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Presented by the Employer Resource Institute
September 17-19, 2008 Hyatt Regency Irvine
Irvine, California
What Wage/Hour and Internal Investigations Have In Common No matter how long you've been in HR, some parts of your job never truly become easy. Even veteran professionals are regularly tripped up by wage/hour issues and internal investigations. Both come up on a regular basis. Both require understanding of specific, complex state and federal laws. And, perhaps most importantly, both are high-stakes—make an improper deduction, or a mistake during an investigation, and your company could be facing an expensive lawsuit that's equally costly to your company's good name. Million-Dollar Payouts Since 2007, in California alone:
- A San Diego judge ordered Starbucks to pay its California baristas a jolting $100 million in back tips and interest, after finding that the coffee chain violated California wage and hour law by allowing shift supervisors to share in employee tips.
- In Santa Barbara, Ryan's Painting agreed to pay 10 union employees a total of $87,840.69 for back pay and overtime incurred in the painting of the UCSB San Clemente Student Housing Project.
- A judge ordered that the attorneys who represented Stacy Johnson-Klein, former Fresno State women's basketball coach, in her bias lawsuit against California State University be paid $2.5 million in attorney's fees. The payout for Johnson-Klein herself was recently reduced but still breaks the bank at a whopping $6.6 million.
- Darden Restaurants paid $4 million to settle a wage/hour class action lawsuit brought by California employees of Red Lobster and Olive Garden.
- A Simi Valley jury sided with a Vons supermarket employee who claimed that his female supervisor sexually harassed him, awarding him $1.672 million for economic loss and emotional distress, plus a massive $16.73 million in punitive damages. An internal investigation report corroborated the supervisor's misconduct, yet she was never counseled or disciplined.
Don't Become The Next Headline Join us for our Advanced California Employer Seminar in Irvine from September 17-19 for in-depth, comprehensive instruction on what you need to know to keep your organization safe. Sessions will cover: Day 1: Wage/Hour
- How to avoid problems with your meal and rest breaks
- What you can and can't deduct from employees' paychecks
- How to manage alternative pay arrangements and tipped employees
- The new rules on compensable time
Day 2: Internal Investigations
- How to draft and implement a sound policy
- The right way—and the wrong way—to conduct your investigation
- How to draw the right conclusions and wrap up effectively
- Why post-investigation follow-up is crucial
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| This is not HR 101—all sessions will assume a high level of pre-existing knowledge and are designed for the experienced HR professional who wants to refine and expand his or her expertise in these two troublesome areas. Our instructors are experienced California employment law attorneys who know the ins and outs of the laws in this area, including the subtle nuances that can trip you up. This conference presents a unique opportunity to both learn from these experts in an intensive setting and get the answers to the specific questions that cause you grief on a regular basis. Many other conferences go broad, covering a smattering of topics at a surface level. This conference is different: two days of information-packed 90-minute sessions—just 8 sessions total—that go beneath the surface and explain what you need to know about administering leaves, discipline, and terminations on a practical level. Importantly, the sessions are designed specifically for California employers and are taught by California attorneys—so you won't be wasting your time on information that doesn't apply to you.
Conference Schedule
The Speakers
The Location HRCI and MCLE Credits
Registration Form
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