California: The Golden State for Big HR Mistakes
Keeping up with employment law in California is, well, a challenge. With over 30 new laws in 2013 and 2014, the legislature has been very active and you need to keep up-to-date. This session covers new changes to laws concerning inspection of personnel files, sexual harassment definition, new protected characteristics, wage and hour, religion and accommodation, whistleblower and immigration, and more. This information-packed session will teach you what you need to know and provide prevention tips so you can avoid those HR mistakes in the Golden State.
Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP, AWI-CH
Allison West is an employment attorney by background and for over 20 years has assisted employers in creating and maintaining safe and respectful work environments.
She focuses her practice on delivering customized workplace training, conducting workplace investigations, coaching executives/managers concerning performance or disciplinary issues as well as leadership topics, and serves as an expert witness. Allison also specializes in using her mediation skills to help individuals and groups to work through conflicts and create more collaborative work environments.
Allison is a top-rated speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference as well as other HR/diversity conferences, and is a national expert on harassment, discrimination and investigations. She has appeared on PBS, CBS This Morning and in O Magazine discussing workplace harassment issues.
She is a member of the State Bar of California and holds her SHRM-SCP certification and AWI-CH (investigation) certificate.