Speaking Engagements
July 2020, Financial Executives International (FEI) Presentation: "Workplace Challenges in the New Covid-19 World." How to navigate the next COVID frontier. From remote worker agreements to socially distant work spaces and everything in between, learn how to protect your employees and your business in the ever changing world of employment law. We will explore how to put together a “Back to Work Plan,” including OSHA guidance and requirements for returning employees to work, I-9 background checks, temporary telework policies, and how to minimize risk when conducting layoffs/reductions in force
March 2020, Financial Executives International (FEI) Presentation: "Coronavirus and the Workplace: How to Protect Your Employees, and Your Business."
February 2020, Institute of Management Accountants' REST: Reno Education Seminar & Training 2020: "Time’s Up for Change: Are You Keeping Up With The World Of Employment Law?"
January 2019, Financial Executives International (FEI) Presentation: "2019 California Employment Law Update."
January 2019, Council One Presentation: "2019 California Employment Law Update."
February 2018, Institute of Management Accountants' REST: Reno Education Seminar & Training 2018. The ABCs of Employment Law for Accountants: (1) Pre-hire essentials: What should employers do and what should they avoid; (2) Exempt or non-exempt: Expensive misclassification issues, how to avoid them, and what to do if your company has misclassified employees; (3) On the job basics: The importance of training, documentation, policies and procedures; (4) Costly wage and hour mistakes and how to avoid them; and (5) Ending the employment relationship while minimizing risk.
February 2018, Financial Executives International (FEI) Presentation: “Employment Law Update 2018:
#MeToo, #Cannabis & #BanTheBox, and Business Immigration in the era of #45"
February 2018, Council One Presentation: "The #MeToo Movement Is In Full Swing - Are You Prepared?" How To Prevent Sexual (and other) Harassment In The Workplace, And What To Do If An Employee Reports It."
February 2017, Financial Executives International (FEI) Presentation: “Employment Law Update 2017: Drugs, Immigration and Criminal Convictions – What Is a California Employer To Do?”
February 2016, Financial Executives International (FEI) Presentation: “Sex, Wages and Personal Liability: Employment Law Update 2016”
May 2015, Attorney Action Club Presentation: “Social Media in the Workplace: It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets #Fired or #Sued”
February 2015, Financial Executives International (FEI) Presentation: “Sex, Drugs and Severance Agreements: Employment Law Update 2015”
December 2009, Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA) Presentation: "Disability Bias Law: The New ADAAA and Issues for Employers"
April 2009, State Fund’s Employer Education Series: “Mastering Difficult Employer Risks: The Economic Crisis – Handling Reductions in Force and Terminations without Getting Sued”