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Federal and state OSHA laws protect California workers from unsafe working conditions.  However, the federal and state statutes and regulations are complex and can be difficult to understand.  This seminar is designed to remove some of the mystery from federal and state OSHA requirements and assist you in maintaining compliance.  In addition, new regulations require employers to train supervisors about bullying.  This webinar will explain those requirements.

Program Highlights

• Implement a compliant and effective Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (IIPP).
• Anti-bullying requirements.
• Avoid enormous Cal/OSHA fines and hassles by regularly assessing your organization’s IIPP, training your employees, and shoring up weaknesses in your safety practices.
• Better understand what OSHA regulations apply to your industry so you won’t be caught off guard if and when accidents occur.
• Use effective preventive measures to keep your employees and customers safe from threats of workplace violence.
• Recognize the warning signs that indicate an employee is capable of violence and how to respond.

Date and Time

This informative session will take place via webinar only.

Thursday, July 16, 2015
9:30 am – 11:00 am

MCLE credits available upon request.  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 Floor
Sacramento, CA  95814
916.558.6046
rcarrillo@weintraub.com

*Information on registering and logging in to this webinar will be provided after you have RSVP’d and approximately one week prior to the session. 

Summary of Program

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

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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 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;
• AB 2054 – training on the prevention of “abusive conduct” in the workplace; and
• practical and interactive 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 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Training

Charge: $75.00 per Supervisor.

Locations

San Francisco – May 27, 2015
Weintraub Tobin
475 Sansome Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94111

Sacramento – Thursday, May 28, 2015
Weintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Newport Beach – Thursday, June 4, 2015
Real Office Centers
23 Corporate Plaza Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660

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

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 on employers;
• 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 certain individuals) who willfully misclassify workers as independent contractors.

If you or your company is currently using independent contractors, this is a webinar you cannot afford to miss. Register today!

Webinar

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

MCLE Credits available upon request. 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 Floor
Sacramento, Ca 95814
916.558.6046
rcarrillo@weintraub.com

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