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The Labor & Employment attorneys at Weintraub Tobin specialize in training supervisors on various workplace issues, including preventing harassment, discrimination, and retaliation; workplace health and safety; and managing leave laws.  For more information, please visit our Trainings page here

SACRAMENTO – Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Lukas Clary has been elevated to Shareholder. Lukas is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group.  Lukas has experience representing clients in all aspects of employment litigation. He regularly handles claims involving allegations of workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, unpaid overtime and wages, missed meal and rest periods, and class actions. He also regularly counsels clients on compliance and litigation avoidance strategies.

About Weintraub | Tobin With offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, Weintraub Tobin is 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 longstanding support of the communities in which its attorneys live and work. For more information on the firm, visit weintraub.com.

UPDATE:  In-person registration full for both the January 9 and 10 sessions being held in Sacramento.  Webinar registration is still available.  To register for the webinar, please RSVP to rcarrillo@weintraub.com.

Seminar Program:

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Seminar

Summary of Program

Join the attorneys from Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment Group as  they discuss important legal developments from 2017 and review a number of new laws facing employers in 2018.

Program Highlights

• New Federal and State Legislation and Court Cases
• Developments in Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Law
• Leaves of Absence and Reasonable Accommodations
• Wage and Hour Laws
• Arbitration and Class Actions
• NLRB

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. 

There is no charge for this seminar.

Weintraub Tobin Shareholder Matt Sugarman is excited to announce that Jon Shestack Productions and Madhouse Entertainment’s have negotiated the rights to produce John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War to develop as an original film. The novel is part of a six-book series and will be distributed by Netflix.

Congratulations to Jon Shestack Productions and Madhouse Entertainment. To read the full article, visit Deadline here: http://deadline.com/2017/12/netflix-old-mans-war-john-scalzi-sci-fi-novel-jon-shestack-madhouse-entertainment-1202221957/

Weintraub Tobin’s Scott Hervey moderated a Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s (HRTS) Unscripted Content Group panel discussion on Monday, December 4th to discuss the recent sexual harassment  allegations circulating Hollywood. According to Deadline Hollywood, Hervey “asked first-rate questions.”  The panelists discussed the liability a hypothetical production company carries when producing a new show.

Ryan Abernethy is an associate in the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group. Ryan has successfully represented clients in all areas of employment law including the defense of claims involving workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, trade secrets infringements and class actions.  He also regularly counsels clients regarding compliance, risk management, policy preparation and training.

To learn more about Ryan and his practice, visit his attorney page: https://www.weintraub.com/people/ryan-e-abernethy

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 | Sacramento, CA (Session 1)
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 | Sacramento, CA (Session 2)
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 | San Francisco, CA

Additional information and details for each session will be available December 8, 2017.

Please note that the Sacramento seminars will be limited to 50-in person attendees. To reserve your space at one of these sessions, please email Ramona Carrillo at rcarrillo@weintraub.com.