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Download: Flyer – Complex Web of Federal, State and Local Leaves of Absence Laws (1739109).PDF

Summary of Program
Employers continue to grapple with this very difficult area of employment law. It is not enough to focus on just one law when an employee is unable to work or is absent from the workplace due to some medical condition or injury suffered by the employee or his or her family member. Instead, employers need to understand and comply with how the courts, and various federal and state regulatory agencies, are interpreting the interplay between a number of laws like the FMLA/CFRA, ADA/FEHA, PDL, USERRA, and workers’ compensation. This seminar is designed to help employers and HR professionals understand this complex interplay and to provide some practical guidance on administering leaves and absences.

Program Highlights

• New Regulations and Agency Directives.
• What Does Each Law Provide: A Summary of the Statutes and Regulations.
• A Discussion of the Difference Between “Statutory Leaves” and “Wage Replacement Benefits.”
• Under What Circumstances the Statutory Leaves and/or Wage Replacement Benefits May Overlap and How to Evaluate and Determine the Employee’s Entitlements and the Employer’s Obligations Under Each Law.
• The Importance of Engaging in the “Interactive Process.”
• What are the Courts saying? Recent case law.
• Effective Documentation: Policies, Leave Administration Documents, and Medical Certifications.

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
[email protected]

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.

Download: 012714 Private Placement Press release Final.pdf

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., January 27, 2014 — ThermoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: KOOL) today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with institutional investors in connection with a private placement of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock. Upon the closing of this financing, ThermoGenesis will receive gross proceeds of approximately $6.67 million resulting from the issuance and sale of approximately 3.33 million shares of common stock at a price per share of $2.00. The purchasers will also receive warrants to purchase up to approximately 1.66 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.81 per share. The warrants are non-exercisable for six months after the closing of the financing and have a term of 5 years.

To view the full press release click the link above.

Download: WTWB Merger Press Release FINAL.pdf

Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation and Waldron & Bragg, a professional corporation, have jointly announced the merger of their business law and litigation firms. The combined firm will be named Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin and have offices in Sacramento, Calif., San Francisco, Calif., Beverly Hills, Calif., and Newport Beach, Calif. With more than 70 attorneys, the firm will continue to focus on corporate, litigation, entertainment, banking and finance, real estate, labor and employment, intellectual property, tax, trusts and estate planning, fiduciary abuse, and bankruptcy, among other areas.

“Dating back to 2010, our goal has been to grow to a state-wide firm that provides exceptional service to dynamic and growing companies throughout California. In keeping with our strategy, we have been open to growing in our current markets of Sacramento, San Francisco and Beverly Hills as well as looking at new areas that match the needs of our clients.” said Michael Kvarme, Weintraub’s managing shareholder. “Waldron & Bragg has a significant litigation practice and an exceptional reputation for their trial experience that will be an excellent addition to our existing practice. The combination of our firms represents our shared commitment to continually provide the highest quality legal services to our clients.”

“We are very pleased to know that the firm is available to our Plan directors, and members, throughout the entire state of California.” said long-time firm client, Rick Floyd, Plan Administrator for the California Law Enforcement Association, California Association of Professional Firefighters, and National Peace Officers and Firefighter’s Benefit Association. “Weintraub has served the legal needs of California Firefighters and Peace Officers since 1984. The firm’s recent expansion into Orange County will have a very positive impact on our 45,000 participating members state-wide and specifically more than 2,000 firefighters and peace officer members within the area.”

“Our clients have a need for expanded legal expertise in areas that Waldron & Bragg currently does not offer, and Weintraub brings these capabilities to the table with exceptional attorneys.” said Gary Waldron, shareholder at Waldron & Bragg. “Weintraub is unique in that it provides the breadth and depth of services found at larger firms while providing the personal touches and responsiveness of a smaller one. This commitment to clients and service are at the core of each of our firms and will only make us stronger as one firm moving forward.” said Sherry Bragg, managing shareholder at Waldron & Bragg.

The firm’s executive committee will increase to six members as of Jan.1, 2014 and will include Chris Chediak (Sacramento), Gary Bradus (Sacramento), Ed Corey (Sacramento), Paul Gaspari (San Francisco), Marvin Gelfand (Beverly Hills) and Bragg (Newport Beach), with Kvarme continuing to serve as the combined firm’s managing shareholder based out of Sacramento.

With headquarters in the California state capitol and offices in San Francisco, Beverly Hills and Newport Beach, the firm of Weintraub Tobin combines its shared vision and pledges to be an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs. The firm continues its long-time and strong support of the communities in which its attorneys live and work.

“We welcome Shinmei U.S.A. to the growing community of food-related companies in the Sacramento region, America’s farm-to-fork capital,” said SACTO Chair Gary Bradus, shareholder with Weintraub Tobin. “We are honored that Shinmei has chosen West Sacramento in which to locate its new U.S. headquarters and production facility.”

Click the link above to read the full press release.

For a third year in a row, Weintraub Tobin is working to raise funds for cardiovascular diseases and stroke by partaking in the American Heart Association Heart Walk on Saturday, September 21 at William Land Park.

Our attorneys and staff work hard during the summer months to gear up for the walk, which raises the dollars needed to fund life-saving research and initiatives in our local community. Each year, the firm thinks of unique and creative ways to solicit donations for the cause – from firm potlucks and bake sales to a vendor fair in the Wells Fargo lobby and an annual pancake breakfast. The firm raised $8,000 in 2011 and $9,500 in 2012, with the hopes of bringing in even more for the cause this year.

Attorney Jim Clarke serves as the firm’s Heart Walk captain.

To join Weintraub Tobin in the fight against cardiovascular diseases and stroke, visit our Heart Walk Homepage.

Download: Flyer. Risks and Benefits of Social Media and Computers in the Workplace (1672660).PDF

Summary of Program
Employees use networking sites to communicate with one another (as well as current and potential customers). They post their daily thoughts and activities, uploading photos and,
occasionally, adversely impact their employers’ business. What can an employer do to protect itself without intruding on employee rights?
Program Highlights

• Employer’s use of employee’s social media information versus the employee’s right to privacy.
• Protection of employer’s Confidential and Proprietary Information.
• Potential employer liability for employee’s on-line conduct.
• The importance of effective Electronic Use and Social Media policies.

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
[email protected]

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.