On the Cutting Edge: EE Handbooks & Applications in California

Keyword(s) employee Handbooks, California

Simply put, there isn't a more important document for an employer in California than the employee handbook. A well-written, updated, concise, compliant and user-friendly handbook is the most powerful weapon in the employer\'s arsenal to protect itself from employee litigation. Employers need to understand the strategic importance of the handbook and pay proper deference to the drafting, distribution, and enforcement of the employer\'s policies contained therein. If you have not updated your employee handbook very recently, there are many new laws that require you to update your handbook again in 2015.

At this seminar, we will cover the key employment policies that should be in every California employer’s handbook, including new policies concerning paid sick leave, social media, anti-bullying, reimbursement, discrimination, harassment, gender expression, religious dress, and more. We will provide sample policies to help you get you on the right track. We will also provide you with practical tips on how to update, rollout, and confirm receipt of handbooks, and review the dangers of electronic signatures. We will discuss the significance of utilizing a good employment application to screen out unwanted applicants and employees. We will review the mistakes most employers make in their handbooks and applications and show you clever ways to avoid them. This seminar will be informative and entertaining, and should not be missed by California employers who want to know about the cutting edge issues in employment law.

Credits CalBar - MCLE:1.25, HRCI - HR (General):1.25, SHRM - PDC:1.25

Tag(s) Employment Law, General HR, Global HR, HR Strategy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talent Acquisition & Retention, Total Rewards, Wellness, California Employment Law & Regulations, General HR

Publisher CAHR Conference

Description

Greg Labate, Labor & Employment Lawyer, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Greg Labate is Co-Practice Group Leader of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group and is a partner in the firm's Orange County office.

Mr. Labate specializes in labor and employment law and represents employers in a wide range of industries throughout California and the United States. He provides general advice to employers relating to labor and employment issues and has extensive experience in defending employers against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation, invasion of privacy, workplace violence, wage claims, employee raiding, and other related matters. He is a trial attorney who has had great success defending his clients in court. Mr. Labate has also defended employers in numerous wage and hour class actions, with a special emphasis on class actions in the mortgage, restaurant, retail, and manufacturing industries.

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