California Employment Law Update: New Changes and How They Impact Your Business

Get insider information on the latest, news breaking developments in California's employment law.

Over the past 12 months, California courts and the state legislature have made unprecedented changes to employment laws that impact human resources departments and the legal requirements they enforce. New and emerging areas of risk in these areas will be identified, a brief review of existing law will be provided, and the topic will offer a concentrated overview of compliance strategies to minimize legal risk.

Learning Objectives

- You will be able to describe new rules for administering employer
policies and practices.
- You will be able to identify new California legal developments and
how they impact your business.
- You will be able to discuss practical steps you must take to comply
with new legal developments.
- You will be able to review prioritizing an audit.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Douglas J. Farmer, Esq.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Shareholder in the San Francisco office of Ogletree, Deakins, a national law firm specializing in the representation of businesses in employment law counseling and litigation
Served as lead defense counsel in nearly a hundred wage and hour class action lawsuits
Tried to verdict numerous cases in state and federal courts, including wage and hour, sexual harassment, age discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, FMLA/CFRA and other wrongful termination claims
Author, California Employment Law: The Complete Survival Guide to Doing Business in California (1500 page guide available at www.employmentlawpublishers.com)
Fellow, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Super Lawyer, Labor & Employment, Northern California
J.D. and A.B. degrees, Harvard University
Can be contacted at douglas.farmer@ogletree.com