Gain the necessary skills to handle employment law matters in this comprehensive 12-hour program. Our panelists share practice techniques that will help you decide which employment law matters you can handle yourself and when to hire a specialist. They cover a wide variety of critical areas, including hiring and immigration, compensation and benefits, employee handbooks, workplace safety and privacy, discrimination and harassment, discipline and termination, and trade secret and unfair competition issues. Presented from both a private practice and in-house perspective, our panelists offer valuable up-to-the minute advice to prepare you for all aspects of employment law practice.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Hiring
  • nondisclosure agreements
  • executive compensation issues
  • noncompete agreements
• Employee handbooks and policy documents
  • exempt vs. nonexempt status
  • overtime issues
  • meal and rest period compliance
  • minimum wage
  • alternative work schedules
  • final pay issues
  • B&P Code Sec. 17200 claims
  • class action issues
• Workplace safety and privacy
  • protected leaves of absence
  • mandated sick and disability leave
  • documentation and tracking
• Discipline and termination
  • issues, bases and theories of discrimination
  • federal, state and local legislation
  • sexual harassment
  • investigation and documentation
  • personal liability issues
  • damages
• Litigation issues
  • workers' compensation insurance
  • disability insurance
  • business liability insurance
  • directors' and officers' insurance

Assumes no employment law experience.