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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Employee Benefits Law:
What You Need To Know Now
And Some Things You Were Supposed To Know All Along (But Might Not Have)
Presented by John S. Zollo, Chang, Ruthenberg & Long PC, and Daniel A. Van Bogaert, J.D
University of Phoenix, 2860 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento
This seminar has been approved for 2.0 hours General recertification credit hours with the HR Certification Institute

Our speakers will discuss errors commonly made during day-to-day retirement plan administration, and how the Affordable Care Act will affect health plans.

Retirement Plans: Common Mistakes and Cost-Effective Fixes
John will discuss common legal errors in retirement plan management that can be costly for both employer and employees, as well as errors of "thought," such as, "I thought the TPA took care of that." He will then discuss the cost-effective fixes available. Attendees should come away with a better understanding of:

• At-risk plan documents

• Plan correction programs

• Partial plan terminations

• Division of fiduciary responsibility

• Plan audits

The Affordable Care Act: A Look at the Health Care Reform
Dan will discuss what is required of employers for 2011 (in case you missed it), and what employers may expect in 2012-2013. Attendees should be:

• Able to acquire a greater understanding of provisions of the law relevant to their own health plans, including current changes required for 2012 and 2013.

• Able to better manage health plan costs based on the ability to better identify areas of the law that have a cost impact.

• Equipped to better communicate with employees regarding areas of the health care law in general and their health plan coverage in particular.

• Better able to implement appropriate health plan design changes to stay in compliance with the evolving health care law.

Attendees will also be given helpful handout materials, including a comprehensive list of user friendly websites for detailed information on the health care law (Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act), and an interesting report on the status of court cases challenging its constitutionality.

John Zollo's practice encompasses all areas of employee benefits law including fiduciary representation, corrective compliance and DOL and IRS defense matters. Prior to law school, John worked in leadership assessment and organization development at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. He completed graduate work in industrial-organizational psychology at Ohio University where he taught business and psychology. He is a member of SAHRA, the ESOP Association, the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and the Western Pension & Benefits Conference. John is admitted to the California State Bar.

Dan Van Bogaert is widely known and highly regarded professor who has extensive experience in training human resources professionals throughout California – the nation’s hot bed for some of the most complex labor and employment laws. He also has more than 20 years of practical experience in designing, implementing, and overseeing administration of corporate employment policies, benefit plans, and related ERISA compliance practices for public and private employers, including the County of Los Angeles.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Putting the Wage and Hour Genie Back in the Bottle: Identifying and Handling Wage and Hour Violations After the Fact
Presented by Brandon McKelvey and Sophia Kwan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
University of Phoenix, 2860 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento
This seminar has been approved for 2.0 hours California recertification credit hours with the HR Certification Institute

This seminar will provide a helpful step-by-step guide to help employers identify hidden wage and hour “landmines” and remedy areas of noncompliance, and will focus on select key wage and hour issues, such as meal and rest periods, payment of overtime, etc., and methods for approaching remedial changes in policy in a methodical and logical way. This seminar will provide an in-depth analysis of common mistakes made by companies with respect to wage and hour laws and will provide guidance as to how to avoid these pitfalls.

Issues covered in this program will be:

• Brief overview of select areas in California wage and hour law;

• Practical approaches to ensure that your company’s policies and procedures are in compliance;

• Methodologies for making necessary policy changes upon discovery that your company may not be in compliance; and

• How to avoid/minimize litigation once you discover compliance issues.

Brandon McKelvey is an associate in the Labor and Employment Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. He has significant litigation experience in large class-actions as well as single and multiple-party wage-and-hour, harassment, discrimination, whistle-blower, and wrongful termination lawsuits and arbitrations. He was the lead associate on one of the largest wage-and-hour class-action cases in California history and a member of the trial team for one of the largest class-action trials in California. He has the unique experience of having litigated class actions on both sides of the bar. He has defended a variety of large wage-and-hour class and collective actions alleging unpaid wages, misclassification, meal and rest period violations, unfair business practices, wage statement violations, and other federal and state wage claims.

Sophia Kwan is an associate in the Sacramento office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP and is a member of Seyfarth’s Labor & Employment Department. Ms. Kwan represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, wage and hour, and class action matters in state and federal courts.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Words Matter: Strategic Preparation of Workplace Contracts, Clauses & Agreements
Presented by Alden Parker, Weintraub Genshlea Chediak
University of Phoenix, 2860 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento
This seminar has been approved for 2.0 hours California recertification credit hours with the HR Certification Institute

Before a business hires anyone, there are several pieces of important “paper” that should be considered. This “paper” may not weigh much, but during and after an employment relationship, the weight of its effect is significant. Businesses use terms like contracts and agreements to signify their importance and worth. However, poorly drafted contracts and agreements can do more harm than good where the employer may be relying on their enforcement when sharing sensitive information with certain employees or in how they conduct themselves during the employment relationship. This course is designed to assist businesses identify the strategic issues involved in preparing effective workplace contracts and agreements.

In this 2-hour seminar you will learn:

• Items to consider when preparing employment agreements;

• How to negotiate employment agreements;

• Considering agreements or clauses in contracts to arbitrate disputes;

• Steps you can implement today to protect your confidential and trade secret information;

• How to draft, negotiate and enforce confidentiality agreements; and

• How to identify, define and designate your confidential and trade secret information.

Who Should Attend:

• Human Resources professionals who are responsible for strategic decisions on behalf of businesses.

• Business owners who are interested in learning more about how current strategic decisions can have long lasting effects on their business as it grows.

Alden Parker, a shareholder with Weintraub Genshlea Chediak’s Labor and Employment and Litigation groups, was the former founding partner of Basham Parker LLP. Alden represents employers in litigation and administrative hearings in a broad range of employment law matters. In addition, he regularly advises clients on employment law issues and provides training to private employers.

Alden regularly defends employers against employment claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, violation of wage and hour laws, as well as numerous other tort and statutory employment law causes of action. Substantive areas of expertise include the Americans with Disabilities Act, California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII, California Labor Code, Equal Pay Act, Family Medical Leave Act, California Family Rights Act, and workplace privacy laws.

Alden is an extremely well regarded speaker, regularly training and speaking on a wide variety of employment law topics. He also frequently conducts training seminars throughout the United States on employment law issues for management and non-management employees.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Electronic and Social Media in the Workplace
Presented by Bruce A. Scheidt, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
University of Phoenix, 2860 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento
This seminar has been approved for 2.0 hours California recertification credit hours with the HR Certification Institute

In this seminar participants will learn how employees currently use social media both on the job and after hours and how their usage can affect business and create potential liability. Learn what steps you take and get a deeper understanding of the effectiveness and implementation of internal policies and procedures regarding social media usage and the impact of all electronically stored information.

Topics to be covered include:

• Using Social Media in Recruiting and Hiring

• Impact of Employees' Use of Social Media During the Business Day and Beyond

• Social Media Policies to Avoid/Reduce Liability

• Protecting Trade Secrets, Avoiding Offensive Language and Defamation

• Privacy Implications

• Discipline and Termination Issues

Bruce A. Scheidt is a shareholder at Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard. He has served as chairman of his law firm's board of directors, and currently is the chair of the firm's Business Services Practice Group. Mr. Scheidt provides advice and counseling to public agencies and private sector employers on the full spectrum of labor and employment matters, including employee handbooks and personnel policies, medical and personal leaves of absence, hiring and firing employees and managing high-risk terminations, severance and release agreements, privacy issues and workplace investigations. His more than 20 years of experience includes defending employers in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability accommodation and whistleblower lawsuits, negotiating executive employment agreements, and representing employers in collective bargaining negotiations. 
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