Wage & Hour law updates in California

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Date
31 July, 2019 (Wednesday)
Time
10:00 AM PST | 01:00 PM EST
Duration
60 Minutes Minutes

Overview

What you don’t know CAN hurt you and your company with disastrous consequences. When it comes to compliance with California’s myriad of wage and hour laws and regulations, avoiding costly litigation is even more difficult with the slew of hyper-aggressive attorneys ready to capitalize on even the most harmless technical infraction. Attendees will learn the proper method of classifying employees as exempt versus non-exempt and independent contractor versus employee. Attendees will also learn when and how to properly provide overtime, meal and rest breaks and acquire tools to avoid, wage and hour litigation, including class action and PAGA claims. Attendees will also learn how to avoid claims under the revived Equal Pay Act.

Area Covered

  • classifying employees as exempt versus non-exempt
  • classifying employees as independent contractor versus employee
  • how to properly provide overtime
  • how to properly provide meal and rest breaks
  • how to avoid class action lawsuits
  • how to avoid PAGA claims
  • how to comply with the Equal Pay Act

Why Should You Attend

This Webinar is important for anyone tasked with ensuring compliance with wage and hour regulations in California.

Who Will Benefit?

The target audience for this Webinar is any business owner, in-house counsel, or human resources professional involved with wage and hour compliance for their company.

Speaker

Jennifer Raphael Komsky earned her B.S. in 1994 from the University of California, Santa Barbara and earned her J.D. degree in 1997 at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.  She was admitted to the State Bar in 1997. Current memberships include the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Prior to specializing in employment law, Jennifer practiced in the areas of medical malpractice defense and business litigation.  She has focused on employment law exclusively for over 15 years, defending employers in all phases of litigation before State and Federal Courts and administrative agencies.  Jennifer regularly counsels human resource professionals and business owners, providing ongoing advice and guidance on company policies and personnel matters as well as conducting employee trainings.  Jennifer’s clients include small and family-run businesses up to nationwide and global corporations.  No matter the size of the business, Jennifer’s approach remains the same:  determine the needs of the client early on and design the best strategy accordingly.

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