Best Best & Krieger News Feed

[VIDEO] BB&K Webinar: Annual Labor & Employment Update 2016

08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0800

BB&K Labor and Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public.

What was discussed:

New legislation
Wage and hour update
Harassment, discrimination and retaliation
Disability discrimination and medical leaves
Benefits update including discussion of the Affordable Care Act and the Flores case
Marijuana in the workplace
Public agency cases and updates

This activity has been approved for minimum continuing legal education by the State Bar of California in the amount of two (2) hours of General Participatory credit. Best Best & Krieger LLP certifies that this activity conforms to the standards of approved educational activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education. Best Best & Krieger LLP is a State Bar of California Approved Provider, #1035.

When:
Thursday, Dec. 8
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. PT

Click here for questions.

Materials
Annual Labor & Employment Law Update
New Legislation and Case Summaries

To view a recording of the webinar, click here.

PIHRA 2016 Legal Year in Review

10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0800

Best Best & Krieger LLP Partner Joseph Ortiz will present “2016 Legal Year in Review,” for the Professionals In Human Resources Association. This presentation focuses on the laws that the savvy HR practitioner should know about, and the significant changes that occurred in Human Resources in 2016. The presentation will include a roll call of the most recent employment-related laws passed by the California Legislature, as well as a "best of" summary of the five biggest legal changes that occurred in 2016. Included will be a discussion of the status of the new white collar exemption salary requirements, new gender protection issues, and much, much more.

When
Thursday, Nov. 10
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Where
Best Best Krieger
3390 University Ave.
5th Floor
Riverside, CA 92501

For more information or to register, click here.

2016 PELRAC Annual Conference

27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0800

Join Best Best & Krieger LLP at the 2016 Public Employer Labor Relations Association of California Conference in San Diego, Calif.

BB&K Speakers
Arlene Prater: “Severance Agreements and Last Chance Agreements – How to Negotiate and Draft Agreements That Comply with the Law and Protect Your Agency”
Wednesday, Sept. 28
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Alison Alpert: “When Your Employee Says, ‘I’ve Got My Medical Marijuana Card’ What Can an Employer Do?”
Wednesday, Sept. 28
2:45 - 4 p.m.

When
Tuesday, Sept. 27 - Thursday, Sept. 29

Where
Handlery Hotel
950 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108

For more information or to register, click here.

Employee Rights!

17 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0800

Best Best & Krieger LLP Partner Joseph Ortiz will present a seminar on employee rights.

When:
Saturday, Sept. 17
9 a.m.

Where:
Riverside County Bar Association
4129 Main St., 3rd Floor
Riverside, CA 92501

For more information, click here.

Employers Confront Swine Flu's Impact

02 May 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Attorney William Floyd Comments on Employer Liability

The Press-Enterprise
May 2, 2009

    A scenario where half the staff is home with the flu would be distressing for a company that has already trimmed a quarter of the work force because of a severe recession.
    But workers need to assess whether they're well enough to do their jobs without infecting others and without worrying about how an absence might affect their long-term job status, employment experts say. That it is complicated, however, by the fact that millions of California workers are not paid when they call in sick.
    And employers and workplace supervisors not only need to use common sense when assessing whether someone is well enough to work, but they also need to remember the law requires them to provide a workplace that is not a health risk.
    Many offices and factories in Inland Southern California are already doing business with fewer workers because of the dour economic situation.
    ...
    But a boss has to decide that someone might be too sick to work and send that person home, or insist he or she be cleared by a doctor. In fact, Bartosiak said, the employer is legally obligated to take steps such as those.
    "Employers do have a responsibility under OSHA to provide a safe workplace," Bartosiak said.
    Bill Floyd, an attorney who practices employment law for the Riverside-based firm Best Best & Krieger, agrees that an employer could be liable in those situations.
    Also, Floyd said a supervisor should be aware of an employee who has been home caring for a sick family member or just returned from Mexico.
    "It's reasonable for an employer to have some sort of clearance" in those situations, said Floyd, who added that he has fielded several calls from clients asking those questions in the last few days. "But, if he sent home every employee with a sniffle, that would be a bit of an overreaction."

Click here to read the entire story.