California Employment Law Update

Training Provided by Lorman Education Services nCompanies with employees in California face a bewildering and complicated set of employment laws, which are often inconsistent with federal law. This three-hour teleconference will address the most important and current issues facing California employers (or out-of-state companies with employees in California), including wage and hour compliance and litigation trends, California's unique disability and discrimination laws, recently enacted legislation, and important case law developments including cases pending before the California Supreme Court. The teleconference will also cover new federal law changes that will affect California employers, including developments in the U.S. Department of Labor and the proposed Employee Free Choice Act.

California Employment Law Update Agenda

1. The Wage Hour Wars Continue
1. Recent Decisions Regarding Exempt Status
2. Meal and Rest Period Litigation Update
3. Does the California Labor Code Apply to Employees Based Outside of California?
4. Class Action Issues, Including the Use of Release Agreements
5. Claims Under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act
6. Indemnification of Employees Under Labor Code §2802
2. New California Legislation
1. Computer Professional Exemption
2. Use of Sign off or Attestation Statements on Time Records
3. Alternative Work Weeks
3. Discrimination and Harassment Developments
1. Reasonable Accommodation Requests and the Interactive Process
2. Medical Marijuana Use
3. Responding to Requests for California Family Rights Act Leave
4. The "Cat's Paw" Theory (Innocent Decision Maker but Biased Subordinate)
5. Attorney's Fees Awards Where Plaintiff Recovers Lower Damages
4. The San Francisco Mandatory Health Care Ordinance: Is It Pre-Empted by ERISA?
5. Hiring and Applications: Questions Regarding Criminal Convictions
6. Reductions in Force and the Proper Use of Releases
7. California Supreme Court to Rule on 10 Important Employment Cases
1. Arbitration Agreements in California
8. Changes in Federal Law That Affect California Employers
1. The New Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis
2. The Employee Free Choice Act
3. The National Labor Relations Board Under President Obama
4. New I-9 Form and Handling No Match Letters

About The Training Provider: Lorman Education Services

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