Digging Into California Wage & Hour Issues October 13, 2010

Regulated by a combination of both state and federal wage and hour laws, California employers face many traps for the unwary. This is particularly true during times of economic decline when employers with tight budgets seek to cut back on their labor expenses.

Discover solutions to the most common challenges in wage and hour law and questions faced by employers in an economic downturn, and learn ways to manage risk within the confines of both federal and California law. You'll leave able to:

*Identify rules for exempt and non-exempt, furloughs, reductions in pay and reductions in work hours.

*Recognize the impact of forced use of vacation and PTO, partial day leave, unauthorized work and compensable time, volunteers and interns, pay timing and deferred compensation.

*Avoid common mistakes with contractors and independent consultants, and liability related to leased employees.

As companies implement cost control measures, ensure your policies and practices comply with wage and hour law and help your company avoid expensive wage and hour class actions.

About the Presenter
Marc A. Koonin is an attorney practicing in Sedgwick, Detert, Moran, & Arnold LLP's Labor and Employment Group in San Francisco. He regularly advises employers on hiring, disciplining and terminating employees, implementing reductions in force, employee leave issues, wage and hour law, accommodating disabled employees, conducting workplace investigations, workplace privacy issues, workplace safety issues, and related matters, and has extensive experience defending suits alleging wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, violations of leave laws, wage and hour claims, and defamation.

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