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2010
Employment
Practices
Conference
Nov. 19 • San Francisco & Webcast

Employment Practices
Conference
NOV. 19 • SAN FRANCISCO & WEBCAST
As the professional who oversees your business’ HR function,
you need to be current in every aspect of employment law. State
and federal laws change annually and offer increasing protection
for the employee, especially in California. This conference is
designed by CPAs, attorneys and HR administrators to bring
you up-to-date on the issues that affect your workplace. From
wage and hour issues and managing employees in an electronic
workplace, to keeping great employees, our experts deliver what
you need to prevent common employer mistakes.
Lunch is provided for all attendees.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Legal update
• Creating bulletproof documentation
• Employment trends: contractors and telecommuters
• Wage and hour update
• Workplace investigation
• Leaves of absence: the ticking time bomb
• Managing change in turbulent times: how to keep your
employees motivated and heading in the right direction
DESIGNED FOR
CPAs, controllers, office managers, human resource generalists
and other professional staff responsible for the HR function,
as well as CPAs and attorneys who want to be knowledgeable
about employment law when their clients discuss personnel
issues with them.

P R O G R A M
Employment Practices
Conference
8:30 am
10:30 am
CREDIT INFORMATION
Technical CPE:
7.0 Hours
Non-technical CPE:
1.0 Hour
MCLE:
5.5 Hours
Level: Update
Prerequisites: None
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Michael A. Futterman, Esq.
Conference Chair
Futterman Dupree Dodd Croley Maier LLP
San Francisco
8:35 am
LEGAL UPDATE
• Federal laws
• New CA laws
• Trends and developments
• Obligation of employers
Deborah Birndorf Zeiler, Esq., MBA
Birndorf Law Offices
Los Angeles
9:25 am
CREATING BULLETPROOF
DOCUMENTATION
• How to properly document
policy violations, discipline and
performance issues
• How to effectively describe
expectations, action plans and
consequences
• How to document an employee’s
explanation
• Words and phrases to avoid
when documenting
• Documentation disasters that
create liability
Allison West, Esq., SPHR
Employment Practices Specialists
Pacifica
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS:
CONTRACTORS AND
TELECOMMUTERS
• Contractors
—Multiple sources of attack
—New government
enforcement programs
—Classification factors and
common errors
—Unemployment claims
• Telecommuters
—Management of employees
who work at home
—Wage and hour issues
—Computers, trade secrets and
proprietary information
—Employee privacy
—Eligibility and other key elements
of a Telework policy/agreements
Mark E. Terman, Esq.
Reish & Reicher, Attorneys at Law
Los Angeles
11:30 am—Lunch (provided)
12:30 pm
WAGE AND HOUR UPDATE
• Exempt vs. non exempt
• Meals and rest periods
• Overtime issues
• Record keeping and other
requirements
Katherine A. Hren, Esq.
Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt, LLP
Universal City
10:20 am—Break

Nov. 19 • Hotel Nikko San Francisco & Webcast
2010
1:30 pm
WORKPLACE INVESTIGATION
• Understand the events that trigger an
investigation
• Recognize your duty to investigate
• Learn effective investigation
techniques
• Identify possible outcomes
Lisa Buehler, Esq.
Employment Advisors
Davis
2:25 pm—Break
2:35 pm
LEAVES OF ABSENCE:
THE TICKING TIME BOMB
• Understanding the different laws
• Employer and employee obligations
• Where to begin when an employee
requests a leave
• Can you ever terminate for chronic
absenteeism?
Elizabeth R. Ison, Esq., JD, P.I.
Ison Law Group
Sacramento
3:35 pm
MANAGING CHANGE IN TURBULENT
TIMES: HOW TO KEEP YOUR
EMPLOYEES MOTIVATED AND
HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
• Design employee involvement
strategies that generate bottom-line
results
• Discover how to use reward and
recognition to keep people motivated
• Overcome resistance and barriers to
change
• Dramatically raise the innovative
potential of your workforce
• Create enthusiasm, improve job
satisfaction and obtain a high level of
involvement from your workforce
Gregory P. Smith
Chart Your Course International Inc.
Georgia
4:30 pm—Adjourn
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