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Second Session Added for L&E Health Care Reform Seminar

Due to overwhelming demand, a second session of the Health Care Reform seminar has been scheduled for 5/22/13 from 12:00-2:00 pm. Additional seats are available for the second session only. If you would like to register for this seminar, please RSVP to Ramona Carrillo at rcarrillo@weintraub.com.

Presented by The Labor & Employment Group at Weintraub Tobin and Vincent Catalano of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Inc.

Summary of Program

The Supreme Court has spoken and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) is here to stay. It is now critical that employers of all sizes learn how the PPACA may impact their workplace. Join Weintraub Tobin, and special guest speaker, Vincent Catalano, MBA, Area Vice President/Employee Benefits Consultant from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Inc., for this very timely and informative panel discussion about how employers can navigate the complexities of, and comply with, the PPACA.

Program Highlights

  • Determining who is a covered employer under the PPACA.
  • “Pay or Play” mandates – the details of what employers must do.
  • A discussion of available tax credits.
  • Understanding the consequences of non-compliance: penalties, penalties, penalties.
  • What the California Exchange “Covered California” is and what it means for employers.
  • Benefits of PPACA including coverage of dependents to age 26, women’s health enhancements and preventative care and other patient protections.
  • Strategies the proactive employer can take.

Location
Weintraub Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
Parking validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage, entrances on 4th and 5th St.

Seminar Program
Noon – 2 p.m. – Seminar
Approved for 2 hours MCLE credit; HRCI
credits available upon request.
There is no charge for this seminar.

Upcoming Seminar – Pregnancy Leave, Accommodation and Discrimination

Download: Flyer – Pregnancy Leave.pdf

Program Summary:

Join the Employment Law Group of Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin for an informative and up-to-date discussion about the rights and obligations of pregnant employees.

Program Highlights:

  1. Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)
    • What is it?
    • Which employers are covered?
    • When is an employee eligible?
    • How should employers administer the leave?
  2. PDL versus FMLA/CFRA
    • How do they relate or overlap?
    • How should employers administer overlapping leave?
  3. Reasonably Accommodating Pregnant Employees
    • Do you have to?
    • If so, what is required?
    • What are the consequences if the employer fails to accommodate?
  4. Pregnancy Discrimination
    • What is it under federal and state law?
    • How can you avoid it?
  5. What are the Courts saying?

Thursday, February 16, 2012

9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Program

There is no charge for this seminar

Approved for 2 hours MCLE Credit;
HRCI credits available upon request

RSVP

Ramona Carrillo
Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916.558.6046
Fax: 916.446.1611
rcarrillo@weintraub.com

TRAINING: Mandatory AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention

Download: Sexual Harassment Prevention.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.

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; and
  • practical and inter-active hypotheticals and examples to help illustrate what 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.

Training Program:

Thursday, December 6, 2012

9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Training

Charge: $50.00 per supervisor

Location:

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

Parking validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo Center parking garage.

RSVP

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

Upcoming Seminar: Untrained Managers and Supervisors – What They Need to Know

Download: Flyer – Your Greatest Liability. Untrained Managers and Supervisors – (1722646).PDF

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.
  • Documentations: 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; HRCI credits available upon request.
There is no charge for this seminar.

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

This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar. If attending via webinar, MCLE and HRCI credits will be provided upon
verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

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.

Weintraub Joins Forces with FMC and MADE BY ALL for Creator Economy Salon

On Monday, October 27th, Weintraub joined forces with the Franchise Media Collective (FMC) and MADE BY ALL to host the Creator Economy Salon: “Generations: From Passion to Legacy Enterprises.” This exclusive, members-only gathering brought together trailblazers from across the content creator landscape for a day of insight and connection. Weintraub partners Scott Hervey and Jessica Marlow took center stage as moderators of two dynamic panels.

Upcoming Seminar: Developments in Wage and Hour Laws – the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Program Summary:

Join the Employment Law Group of Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin for an informative training session that will help employers and HR professionals gain a more thorough understanding of various wage and hour laws that often create liability when an employer gets them wrong.

Program Highlights:

  • Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court
    • Yes it’s true — we really are going to have a decision from the California Supreme Court this April.
    • The meal and rest period nightmare may be over.
  • Are you classifying workers as independent contractors? If so, make sure you are right because the feds and California are hammering those who get it wrong.
  • New developments affecting compensation plans: Commissions, bonuses and mutual wage agreements.
  • What constitutes “hours worked”: It’s not always as simple as 9-5.
  • Calculating an employee’s “regular rate of pay” and “overtime premiums”: It’s not always as simple as the hourly rate x 1-1/2.
  • The technical “nitty gritty” of wage and hour record keeping requirements: timecards, paystubs, payroll records and more.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Program

Location

400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

*This program is also available via Webinar. Please indicate when you RSVP.

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There is no charge for this seminar.
Parking validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage.

Approved for 3 hours MCLE Credit;

HRCI credits available upon request

RSVP:

Ramona Carrillo
Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916.558.6046
Fax: 916.446.1611
rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Upcoming Webinar: Managing Products in CA; Prop 65, Green Chemistry & Rigid Plastic Packaging Act

Summary of Program

This webinar will provide an in-depth understanding of California specific laws, affecting food and other product manufacturers and marketers, such as the Prop 65, the Green Chemistry Initiative, and the Rigid Plastic Packaging Act. We will discuss these laws, how to comply with them and avoid litigation.

About the Instructor

Instructor, Lee N. Smith is experienced in federal and state water quality, air quality and hazardous materials compliance issues, Prop 65 and Food Safety issues. He has handled cases before the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, the San Joaquin Unified Air Pollution Control District, and local environmental agencies. He has also been involved in state court litigation concerning pesticide contamination, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Prop. 65 litigation, as well as federal litigation involving the Clean Air Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Time: 10:00 pm EST

Areas Covered:

  • History of the Law
  • Explanation of the Statute and Regulation
  • Case Studies
  • Litigation
  • Compliance
    • Products
    • Food Products
  • What to do if you get a sixty-day notice

For more information about the webinar, click here.

Seminar: Effective Employment Policies – Are Yours Up To Date?

Download: Effective Employment Policies-Are Yours Up To Date.pdf

Program Summary:

Join the Employment Law Group of Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin for an informative training session that will help business owners, human resource professionals, and managers with two of the most important defensive measures a company can have: (1) creating effective and compliant workplace policies; and (2) properly training supervisors in implementing them.

Program Highlights:

  • Understanding what employment laws govern your workplace and complying with them when creating your policies.
  • The goal of employment policies.
  • How to avoid creating unintended contracts for employment.
  • Policies that should and should not be included in an employee handbook.
  • The benefits of training supervisors and the risks if you don’t.

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

9:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Program

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There is no charge for this seminar.
Parking validation provided. Please park in the Wells Fargo parking garage.

Approved for 2 hours MCLE Credit;

HRCI credits available upon request

RSVP:

Ramona Carrillo
Weintraub Genshlea Chediak Tobin & Tobin
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916.558.6046
Fax: 916.446.1611
rcarrillo@weintraub.com

Upcoming Seminar: Pregnancy Leave, Accommodation & Discrimination

Don’t Wait for the Stork To Teach You What It All Means

Summary of Program
Join the Employment Law Group of Weintraub Tobin for an informative and up-to-date discussion about the rights and obligations of pregnant
employees.

Program Highlights

  • Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)
    • What is it?
    • Which employers are covered?
    • When is an employee eligible?
    • How should employers administer the leave?
  • PDL versus FMLA/CFRA
    • How do they relate or overlap?
    • How should employers administer overlapping leave?
  • Reasonably Accommodating Pregnant Employees
    • Do you have to?
    • If so, what is required?
    • What are the consequences if the employer fails to accommodate?
  • Pregnancy Discrimination
    • What is it under federal and state law?
    • How can you avoid it?
  • What are the Courts saying?
    • Recent decisions.

Seminar Program
9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Seminar
Approved for 2 hours MCLE credit; HRCI
credits available upon request.
There is no charge for this seminar.
RSVP
Ramona Carrillo
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Fl.
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.558.6046
rcarrillo@weintraub.com

This seminar is also available via webinar. Please indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending via webinar. If attending via webinar, MCLE and
HRCI credits will be provided upon verification of attendance for the entirety of the webcast.

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