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Printable Registration Online Registration Breakfast Rates: Members: $50.00 Non-Members: $60.00

Agenda: 8:00am - Check-in begins 8:30am - Session begins 10:30am - Session ends

Location: To Be Determined

The Peculiarities of California Employment Law

June 25 , 2008
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Presented by: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

About the Program:

If you have employees in California, or if you want to keep on top of trends in employment law that may be making their way east from the “Left Coast,” then you definitely will not want to miss this briefing.  Lawyers from the Los Angeles and San Francisco offices of the national law firm of Seyfarth Shaw LLP will join us to talk about the most prominent and vexing peculiarities of California employment law, and they will answer questions about other legal challenges that our attendees are facing in California.  Our presenters will distribute extensive written materials that will help you spot, and perhaps even solve, California employment law issues on your own after you leave the presentation.

While it is easy to bemoan the special problems that employers face in California, our presenters  will suggest practical ways for employers to avoid or solve them.  Some of the California employment law peculiarities they will discuss include:

• The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act

• Disability Discrimination and the Interactive Process

• Wage-Hour Administration

• Workplace Harassment and Mandatory Supervisory Training

• Breach of Contract Claims

• Workers’ Compensation Retaliation (Labor Code §132a)

• Restrictive Covenants

• Commissions and Bonus Plans

• Hiring and Discharge Procedures

• The California Family Rights Act and Other State Leave Laws

• “Kin Care”

• Arbitration Agreements

• Drug Testing and Employee Privacy

About Our Facilitators:

Mr. Stacy Shartin has been a partner in the Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw since 1979. Throughout that time he has advised employers in virtually every aspect of labor and employment law, and has represented clients in administrative and court proceedings involving wrongful termination claims and claims of employment discrimination arising under state and federal statutes, such as the 1964 and 1991 Civil Rights Acts, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and the National Labor Relations Act. Mr. Shartin also has represented clients in collective bargaining, arbitration, affirmative action and wage-hour matters before state and federal agencies.

Daniel Newland is a partner practicing labor and employment law in the San Francisco office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. He has extensive first chair trial experience, in both federal and state courts, obtaining defense verdicts for clients such as Paccar (Grand Auto), Pinkerton, Georgia-Pacific, The Staubach Company, and AMTRAK. Mr. Newland has represented clients including Supercuts, Accenture and Core-Mark in both state and federal wage hour classification matters. He also counsels clients in a variety of industries, including television production companies, wineries, recreational resorts, e-commerce, restaurants and professional services, all on aspects of traditional labor and employment law.

Payment is due before or at the meeting. No POs or requests for invoicing can be honored. Checks should be made payable and mailed five days prior to the event and sent to:

Dallas HR
4100 Spring Valley Road, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75244
214-631-8775
214-631-4533 - Fax

IMPORTANT: Advance reservations with payment are strongly recommended. Payment will be required for reservations made but not kept, unless cancelled prior to the registration deadline indicated. To receive cancellation credit, you must fax your cancellation request to Dallas HR four days before the scheduled event. No-shows will be billed. Outstanding balances may result in exclusion from future meeting registration.