BE PREPARED FOR 2021 - ATTEND SAHRA'S ANNUAL LAW UPDATE 

Get up to speed on the significant and complex changes to California employment law and be prepared for 2021! This presentation will provide an update of 2021 legislation affecting employers, 2020 case law developments, and practical takeaways for your business. Among other things, the speakers will provide an update on laws employers need to know, related to COVID-19, independent contractors, wage and hour law changes, and changes to CFRA and other leave laws.  

PRICING

Member $39

Non-member $79 

Weintraub | Tobin

Lukas Clary is a shareholder in Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment and Litigation practice groups.  Lukas has experience representing clients in all aspects of employment litigation.  He regularly handles claims involving allegations of workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, unpaid overtime and wages, missed meal and rest periods, and class actions. Lukas also regularly counsels employers on compliance and litigation avoidance strategies, including leave management and the interactive process associated with accommodating employees with disabilities.  He also helps his clients craft employee handbooks and employment policies.

Shaw Law Group, PC

Melissa Whitehead’s practice primarily focuses on providing advice and counsel to employers, conducting impartial workplace investigations, and providing substantive training to employers and HR professionals. She also represents clients before administrative agencies on a wide variety of employment matters, including wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, FEHA/EEOC claims.

Melissa draws on her years of experience defending employers in litigation to provide sound, practical advice on a wide variety of issues that face employers on a daily basis – on subjects ranging from personnel decisions, navigating leaves of absences and accommodation requests, wage and hour issues – and creating policies and templates that will benefit clients on an ongoing basis. Melissa loves getting to know clients and their businesses, which enables her to provide practical and insightful guidance.

Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Susana Solano advises employers and management regarding issues arising out of the employee-employer relationship, including the prevention of employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage and hour violations. She assists employers in developing policies and practices that comply with state or federal law and preparing employee handbooks, agreements to arbitrate, class action waivers or employment contracts. She also offers training on wage and hour compliance, medical leaves, accommodations and prevention of discrimination and harassment in the workplace. She is fluent in Spanish and has experience drafting policies and contracts in Spanish and conducting interviews of monolingual Spanish witnesses.

She defends employers before various administrative agencies, such as the Labor Commissioner and Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

This session is approved for three SHRM professional development credits and three HRCI California credits