Employer Resource Institute Audio Conference

Thursday, September 4, 2008
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option       Price   1. Live Conference       $219       2. Live Conference + CD Recording       $269       3. CD Recording Only       $219

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Earlier this year, the California Supreme Court decided that supervisors can't be held personally liable for retaliation under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the state's antibias law (Jones v. The Lodge at Torrey Pines Partnership). But even though your supervisors are now personally off the hook for discriminatory or retaliatory decisions or other conduct, you as an employer can still be hauled into court to answer for a supervisor's discriminatory or retaliatory actions.

Plus, right on the heels of this decision came the California high court's verdict in Lonicki v. Sutter Health Central. In its first ruling on the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), the court concluded that the ability to work for a second employer doesn't necessarily rule out the possibility that an employee is entitled to CFRA leave at his or her primary workplace.

These are two big decisions that can potentially change the way you do business in California. Are you up to speed on what they mean for your workplace?

Join us for an in-depth audio conference on September 4, when our expert—an experienced California employment law attorney who's handled many FEHA and CFRA cases—will explain how these new decisions affect both you and your supervisors. You won't get this kind of in-depth, California-specific analysis anywhere else.

You'll Learn:

• What the court actually decided in both of these cases, and what the rulings mean for you


• Practical tips to ensure you stay in compliance and reduce your risk of lawsuits


• Who can now be held liable—at the corporate and personal levels—when an employee claims unfair treatment at work


• The most effective steps you can take to avoid both FEHA- and CFRA-related legal claims before they're filed


• What to do when you have conflicting medical opinions for an employee out on leave


• Why a policy providing for automatic termination if an employee works for someone else while out on CFRA leave is now a ticking legal time bomb


• How to train your supervisors on their legal obligations under FEHA and CFRA

About Your Speaker:

Laura E. Innes, Esq., is a founding partner in the San Francisco-area law firm Simpson Garrity & Innes. She focuses her practice exclusively on labor and employment law, combining preventive counseling for clients with civil and administrative litigation defense. She has defended employers in federal and state courts and before numerous administrative agencies. Also, Laura routinely advises clients on many different aspects of labor and employment law, the drafting of employment policies and handbooks, and the training of managers and HR professionals. Since 2004, she has been named annually as a Northern California "Super Lawyer," and she earned her law degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

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.

The Employer Resource Institute is an approved MCLE Multiple Activity Provider, and this program has been approved for 1.5 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. For more information, please contact our customer service department at (800) 695-7178.

How Do Audio Conferences 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 Employer Resource Institute sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all Employer Resource Institute 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.