Events

SEAC invites you to spend the morning with leave and accommodation experts employment attorneys, Beth West and Chuck Post from Weintraub Tobin as they discuss the ins and outs of this difficult area of employment law.

Time:

7:30 am – 12:30 pm

Breakfast will be provided

Where:

Sacramento State Alumni Center

6000 J Street

Sacramento, CA 95819

Space is limited. Click here to register.

Get the latest advice on managing the complexities of FMLA and CFRA regulations. Shareholder, Chuck Post will be speaking at this engagement.

Seminar Summary:

In today’s economic climate, attendance and productivity are key to a company’s survival. Take the first step toward protecting employees’ rights and minimizing your liability – attend this seminar and get practical tips on how to update your policies to comply with FMLA and CFRA regulations. Don’t let your company take compliance risks during this historically difficult time in our nation.

Given the high cost of dealing with attendance and leave issues, you will see a quick return on the investment you make in this crucial seminar. Don’t miss this chance to learn cutting-edge techniques for coping with all the latest FMLA changes and hot issues.

Time:

8:30 am – Registration

9:00 am – 10:15 am – An Overview of Leaves of Absences in California – Robert L. Rediger

10:30 am – 12:00 pm – FMLA/CFRA – Chuck Post

1:00 pm – 2:45 pm – Engaging in the Interactive Process – Sue Ann Van Dermyden

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Time to Reinstate or Terminate? – Rex Darrell Berry

Location:

Crowne Plaza Sacramento

5321 Date Avenue

Sacramento, CA 95814

Approved for MCLE sponsor and 6.0 CLE hours of participatory credit.

For more information on this seminar click here.

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

Download: Beth West_Speaking Engagement.pdf

Join Weintraub Tobin’s attorney Beth West who will be speaking at the South Placer EAC’s seminar on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

The Topic:

The Importance of Conducting an HR Audit Before You Get Audited

Time:

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Location:

Roseville Connections/EDD

115 Ascot Drive, Suite 180

Roseville, CA 95661

For additional information and to register, click here.

Summary of Webinar:
California laws and regulations are replete with California specific provisions that can trip up the out of state manufacturer, supplier or retailer of goods in the state. Manufacturing for, and selling products into the California market, directly or through the internet is complicated by several California specific laws that regulate the chemicals that are contained in that product. In this webinar we identify and discuss three of those laws: Proposition 65, the Green Chemical Law and regulations and the Rigid Plastic Container rules.

Time:
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. U.S. CST

Download: Flyer – Mandatory AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (1747805).PDF

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.

Program Highlights

• an overview of sexual harassments 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; and
• practical and inter-active hypotheticals and examples to help illustrate what sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation can look like.

Seminar Program
9:00 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Training

Cost: $75.00 per supervisor

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

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.

Attorneys Lee Smith and Alden Parker will present at an upcoming webinar: “FSMA Made Simple: Strategic and Tactical Approaches In Preparing for New Regulations” at 2 p.m. August 14.

After participating in this webinar, attendees will have knowledge of how to realistically analyze the effects of FSMA regulations on their operations and build an action plan of next steps for their company.

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) presents a daunting collection of both newly enforced and proposed regulations impacting food processors. While some of the regulations, are in effect now and must be carefully managed, other FSMA components like the Preventive Controls regulation are still in the proposal phase. Talking heads are advising us to go full-steam forward with implementing these regulations in processing operations, and there are FSMA products and services already being offered. Given this current situation, what is a practical and realistic strategy to minimize risk and regulatory action against your company, while controlling costs and running efficient operations?

During this webinar, we will address this dilemma by looking at strategic and tactical responses that can help us “wrap our arms” around the new FSMA regulations. We will briefly review the details of new requirements, and then jump into how to manage compliance at both a corporate and plant level. An important tool for analyzing the impact of these regulations and developing an action plan is gap assessment. Examples of how to conduct gap assessments for the whistle blower protection, records requirements, and preventive controls rules will be presented.

Webinar Agenda:

• Overview of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Regulations
  • Who does it apply to?
  • Why was it created?
  • What is now in effect that will impact my company and what is pending?
• Currently Implemented FSMA FDA rules
  • Registration, Re-registration, Suspension of Registration
  • Inspection Frequencies and Record Access
  • Administrative Detention
  • Recall Authority
  • Fees: Recalls, Re-inspection
  • Whistleblower Provision
  • Imports
• Proposed Regulations For Food Processors: Preventive Controls
• Strategic Planning for FSMA Compliance
  • Executive and Management Team Roles
  • Controlling Risk for the Company
  • Developing a Road Map for Implementation
  • Gauging FSMA Impact on Company through Gap Assessment
  • Example GAP Assessments: Whistleblower Provision, Record Requirements, and Preventive Controls
• Tactical Response to FSMA
  • Corporate Programs
  • Factory Systems
• Best Practices and Pointers to Control Costs
  • What products and services are essential and legitimate for FSMA?
  • What really requires immediate implementation?
• Building a FSMA Action Plan to Guide Our Next Steps
• Questions and Answers Session

Who will benefit from this webinar:

• Executive management team
• Regulatory compliance managers
• Executive Quality and Food Safety managers
• Legal counsel
• Plant manager
• Quality Assurance Manager
• Company owners
• Food safety and HACCP Manager
• Consultants

Presenter–Jeff Kronenberg
Jeff Kronenberg, M.S., is Extension Food Processing Specialist with the University of Idaho, School of Food Science. Over the past 30 years he has held positions in operations and corporate quality, productivity, food safety, HACCP, and health & safety with Frito-Lay, the J.R. Simplot Company, PowerBar, AIB International, and University of Idaho. Jeff has worked with numerous company and supplier processing operations in developing, training, and implementing quality, food safety and HACCP systems. Through his industry affiliations, Jeff has worked with, and audited, food manufacturing and distribution companies across the United States in the areas of product quality, food safety, and HACCP. Over the past 12 years, he has spearheaded the introduction of Lean Manufacturing to the food industry in Idaho. Jeff holds a Master’s Degree in Food Science and Microbiology from Cornell University. He holds HACCP certifications through the Association of Food and Drug Officials (Seafood HACCP Trainer), the American Society for Quality (HACCP Auditor), International HACCP Alliance, and Safe Quality Food Institute (SQF Consultant). Jeff also holds a Lean Knowledge Certificate from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
Presenter–Lee N. Smith, attorney
Lee is a shareholder of Weintraub Tobin in Sacramento and Fresno. His practice includes Prop 65 and Food Safety issues, land use regulation and development, environmental compliance, water law and litigation. Lee will address the FSMA record-keeping requirements.

Presenter–Alden J. Parker, attorney

Alden is a shareholder in the Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Sections at Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin. His employment practice includes defending employers in all areas of employment law. He has extensive experience defending against sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage & hour class action litigation in both federal and state courts. Alden will address employment issues relating to FSMA including important whitsleblower regulations.

To register, visit the Food Seminar International Website.