Top 10 Things Employers Do to Get Sued by Their Employees in California
Every day, employers make common mistakes without realizing the potential consequences, creating significant liability for their companies in California. What may seem to make good business sense is often completely in violation of the law. Many mistakes happen because the laws are not always intuitive, yet others would be avoidable with better management training and consistent practices. Explore and address these situations with some real-world examples.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify which of the most common mistakes may be happening in your organization.
- Understand which matters should—and should not—be handled to avoid potential litigation (including final paychecks, workers' comp, overtime, independent contractors, training, pay, COBRA, handbooks, FMLA/CFRA and probation).
- Discuss real-world stories and how they might have been handled differently.
Lauraine Bifulco
Two themes are woven throughout Lauraine Bifulco's diverse career: a passion for a job well done and a zest for continual learning and improvement. Lauraine infuses Vantaggio HR with these qualities every day. When she founded the firm in 1994, Lauraine combined her rare talent in understanding what a client needs and her gift of business foresight to create a company that can service the HR and management consulting needs of small and large companies equally well. Today, Vantaggio serves clients across the country from their offices in California, Hawaii, Colorado, and New York.
Her Career experience helps employers realize their HR goals and adapt to the shifting HR landscape. Lauraine is a veteran HR executive and entrepreneur with 25 years of international, corporate, and consulting experience. Her bold career has taken her to employment and business opportunities in Europe and multiple U.S. cities. She serves as co-chair of the California Small Business Administration's committee on Labor Issues which reviews and makes recommendations on pending labor/employment laws, keeping her abreast of legal developments.
Delivering over 30 presentations and webinars each year, Lauraine is a well-respected, and highly sought after guest lecturer and speaker on a variety of business management and HR-related topics for both state and national organizations including Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA), American Payroll Association (APA), Next Concept HR Association (NCHRA), Paylocity annual Elevate Conference, and HR Star Conference to name a few. She has been invited to review, develop, and deliver certificate programs for SHRM, and has developed and delivered curriculum for businesses throughout the U.S.
Lauraine received a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and conducted graduate level studies in linguistics at the Sorbonne in Paris.