Join us for four top-notch presentations on Employment Law!

Session Dates and Topics

  Session One, June 9th

2022 Trends: Top 5 Employment Law Pitfalls to Avoid

Presented by Laura McHugh & Samantha Tanner, Duggan McHugh Law Corporation

Session Two, June 16th

Making An Employee’s Disability Accommodation Request Work for You: Implementing An Employer-Driven Interactive Process
Presented by Chris Onstott, Kronick

Session Three, June 23rd

Resolving Workplace Conflicts Without Creating Liability

Presented by Melissa Whitehead, Shaw Law Group, PC

Session Four, June 30th
 Navigating Leaves of Absence and Attendance Policies in California

Presented by Larry Kazanjian, Palmer Kazanjian

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Session One, June 9th

2022 Trends: Top 5 Employment Law Pitfalls to Avoid

Presented by Laura McHugh & Samantha Tanner, Duggan McHugh Law Corporation

In this presentation, Duggan McHugh Law Corporation attorneys Laura McHugh and Samantha Tanner will cover the top five employment law pitfalls they regularly see hit employers, as well as the best practices that employers and HR professionals may incorporate in order to best protect themselves:

• Wage & Hour Update: It’s not just overtime that’s creating employer headaches in 2022
• Background Checks: What’s the latest?
• Preventing sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace: Best practices
• Arbitration Agreements: New laws may change how you do things
• COVID-19: What employers need to stay on top of

Laura McHugh, Duggan McHugh Law Corporation

Laura McHugh is a senior partner at Duggan McHugh Law Corporation. She has represented public and private sector clients of all sizes in employment and labor law matters for over 25 years. Laura has skillfully handled a variety of employment disputes and tried several cases, including individual and class actions involving workplace issues including discipline and discharge, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, wage and hour, prevailing wage, the Private Attorney General Act (PAGA), meal period and rest break compliance. Her expertise expands to traditional labor law matters including labor arbitrations, unfair labor practices, and grievance resolution.

Samantha Tanner, Duggan McHugh Law Corporation

Samantha Tanner has been an associate attorney at Duggan McHugh since 2019 where she regularly defends employers in employment-related litigation and provides advice and counsel on labor and employment law issues.  Her practice covers all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, leave laws, disability and reasonable accommodations, and other compliance issues. Samantha has extensive experience defending employers in complex wage and hour litigation involving class action and PAGA claims.   

Session Two, June 16th

Making An Employee’s Disability Accommodation Request Work for You:  Implementing An Employer-Driven Interactive Process
Presented by Chris Onstott, Kronick

This presentation will show techniques to help an employer take back control over employee disability accommodation requests.  

The presentation will include:

• Recent guidance on when to begin the interactive process
• Tools to put in place before the accommodation request occurs
• Creative solutions to accommodation requests
• Pitfalls to avoid in the interactive process
• Recent and helpful case law on disability accommodation
  

Chris Onstott, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Chris Onstott is an attorney and a shareholder at Kronick Moskovitz.  He works out of the firm’s offices in Roseville and Sacramento.  Chris heads the firm’s business litigation practice group.  He also provides legal advice and counsel to numerous employers throughout California.  He has defended various employers in wage-and-hour class actions, as well as discrimination and harassment claims.   He has been recognized in the Top Lawyers edition of Sacramento Magazine and has been identified as a Northern California Super Lawyer for several years.  He currently serves on the board for the Roseville Chamber of Commerce.  Prior to joining Kronick Moskovitz in 2005, Chris worked at the Los Angeles-based law firm of O’Melveny and Myers.  He also completed a one-year clerkship for Judge Walter K. Stapleton on the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 

 Session Three, June 23rd

Resolving Workplace Conflicts Without Creating Liability

Presented by Melissa Whitehead, Shaw Law Group, PC

Because of the diverse interests and viewpoints in our workplaces, conflict is a natural occurrence.  We have strong views about politics, religion and many other issues, and with social media, it is impossible to separate “home” from “work” these days.  Successful leaders know how to channel these conflicts to solve problems, improve communications, and encourage employee engagement.  Join Melissa Whitehead from Shaw Law Group, as she provides practical insights and best practices regarding conflict resolution at work.  From active listening to preparing solid documentation, Melissa will help attendees understand the most effective ways to manage conflict and how to move on to avoid future issues and litigation.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn why conflict at work occurs
• Learn how to encourage conflict resolution
• Understand how conflict can make an organization better
• Learn how to manage conflict and avoid litigation

Melissa Whitehead, 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’s passion is training employees of all levels on topics such as EEO compliance, effectively managing accommodations, and the legal implications of COVID-19.  Her humor and real-life case studies bring these subjects to life and keep participants engaged.

Session Four, June 30th

Navigating Leaves of Absence and Attendance Policies in California

Presented by Larry Kazanjian, Palmer Kazanjian

Two major employment law concepts that employers should understand in application are leaves of absence laws and attendance policies. While employers are provided some discretion in how they provide for employee leaves of absences and in implementation of their attendance policies, an employer’s right and method in how these concepts are applied to employees must be in compliance with California and federal labor and employment laws. Therefore, these leave and attendance policies must be carefully crafted to avoid violating applicable laws and employee rights, including consideration of antidiscrimination and antiretaliation provisions found in California’s leave laws. Please join us in navigating leaves of absence laws and lawful attendance policies to better understand legal concepts that would allow employers to proactively comply with California and federal laws.  

Larry Kazanjian, Palmer Kazanjian

Mr. Kazanjian has practiced employment law for more than 30 years and has represented employers in litigation of discrimination and wrongful termination matters. His litigation experience includes dozens of jury trials in the representation of defendants. Mr. Kazanjian’s general employment law practice involves the daily rendering of practical advice assisting clients of all sizes with employment issues including wage and hour law, harassment and discrimination, compliance with ADA/FMLA requirements, compliance with INS regulations governing I-9 forms, preparation of personnel manuals, drug/alcohol policies and other preventative measures.

Mr. Kazanjian also represents management clients in all aspects of labor relations, including proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board involving representation petitions, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice hearings, contract interpretation, employee discipline disputes and Section 301 breach of collective bargaining agreements. Representative clients include construction companies, professional organizations, hospitals, retail businesses, waste disposal companies, advertisers, beverage importers, wholesale distributors, agricultural employers and insurance companies.