Is that Legal in California? Best Practices for Every Company with Employees in the Golden State
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Regardless if your company has ten or ten thousand employees in California, employers must remain vigilant to survive the state's harsh employment law landscape. During this session, Adam Rosenthal, a frequent SHRM speaker and employment law expert, will address the biggest areas of risk employers face in California. Participants will leave the session with practical advice and best practices to comply and thrive within California's complicated employment law landscape.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify significant employment law compliance issues unique to California employers, from idiosyncratic wage and hour and payroll requirements to restrictive covenants, and everything in between.
- Receive concrete and practical advice on how to improve compliance within your organizations and mitigate risk factors.
- Train your non-California frontline managers when managing their California-based employees.
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Adam Rosenthal
Adam Rosenthal is an employment attorney and Partner at Sheppard Mullin based in California. Adam represents a broad spectrum of companies before federal and state courts and arbitration forums. In addition to his single plaintiff and class action litigation practice, Adam advises clients throughout the country on compliance matters. Adam is one of the few attorneys on the SHRM Speakers Bureau. This is the third year in a row Adam has been invited to lecture at the SHRM Annual Conference. Adam is also the author of Managing Employees Without Fear: How to Follow the Law, Build a Positive Work Culture, and Avoid Getting Sued. Adam received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his law degree from UC Davis.