2015-2016 Legislative and Case Law Update - Santa Maria

Employers in California and nationally are faced with a constant bombardment of new laws and case law developments. This briefing will focus on what employers need to know to keep pace with these changes. Topics will consist of a review of the continuing avalanche of new legislation signed into law at the state and federal level impacting California employers in 2016, including:

• The impact of legislative developments, including:
  • “Clean up” revisions made by AB 304 to California's mandatory paid sick leave requirement
  • SB 579 on paid sick leave
  • The expansion of California’s Equal Pay Act made by SB 358
  • AB1506, which creates a safe harbor for pay stub PAGA claims
  • AB 1513
  • AB 1509
  • AB 987
• The impact of the federal agenda, including:
  • DOL’s new white collar overtime exemption regulations
  • DOL’s new guidance on “independent contractor” status and the risks of misclassification 
  • Expansion of the scope of the NLRA by the National Labor Relations Board in the areas of arbitration, employees use of social media, and employers' policies violating the NLRA
  • Developments within other agencies such as the EEOC 
• Trends from 2015 and how that should impact employers planning for 2016 
• An overview of case law developments related to:
  • Wage and hour
  • Immigration enforcement
  • Sexual harassment
  • Discrimination
  • Retaliation
  • Leaves of absence
  • Privacy
  • Confidentiality 
  • Wrongful discharge developments

We will include practical advice regarding the impact of new laws and court decisions on the updating of your current employee handbook policies for 2016. PDFs of recent guidance will be emailed to attendees upon request. 

Continental Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:30 am

Program followed by Question and Answer Session: 8:30 – 11:30 am

Cost: $115