2024 Programs
Featuring real-time interaction with our team of Employment Law attorneys and professional business owners, virtual live webinars provide engaging professional development courses on your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. Our attorney partners ENGAGE participants, ANSWER questions and actively INTERACT with the group.
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2024 New Laws
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Presented by R. Craig Scott
Scott & Whitehead
This always popular summary will cover not only 2024’s new laws but also court decisions and other administrative activities that will impact employers in the next year and beyond.
Registration:
EAC-OC Members: $30 each
EAC Regional Members: $45 each
Non-Members: $60 each
California Paid Sick Leave Program
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Presented by Colleen McCarthy & James Rumm
Kennedy McCarthy & Rumm
Starting on January 1, 2024, employers must generally provide 5 days or 40 hours of paid sick leave to their employees in California. The Labor Commissioner has updated the paid sick leave poster and employee notice. We will cover front load policies, accrual-based policies, paid time off policies and much more.
Registration:
EAC-OC Members: $30 each
EAC Regional Members: $45 each
Non-Members: $60 each
Q1 Hot Topics from the Hotline
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Presented by Colleen McCarthy & James Rumm
Kennedy McCarthy & Rumm
Each quarter, the CEAC’s top team of Employment Law attorneys share some of the most current and frequently asked questions (and answers) from the management hot line.
Registration:
FREE to CEAC Members
Gender & Appearance Issues Affecting the Workplace
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Presented by Michelle Rapoport
Scott & Whitehead
Amid the ever-evolving landscape of workplace discrimination laws, savvy employers must regularly review their personnel policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the most recent legal guidance and developments.
- We will review use of pronouns, bathroom usage, gender transition and other issues that affect transgender people in the workplace.
- We will also talk about grooming and dress policies, whether employers can have different standards for different genders, and avoiding claims of discrimination based on race, gender, and other protected characteristics.
- As part of this discussion, we will review tattoos, hair styles, jewelry, religious and even political expression in the workplace.
Registration:
EAC-OC Members: $30 each
EAC Regional Members: $45 each
Non-Members: $60 each
Sex, Drugs and Videos: Random Thoughts on the Modern Office Environment
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Presented by Jon Light
Light Gabler
This talk covers three diverse and discreet HR issues that arise occasionally in the workplace. The workplace is an obvious place for personal relationships to blossom, or sour, and to be affected by social media. Marijuana use is now legal in California, but its use, and testing for it, can both protect and perhaps inhibit an employer’s ability to hire and fire. Cameras – whether using video or both video and audio – can create both positives and negatives for the employer. Jon would discuss each subject and what you can and can’t do – and should or shouldn’t do — as an employer in 2024 and beyond.
Registration:
EAC-OC Members: $30 each
EAC Regional Members: $45 each
Non-Members: $60 each
Q2 Hot Topics from the Hotline
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Presented by Colleen McCarthy & James Rumm
Kennedy McCarthy & Rumm
Each quarter, the CEAC’s top team of Employment Law attorneys share some of the most current and frequently asked questions (and answers) from the management hot line.
Registration:
FREE to CEAC Members
Workplace Violence Prevention Planning
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Presented by Michael Watts
AALRR
SB 553 now requires almost every employer in California to create a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) which requires evaluating and correcting workplace violence hazards, training employees and supervisors on workplace violence matters, creating and maintaining a violent incident log, and maintaining records of all training and violent workplace incidents.
This presentation will address the requirements of SB 553, tips for evaluating unsafe conditions, reporting, training, and investigating workplace violence incidents, and the key elements of a compliant Workplace Violence Prevention Plan specific to the private sector. Join AALRR attorney, Michael Watts for an in-depth discussion of the significant undertaking employers must now shoulder to comply with the requirements of SB 553.
Registration:
EAC-OC Members: $30 each
EAC Regional Members: $45 each
Non-Members: $60 each
Hiring Strategies
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Presented by Jessica Crabbe, ESQ
Scott & Whitehead
The beginning of the employment process is crucial. This workshop will provide you with important information that will help you through the pre-hire and hire process so that you can start off on the right track with your new employees.
We will cover the following three stages of the hiring process:
- Pre-Employment/Pre-Offer
- Pre-Employment/Post-Offer
- Post-Offer/Post-Hire
As we discuss the steps in each stage, we will also provide guidelines that will help you to better achieve your hiring goals.
Some of the many topics that will be covered include:
- The employment application
- Applicant privacy rights
- Legally permissible questions
- Reference checks
- Drug testing
- Background checks
- Verbal and written offers of employment
- When and how to use offer letters
- Forms required by California’s Wage Theft Protection Act
- Proper completion of the I-9 Form
We will also review the key items you should include in your new hire paperwork. And, we will provide you with sample forms as well as an invaluable “New Hire Checklist”.
Registration:
EAC-OC Members: $30 each
EAC Regional Members: $45 each
Non-Members: $60 each
Q3 Hot Topics from the Hotline
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Presented by Colleen McCarthy & James Rumm
Kennedy McCarthy & Rumm
Each quarter, the CEAC’s top team of Employment Law attorneys share some of the most current and frequently asked questions (and answers) from the management hot line.
Registration:
FREE to CEAC Members
Benefits Update
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Presented by Sheldon Blumling
Fisher Phillips
If the Great Resignation climate has taught us anything, it’s that employee benefits are more important now than they’ve ever been. With 8.7 million job openings as of October 2023, employers are scrambling to find the right employee benefits to attract, engage and retain top talent – all while trying to stay within their budget.
Registration:
EAC-OC Members: $30 each
EAC Regional Members: $45 each
Non-Members: $60 each
Q4 Hot Topics from the Hotline
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Presented by Colleen McCarthy & James Rumm
Kennedy McCarthy & Rumm
Each quarter, the CEAC’s top team of Employment Law attorneys share some of the most current and frequently asked questions (and answers) from the management hot line.
Registration:
FREE to CEAC Members
Hiring Heroes: Veterans Bring Unmatched Value to your Company
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Presented by
Josh Noonan, Employment Representatives (LVERs) & Chhaya Samtani, Employment Development Department
Learn how your organization can benefit from hiring veterans and discover best practices for developing a veteran-friendly workplace.
This workshop will cover:
- The business case for hiring veterans
- Key attributes and skills veterans bring to the workforce, including leadership, mission focus, and adaptability
- Strategies for creating a veteran recruitment and retention program
- Federal resources and incentives available for employers, such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and Registered Apprenticeship programs
Registration:
FREE to CEAC Members
Wage & Hour
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Presented by Grace Horoupian
Fisher Phillips
If there is one type of employee claim that businesses dread, it’s a wage and hour claim. In recent years, there have been a number of very high-profile wage and hour claims filed on a class-action basis, which have cost businesses a lot of money both in defense costs and settlements. This annual program will provide you with the latest information and show you how to protected yourself n this crucial area.
Registration:
EAC-OC Members: $30 each
EAC Regional Members: $45 each
Non-Members: $60 each