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Upcoming Seminar: Employment Law Update

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in Labor Law

2013  – A Year in Review 2014 – An Interesting Year Ahead Summary of Program Join the attorneys from Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment Group as they discuss important legal developments from 2013 and review the complexities of a number of new laws facing employersin 2014.  Sacramento Date:    January 16, 2014 Time:   9:00 a.m. –… Continue Reading

Weintraub Tobin’s 2014 Labor & Employment Seminars and Training Schedule

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Privacy Rights, Employment Contracts and Agreements, FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Harassment, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Reductions in Force, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination, Trade Secrets and Competition, Wage & Hour

Hot off the print press –  Weintraub Tobin’s 2014 Labor and Employment Training and Seminar Schedule is now available.   Click here for a copy of the schedule. Our Employment Law Update is scheduled for January 16, 2014 (Sacramento) and January 23, 2014 (San Francisco).   Seating is limited so register early to reserve your spot.  Please contact… Continue Reading

SEVEN WEINTRAUB TOBIN ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN THE TOP 25 LIST BY SUPER LAWYERS

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in Labor Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 8, 2013 – Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin, a business law and business litigation law firm congratulates seven attorneys on being named as one of the Top 25 Sacramento SuperLawyers of 2013. To receive this honor, the attorneys – Gary Bradus, Dale Campbell, Chris Chediak, Louis Gonzalez, Mike. Kvarme, Charles "Chuck" Post,… Continue Reading

Summer Seminar Series for Restaurants

By Labor & Employment on Posted in Labor Law

Join Weintraub Tobin’s attorneys in connection with the California Restaurant Association and Leavitt Group in their Summer Seminar Series for Restaurants where they will examine the issues facing employers in the restaurant industry, health care reform and group captive alternatives. Dates: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Claremont Resort, Berkeley, CA Wednesday, July 31, 2013 Sutter Club,… Continue Reading

Upcoming Seminar: The Complex Web of Federal, State and Local Leaves of Absence Laws

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in FMLA and Other Leaves of Absence, Labor Law

Employers continue to grapple with this very difficult area of employment law. It is not enough to focus on just one law when an employee is unable to work or is absent from the workplace due to some medical condition or injury suffered by the employee or his or her family member. Instead, employers need… Continue Reading

Upcoming Seminar: Independent Contractor v. Employee – “Saying It’s So, Doesn’t Make It So”

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in Wage & Hour

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.

The California Supreme Court Issued A Win For Businesses Who Prevail In Disability Access Cases In California

By Ramona Carrillo on Posted in Labor Law

By:  Lizbeth V. West, Esq. On December 17, 2012, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Jankey v. Lee. The Court ruled that prevailing defendants in disability access cases brought under both the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and California Civil Code section 55 are entitled to their attorney’s fees just like prevailing plaintiffs are…. Continue Reading