Live Event
Putting Up With Dukes And Other Employment Law Developments: A 2011 Retrospective And A Look Forward
Tuesday, January 24
- 8:00 AM PST
In this comprehensive update of employment law developments, the panelists will review the key cases decided in 2011, and alert you to legislation which take effect at the start of 2012 and that which will take effect in 2013.
Time:
12:00-2:00 pm
Pricing:
SCCBA Member: $85.00
Non-Member: $135.00
SCCBA New Admittee (0-3 years in practice): $75.00
*MCLE: 2.0 hours General Substantive Law
Location:
Biltmore Hotel
2151 Laurelwood Road
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Program Description:
This two-hour presentation will present the following using both the plaintiff and defense perspective.
- Dukes v. Wal-Mart (class actions and discrimination)
- AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (arbitration)
- Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. (sufficiency of oral complaints of retaliation)
- Staub v. Proctor Hospital (cat’s paw evidence)
- Sullivan v. Oracle (out-of-state employees working in California)
- Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (meal and rest breaks)
- Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co. (disability discrimination)
- New California Labor Code section 2810.5 (wage notices)
- Amended Labor Code section 226 (wage statements)
- New laws expanding pregnancy insurance benefits
- New laws restricting the use of credit reports in employment
- New laws establishing higher penalties for misclassifying employees as independent contractors
- New DFEH procedural regulations to facilitate the claims process for employees
- What we can expect from the courts, the California state legislature, and Congress in 2012
Panelists:
Christopher Cobey, Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Ellie Schuermann, Kastner Kim, LLP
Moderator:
Carol Koenig, Wylie, McBride, Platten & Renner