Welcome to the Weintraub Resources section. Here, you can find our Blogs, Videos, and Podcasts, in which Weintraub attorneys regularly provide insights and updates on legal developments. You can also find upcoming Weintraub Events, as well as firm and client News.


Raising Capital for Startups

  • When: Mar 16, 2016
  • Where: Bespoke

Summary of Program

Join a panel of Weintraub Tobin attorneys and Touchdown Ventures venture capitalists to discuss the preliminary work that must be done before looking for investment and the details of seed and A round financing.

Program Highlights

  • Pre-Fundraising Considerations
  • Sources of Capital
  • Seed Capital Round
  • Series A Round
  • Common Mistakes in Fundraising

Speakers

Scott Hervey – Scott is a Shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and Intellectual Property groups. Scott represents technology and digital media companies in a wide variety of matters.

Jeff Pietsch – Jeff is a Shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and Intellectual Property groups. Jeff focuses his practice on representing public and private companies.

Alex Nwaka – Alex is a Senior Associate at Touchdown Ventures’ SF office. Alex has extensive investment experience, having previously advised a wide range of individuals and corporations including Sir Richard Branson, The Virgin Group and Estee Lauder Companies.

Date & Time

Wednesday, March 23
5:30pm – 7:30pm 

Pizza and beer will be served.

Location

Bespoke
Westfield San Francisco
845 Market Street, Level 4
San Francisco, CA

Parking: Jessie Street Garage (entrance off 3rd Street, left hand side, just before you cross Market Street).

RSVP

[email protected]

There is no charge for this event.

Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations

  • When: Mar 3, 2016
  • Where: Weintraub Tobin

Join the attorneys from Weintraub Tobin’s Workplace Investigations Unit (Vida Thomas and Lizbeth West) for this one-day, in-depth training on conducting effective workplace investigations:

ERISA Litigation Developments: Implications in 2016 and Beyond LIVE Webcast

  • When: Feb 25, 2016

Thursday, February 25, 2016 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm (ET)Please join Brendan J. Begley in a two-hour LIVE Webcast.  A seasoned panel of thoughtful leaders and professionals assembled by The Knowledge Group will offer the audience with an in-depth discussion of the current issues in ERISA Litigation. For example, speakers will present their observations concerning the effects of Barboza v. California Association of Professional Firefighters, a significant opinion from the Ninth Circuit expected to impact how ERISA administrators are compensated and the manner in which plans can hold assets in trust. Course Fee: Registration is FREE for the first 30 registrants courtesy of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation.  Once all of the passes are used, attendees can register for the deeply discounted rate of $25 each courtesy of Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation.  CLE/CPE/CE credit requires a minimal Certificate of Attendance processing fee of $49 per participant (normally paid by the attendee) if credit is needed to apply to the bar.

Guardians at the Gate: Properly Trained Managers are Your First Line of Defense

  • When: Feb 18, 2016
  • Where: Weintraub Tobin

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 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.

Weintraub Tobin Labor and Employment Group to Speak at AB 1513 Seminar

  • When: Feb 4, 2016

Weintraub Tobin will be joining a panel of speakers on February 4, 2016 at the AB 1513 Seminar on Critical Piece Rate Pay Legislation Affecting the Construction Industry. The panel will summarize AB 1513 and discuss how it will affect the construction industry. Visit the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors (CALPASC) website for more information and to attend.

Mandatory AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

  • When: Dec 10, 2015
  • 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 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.

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.

Seminar Program
9:00 am- 9:30 am – Registration
9:30 am- 11:30 am – Seminar

Cost: $75 per person

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.

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

Please RSVP by Monday, December 7th.

Ramps, Dogs and Horses: Discrimination and Accommodation of Employees, Customers and Third-Parties

  • When: Nov 19, 2015
  • Where: Weintraub Tobin

Summary of Program

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 HR 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

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.

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.