Conference Sessions By Track
Track: Employment Law & Regulations
Grow your expertise on workplace laws, legislation and HR policy to help protect your organization from liability.
Educational Program | Mastering Your HR Generalist Role* Saturday, June 27, 2020 | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM PST | |
A Fine Line: Balancing Confidentiality While Addressing Reasonable Accommodation and Leave Requests Gain effective communication tools and strategies that deliver critical information relevant to job duties and performance while maintaining the trust and confidentiality that employees expect and are entitled to. Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Obtain tools for navigating the complex California employment landscape and learn practical skills for reducing liability. Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
From Intake to Resolution: Best Practices in Internal Investigations Learn how to effectively conduct investigations involving harassment, discrimination or retaliation. Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Hateful Conduct and Workplace Violence: A Workshop on Preventative Tips and Best Practices This workshop arms you with the tools you need to keep your policies, procedures, training and emergency action plans up to date specifically in relation to workplace violence and hate-based behaviors. Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Gain a better understanding of the evolving landscape of marijuana laws and how your company should be adjusting its policies and procedures to align with these new laws. Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Educational Program | Mastering Your HR Generalist Role* Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM PST | |
Dear Helga: You Won’t Believe What My Employee Did This Time As workplaces increase in complexity and diversity, so do the issues they present. Learn how HR flexes and evolves to meet these challenges. Sunday, June 28, 2020 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST | |
Whoever you are, FLSA applies to you. Learn what’s new in the 2020 edition of FLSA Jeopardy. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PST | |
Win/Win: How to Successfully Return Employees to Work and Comply with the ADA ADA compliance is an asset to organizations building inclusive cultures. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PST | |
How to Analyze, Correct, and Defend Fair Pay Claims in Your Organization Fair pay practices continue to evolve with legislation, regulation and public expectations. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM PST | |
Navigating the California Leave-of-Absence Maze: How Comfortable are You? FMLA is not the same everywhere – understanding requirements and eligibility based on employee location is critical for HR practitioners. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
This Lawsuit Is All HR’s Fault! Making HR part of the solution instead of part of the problem requires HR professionals to master prompt and appropriate responses to employee issues and complaints. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
All Politics May Be Local but What About Limits on Free Speech and Politics in the Workplace? Monday, June 29, 2020 | 11:10 AM - 11:28 AM PST | |
The Top 10 Employment Cases of 2020 Monday, June 29, 2020 | 1:20 PM - 1:38 PM PST | |
Help! I Have California Employees on the Payroll. Now What? Ensuring wage and hour legal compliance and paying people properly is a key requirement of unlocking potential in your workforce. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
Reservists and other uniformed service members have specific rights protecting their civilian employment. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PST | |
California Challenge: A Review of New Laws and Cases and Also Critical Workplace Hurdles California’s constantly changing legal and regulatory landscape requires HR professionals to stay on top of their California game. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | |
High times? Evolving and adapting drug and alcohol policies in an era of increasing marijuana legalization is critical. Monday, June 29, 2020 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | |
The Supreme Court Speaks…. Are You Listening? Supreme Court decisions trickle down, shaping law and practice not only at national but also state and local levels. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PST | |
Basic Payroll Knowledge for the Human Resources Professional Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 10:50 AM - 11:08 AM PST | |
Brave New World: State Data Privacy Laws and the Workplace Protecting employee data is as important as protecting customer data. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | |
Do the Right Thing: A Workplace Harassment Prevention Simulation Everyone, regardless of title, has a vital role in creating a culture that is safe and inclusive to all where we feel empowered to do our best work. Whether you're a bystander or you experience a hostile work environment, this course empowers participants with the tools to identify and address harassment in the workplace. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST | |
How to Hire in California and Minimize Liability Learn essential practices for hiring employees in California and minimize liability. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST | |
What's Today's Excuse? Enforcing Attendance Rules, But Offering “Reasonable Accommodation” Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 12:00 PM - 12:18 PM PST | |
It's A Zoo in Here! When Must Service Animals Be Allowed? Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 12:40 PM - 12:58 PM PST | |
Active Shooter: Educating the Public to be Prepared Basic principles of Run, Hide & Fight, along with ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate) procedures used by law enforcement officers. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
Immigration Risk and Compliance in the Trump Era Today’s immigration environment is under increasing focus and scrutiny; employers need to ensure they comply with increasing regulation and standards. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PST | |
Seven Steps to Creating Bulletproof Documentation We’re not born knowing how to document conversations and experiences, but we can learn. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST | |
Worker Classification in the Age of Business Disruption and the Gig Economy Innovation in work and business practice can have implications for even the most fundamental HR practices. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST | |
Lessons Learned from the Trenches: Seven Proven Strategies for Fixing Your I-9 Problems I-9 enforcement is the most visible activity in an increasingly volatile immigration environment. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST | |
Paying a Personal Price: The Risk of Individual Legal Liability for “Going Along” with Wrongdoing Find out how you can be personally legally liable for actions you take on the job. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM PST | |
Violence in the Workplace: A Personal Experience Tools to implement a violence in the workplace plan, program, policy and prevention. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST | |
California Employment Law for Non-Californians Regardless of their location, HR professionals with responsibility for California employees need at least a basic understanding of California employment law. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST | |
10 Changes You Need to Make to Your Harassment Prevention Practices ASAP If “same-old” harassment prevention practices worked, so many people wouldn’t be saying #MeToo. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST | |
The Top 10 Wage Payment Mistakes That Companies Make That Create Huge Legal Exposure Don’t guess! Know how to navigate the requirements of the FLSA and companion state laws. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM PST |