The risks involved in misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee have always been serious. A number of federal and state agencies regulate the proper classification of workers and have the authority to impose significant monetary and non-monetary sanctions against employers who get the classification wrong. Continue Reading Upcoming Seminar: Independent Contractor v. Employee – “Saying It’s So, Doesn’t Make It So”

Join us at this year’s “ADA: Defense Strategies and Attorney Fee Awards in Light of Recent Legislation and Jankey v. Lee” seminar where Weintraub attorney Lizbeth West will be speaking as one of the panelist in regards to:

  • An overview of the Jankey v. Lee decision
  • Recent Federal and State Legislation
  • Establishing available affirmative defenses

Thursday, May 17, 2012
9:00 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Program
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor, Sacramento, CA

Can You Keep a Secret?

From trade secrets like product recipes and algorithms to confidential details about financing, customers and costs, all businesses have information that could be devastating if it were to fall into a competitor’s hands.Continue Reading UPCOMING SEMINAR: Protecting Trade Secrets – How to Manage Employee Use of Proprietary Information