Webinars

Multistate employers face the daunting task of keeping up with a growing patchwork of employment laws on the federal, state, and local levels. In the second of our multistate compliance three-part series, we will discuss the most recent updates, changes, and challenges to paid safe and sick time laws as well as changing and ever-evolving paid family and medical leave state obligations. In addition, we will discuss the rapidly changing medical and recreational marijuana laws across the country from California and Mississippi to New Jersey and Rhode Island, and everything in between. Finally, we will analyze the impact of these new laws on employers that must balance their right to maintain drug-free workplaces with the rights of their employees.

As a result of Governor Gavin Newsom’s last-minute legislative signing spree, California employers face an onslaught of new employment laws. The changes include extending COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (effective immediately), adopting new pay transparency requirements, and expanding the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Family Rights Act, California’s Paid Sick Leave law, and provisions of the California Government and Labor Codes. In this webinar, Leslie and Charles will review the new employment-related bills signed by the governor (and some that were not) and address how to comply with them (including updating company policies and practices).

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 2188, which protects employees’ off-duty use of marijuana. AB 2188 not only amends the state’s anti-discrimination laws to protect off-duty use, but it prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees based on the results of commonly used marijuana drug tests. In this webinar, the speakers will discuss the new law and address the practical implications affecting substance abuse policies and employee drug testing.

Franchisors are facing increased legal scrutiny over their relationship with franchisees, due in no small part to the injection of employment law concepts that are at odds with the franchise relationship. This webinar will examine key litigation trends and legislative and regulatory issues impacting franchised brands today. Topics will include the latest efforts to expand liability for joint employment, employee misclassification, no-poach/no-hire agreements, and other related franchise relationship issues. This webinar will also provide insights and best practices on how to navigate these thorny legal challenges and minimize risk.

Personnel audits are an effective tool to help employers identify potential and actual problem areas that could lead to litigation and/or audits by various government agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, and the California Employment Development Department. Conducting an effective audit involves a review of personnel policies, procedures, and practices. This webinar will address determining the scope of the audit, developing the process for the audit, collecting and organizing data, reporting the audit findings, and creating an action plan.

Our virtual Immigration Insights Symposium will offer three informative sessions on key immigration law topics, including the potential impact of the upcoming midterm elections, the ongoing challenges of managing immigration programs in the current labor market, and best practices for post-pandemic immigration compliance. Speakers will include members of our Immigration Practice Group and special guests.

Multistate employers face the daunting task of keeping up with a growing patchwork of employment laws on the federal, state, and local levels. This obligation has only intensified as more employers are allowing employees to work remotely. In the final webinar of our three-part series, we will review the various multistate compliance concerns associated with 100 percent remote workers and hybrid remote workers, including wage and hour, paid sick leave, expense reimbursement, and income and unemployment taxes. This webinar will be beneficial for employers with employees in as few as five states or as many as fifty states.

The words “intermittent leave” can make any HR professional a little nervous. Managing family and medical leaves that are not taken in blocks of time can be a headache for HR and can create operational issues for employers. Addressing intermittent leave in California is further complicated by overlapping provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, California’s pregnancy disability leave law, and the disability provisions of state and federal law. In this webinar, the speakers will review the various laws that provide for intermittent leave; discuss strategies for implementing intermittent leave policies and practices; address the importance of medical certifications; and offer tips for tracking intermittent leave and managing leave administration.