Employment Law/Legal Update for 2015 Start 2015 knowing and clearly understanding new California and Federal employment laws. The fastest expanding risk in employment law are wage and hour class actions with state settlements of $25 million outpacing federal class action awards. This is an opportunity to learn about the latest developments. Join our labor and employment law expert for a comprehensive review. Relevant court cases from 2014 and new laws effective in 2015 will be covered, including the topics below:
- Mandatory California Paid Sick Leave
- Changes in Minimum Wage & Hour
- Arbitration Agreements
- Independent Contractor Liability
- Pending Regulatory Changes
Presented by: Lonnie Giamela, Esq., Partner at Fisher Phillips Mr. Giamela represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including fair employment, intellectual property, ERISA litigation, wage and hour, independent contractor classification, medical leaves, mass layoff and preparation of employment documents such as handbooks and compensation plans. Lonnie has extensive experience representing local, regional and national clients in class action wage-hour lawsuits as well as representative lawsuits brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act. Lonnie has successful experience representing these clients before state, appellate and federal courts as well as governmental agencies such as the Department of Fair Employment Housing, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Employment Development Department. He has also assisted clients in collective bargaining, defense of unfair labor practice charges, arbitrations, and representation of employers in union organizing campaigns. Lonnie has presented more than 200 seminars to management, executives, human resources professionals and employer groups on topics including fair employment, medical leaves, mass layoffs, FMLA/CFRA compliance, independent contractor classification matters and wage and hour compliance.
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Event Fee: $10.00 for OCPA members, $20.00 for non-members and $20.00 for all walk-ins who have not pre-registered online.
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*Cancellation Policy - If you need to cancel your reservation, please e-mail the Employment Section Chair Maggie Laprade at mlaprade.laborlaw@gmail.com. No refunds will be issued. Credit for a future meeting will be held in your OCPA account which may be applied to future meetings if your cancellation is received no less than 48 hours prior to the event.
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