California Employer Advisor Audio Conference
(This conference was originally produced on Tuesday, May 17, 2005.)

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Wage and hour mistakes continue to cost California employers huge sums in jury verdicts, attorneys' fees, settlements, and back wages.

Consider these recent examples:

• A California video game retailer agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a lawsuit charging the company misclassified managers as exempt from overtime.
  
• Two California employers paid tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle worker allegations that the employers didn't follow meal period rules.

Plus, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) has just issued revised proposed meal and rest period regulations. The new regulations are good news for employers, but you still need to follow them carefully to avoid getting hit with overtime claims for missed breaks.

To help you stay in compliance, California Employer Advisor has brought together a distinguished panel of speakers—including a former California Labor Commissioner—to give you the information you need to comply with wage and hour laws in California.

You and your colleagues will learn:

• The latest trends in wage and hour lawsuits
• The common mistakes that land California employers in court
• How to comply with white-collar overtime exemption rules
• The risks employers face under SB 796, the "bounty-hunter law"
• The rules on pay docking that cause employers the most headaches
• How to stay out of trouble with meal and rest periods
• When the federal FLSA applies to California employers

About your speakers:

LLOYD W. AUBRY, JR., practices in the San Francisco office of Morrison & Foerster. His practice encompasses all aspects of employment and labor law, including litigation and counseling. He represents public and private clients in a variety of matters relating to employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and hour law, safety and health issues, and National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) issues. A significant part of his practice involves expert testimony and consulting on issues relating to the California Department of Industrial Relations and the U.S. Department of Labor. Mr. Aubry recently published an article in HR Advisor (March/April 2005, Vol. 11, No. 2) entitled "How to Conduct a Wage and Hour Audit for Exemptions to Overtime Laws." Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Aubry served as the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Heearned his B.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.

KATHRYN DAVIS practices in the San Francisco office of Morrison & Foerster. Her practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law. She is the author of "Banner, Rats, and Other Inflatable Toys: Do They Constitute Picket Activity? Do They Violate Section 8(b)(4)?" and "Are Your Computer Professionals Really Exempt?" Ms. Davis has lectured on a variety of topics, including how to conduct an internal wage and hour audit and wage and hour fundamentals. She earned her B.A. from St. Mary's College and her J.D. from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific.

Approved for Recertification Credit

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

How do audio conferneces work?

An audio conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time. Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone. Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions—either on the phone or via e-mail. With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from California Employer Advisor sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why you can sign up to attend this event with confidence

As with all California Employer Advisor products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this audio conference, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.