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Does Your Service Animal Need a Stand Up Desk? Discrimination and Accommodation of Employees, Customers and Third-Parties

When: Nov 17, 2016
Where: Weintraub Tobin

Summary of Program

The Labor and Employment Group at Weintraub Tobin is pleased to offer this very informative training session that will help business owners, human resource professionals, and managers to both comply with legal record keeping requirements and also prepare and maintain effective defensive documentation.

Most business owners know that customers and employees may need to be accommodated from time to time for various reasons. Often this is because of an employee’s disability, medical condition or a condition present on property owned by the business and open to the public. It is important for business owners and employers to understand and comply with how the courts and various federal and state regulatory agencies define accommodations, as well as learn what their rights and obligations are regarding: (1) engaging in the interactive process; (2) providing reasonable accommodations; and (3) removing barriers to access.

Program Highlights

This informative seminar will provide an overview of the many accommodations business owners, employers and Human Resources professionals may be forced to consider, who should be accommodated, and how to engage in an interactive process to determine an appropriate accommodation. Topics will include:

How to Determine Who is Entitled to an Accommodation
How to Engage in the Interactive Process and How to Know When to Initiate the Initial discussion
The Various Protected Classes and/or Activities Entitling an Employee to Accommodation (including things like disability, religion, and illiteracy, to name a few)
Service Animals in the Workplace
How to Effectively Document the Accommodation
Recent Developments in Accommodation Law
A primer on Title III “Public Accommodation” Liability
Disabled Access Cases
- ADA Mills Are Still Active
- How Alterations to Your Property May Affect Your Obligations Under the ADA
- It’s Not Just the ADA

Date: November 17, 2016
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Seminar

8:30 am – 9:00 am – Registration & Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 am – Seminar

Webinar: This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar.

Location

Weintraub Tobin

400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor | Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street. Please bring your parking ticket with you to the 11^th floor.
Approved for three (3) hours MCLE. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review. Certificates will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

There is no cost for this seminar.
*This seminar will be limited to 75 in-person attendees.

A Paperless World? All The Documentation You Still Need

When: Oct 13, 2016
Where: Weintraub Tobin

Summary of Program

Program Highlights:

Document retention under various federal and state laws.
Effective employment policies and other documents relating to the employment relationship (e.g. arbitration, confidentiality and proprietary information, and severance & release agreements).
The documents an employee’s attorney will likely rely on in an employment lawsuit and the importance of creating good contemporaneous documentation so as to avoid producing damaging evidence later:
- Wage and hour documentation
- Investigation documentation
- Attendance and leave of absence documentation
- Training documentation
- Performance documentation
- Discipline and termination documentation

Date: October 13, 2016
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Seminar

9:00 am – 9:30 am – Registration & Breakfast

9:30 am – 11:30 am – Seminar

Webinar: This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar.

Location

Weintraub Tobin

400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor | Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street. Please bring your parking ticket with you to the 11^th floor.
Approved for two (2) hours MCLE. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review. Certificates will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

There is no cost for this seminar.
*This seminar will be limited to 75 in-person attendees.

The Life Span of the Employment Relationship: Hiring, Disciplining and Firing

When: Sep 15, 2016
Where: Weintraub Tobin Office

Empty desk after termination of employment – landscape interior.

Summary of Program
The Labor and Employment Group at Weintraub Tobin is pleased to offer this informative seminar that will discuss recent cases to help business owners, human resource professionals, and managers avoid liability and effectively hire employees as well as carry out disciplines and terminations. This seminar will cover:

• Lawful and effective job postings and interview questions.
• Tips for an effective and meaningful discipline process.
• Effective policies, training and documentation to reduce liability.
• “Progressive Discipline” – Beware!
• Conduct that may constitute “retaliation” and the laws that apply.
• Properly responding to “whistleblowers”.
• Voluntary quits versus “constructive” termination.
• What constitutes “wrongful termination” and what that means for at-will employment.

Date: September 15, 2016
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Seminar
9:00 am – 9:30 am – Registration & Breakfast
9:30 am – 11:30am – Seminar

Webinar: This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar.

Location
Weintraub Tobin Office
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor | Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking Validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street. Please bring your parking ticket with you to the 11th floor.

Approved for two (2) hours MCLE. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review. Certificates will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

There is cost for this seminar.

*This seminar will be limited to 75 in-person attendees.

Oh Sh–! The Government is Knocking at Your Door

When: Aug 18, 2016
Where: Weintraub Tobin Office

Summary of Program

There is no universal way to prepare for a governmental audit, investigation or inspection. The employment laws governing your workplace have different compliance requirements and governmental agencies have different agendas and degrees of power. This seminar will include tips on whether, and how to, conduct a self audit; understanding the do’s and don’ts of compliance; and best practices.

Program Highlights

Labor Commissioner Claims and Audits — Conduct Regular Self Audits to Avoid and/or Be Prepared for Claims and Agency Audits
EEOC/DFEH Investigations—Responding to Claims
EDD Audits — Misclassification Issues
USCIS/ICE Investigations—Complying with I-9 Requirements
CalOSHA—Steps to Take to Be Prepared for an Audit
Tips re: Government Audits and Physical Site Inspections
Policy Compliance Audit
HR Legal Compliance Audit

Date: August 18, 2016
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Seminar

9:00 am – 9:30 am – Registration & Breakfast

9:30 am – 11:30am – Seminar

Webinar: This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar.

Location

Weintraub Tobin Office

400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor | Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking Validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street. Please bring your ticket with you for validation.

Approved for two (2) hours MCLE. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review. Certificates will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

There will be no cost for this seminar.
*This seminar will be limited to 75 in-person attendees.

Don’t be Clueless: The Essentials of Workplace Investigations

When: Jun 16, 2016
Where: Weintraub Tobin Office

Summary of Program

Join the attorneys from Weintraub Tobin’s Workplace Investigations Unit (Vida Thomas and Meagan Bainbridge) as they discuss the fundamentals of an effective workplace investigation.

Program Highlights

The duty to investigate
Determining who will do the investigation
Recognizing your own biases
Tips for conducting the investigation
- Preparation
- Conducting and documenting witness interviews
- Analyzing the evidence and making credibility determinations
Writing the investigation report

Date and Time

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Seminar Program

9:00 am – 9:30 am – Registration & Breakfast
9:30 am – 11:30am – Program

Webinar:

This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar.

Location

Weintraub Tobin Office

400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor | Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking Validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street.

There will be no cost for this seminar.

*This seminar will be limited to 75 in-person attendees.

Mandatory AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

When: May 19, 2016
Where: Weintraub Tobin

Summary of Program

The regulations regarding California’s Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for supervisors require that certain employers provide training to their supervisors every two years.

The Labor and Employment Group at Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin is offering a two hour in-person training session that will comply with all the requirements outlined in the regulations including things like:

An overview of sexual harassment laws
Examples of conduct that constitute sexual harassment
Lawful supervisory responses to complaints of harassment in the workplace
Strategies to prevent harassment in the workplace
Training on the prevention of “abusive conduct” in the workplace (AB 2054)
Practical and inter-active hypotheticals and examples to help illustrate what bullying, sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation can look like.
A discussion of the DFEH’s new updated regulations, including what must be contained in an employer’s policy against harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

If you are an employer with 50 or more employees, and have supervisors who have not yet been trained, this training is a must. We look forward to hearing from you and helping you comply with your continuing sexual harassment training obligations.

Date and Time

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Seminar Program

9:00 am – 9:30 am – Registration & Breakfast
9:30 am – 11:30 am – Seminar

Approved for two (2) hours MCLE.

Location

Weintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking Validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street.

Cost

$75 per person

For more information please contact:

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | [email protected]

Uber vs. The World: Redefining Independent Contractors in the Modern Day

When: May 12, 2016
Where: Webinar

Summary of Program

The risks involved in misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee have always been serious. A number of federal and state agencies regulate the proper classification of workers and have the authority to impose significant monetary and non-monetary sanctions against employers who get the classification wrong.

Program Highlights

This informative webinar will cover the legal landscape of independent contractor status. Topics will include:

A summary of the various tests applied by federal and state agencies to determine independent contractor status;
A summary of the enforcement authority of various federal and state agencies and the sanctions they may impose;
The due diligence employers must engage in before classifying a worker as an independent contractor; and
California’s law imposing monetary and non-monetary sanctions against employers (and other individuals) who willfully misclassify workers as independent contractors.

If you or your company is currently using independent contractors, this is a webinar you won’t want to miss. Register today!

Date and Time

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Webinar:

This seminar is available via webinar.

Approved for one (1) hour MCLE. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review. Certificates will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | [email protected]

There is no charge for this seminar.

Sands Through the Hour Glass: Wage and Hour Update

When: Apr 14, 2016
Where: Weintraub Tobin

Summary of Program

Unfortunately, both single-plaintiff and class-action wage and hour lawsuits continue to plague California employers. Often employers are sued because of technical violations that occur simply because the employer is unaware of its legal obligations. In addition, 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 lawsuits, highlight the importance of correctly classifying employees as exempt or non-exempt.

This seminar will discuss the nuts and bolts of wage and hour compliance. In addition, this seminar will help employers and HR professionals gain a more thorough understanding of the various exemptions available under California law and learn how to conduct a legally strong exemption analysis.

Program Highlights

“Actual hours worked” and problems with “off the clock” work.
What is and is not included in the “regular rate” of pay?
AB 1513 piece-rate compensation.
Reporting time pay/split shift premiums.
Are you “providing” a meal period to your employees?
- If your answer is “No” because you have an “on duty” meal period agreement with your employees – Is it valid?
- If your answer is “No” because the Brinker case says you don’t have to – You’re in for some surprises.
“Flex-time,” “make-up time,” and “alternative work” schedules.
PAGA Claims/Class Claims
What actually needs to be on the pay stub.
Employee Classifications
- 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.
What are the courts saying – highlights of recent decisions regarding wage and hour issues in California.

Date and Time

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Seminar Program

8:30 am – 9:00 am – Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Seminar

Webinar: This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar.

This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review. Certificates will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

Location

Weintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking Validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street.

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | [email protected]

There is no charge for this seminar.

* This seminar will be limited to 75 in-person attendees.

Hot topics in Provider Enrollment 2016

When: Apr 13-15, 2016
Where: Baltimore, Maryland

American Health Lawyers Association, Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues Conference, Hot topics in Provider Enrollment.

Even Keanu Can’t Figure It Out: The Leave Law Matrix

When: Mar 17, 2016
Where: Webinar

Summary of Program

Administering leaves of absence and disability accommodations in California can be very challenging. California has a 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 am – 9:00 am – Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Seminar

Webinar: This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar.

Approved for three (3) hours MCLE. This program will be submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review. Certificates will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

Location

Weintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Parking Validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th Street.

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046 | [email protected]

There is no charge for this seminar.