates in the World of Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Law.
• Privacy: Social Media and Beyond.
• The Ongoing Headache of Keeping Up with the Complex Laws Relating to Leaves of Absence and Reasonable Accommodations.
• Developments and Trends in Wage and Hour Litigation.
• The NLRB’s Continued Attack on the Non-Union Workplace.

Seminar Program

8:30 am Registration and Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Seminar

Approved for 3 hours MCLE credit. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.

There is no charge for this seminar.

Location

Irvine Company Office Properties
610 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Summary of Program

Join the attorneys from Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment Group as they discuss important legal developments from 2014 and review the complexities of a number of new laws facing employers in 2015.

Program Highlights

• New Federal and State Legislation and Regulatory Requirements—Compliance is Harder Than Ever!
• Updates in the World of Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Law.
• Privacy: Social Media and Beyond.
• The Ongoing Headache of Keeping Up with the Complex Laws Relating to Leaves of Absence and Reasonable Accommodations.
• Developments and Trends in Wage and Hour Litigation.
• The NLRB’s Continued Attack on the Non-Union Workplace.

Seminar Program

8:30 am Registration and Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 pm Seminar

Approved for 3 hours MCLE credit. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.

There is no charge for this seminar

Location

The Bar Association of San Francisco
301 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | rcarrillo@weintraub.com