Lawyers as Employers: Navigating Part-Time Employees and Contractors

Contractors and part-time employees present many (or most) of the same labor-law issues as their full-time colleagues. Our July 29 presentation to the Napa County Bar Association addresses some of these issues, viewed from a lawyer-as-employer perspective. Some issues include:

• independent contractors

• workers compensation

• Equal Employment Opportunity law

• salary vs. hourly employees

• meal and rest periods

• overtime, split-shift, and other pay issues

• vacation and sick leave

• employee benefits

View a copy of the July 29 presentation via this link.

2022 Labor Law Update

Our 2022 Labor Law Seminar is on April 5, 2022, in Napa, California. The presentation will cover new laws from the past year as well as recent court cases and administrative developments. Some topics include:

• COVID-19 exposure notification, workplace standards, and mandatory employee recall • Mandatory vaccine policies and disability or religious accommodation • Minimum wage and other wage-payment changes (and new criminal penalties) • Leave requirements, including COVID-related Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and family medical leave • State and federal limitation of employment arbitration agreements • Changes to severance agreement rules • Employee record retention and posting • Massive new Cal-OSHA citation and enforcement tools • Wildfire smoke protection • Federal NLRB policies affecting non-union employers

View a copy of the 2022 update via this link.

Napa Chamber of Commerce 2021 Mid-Year Employment Law Update

Our 2021 Mid-Year Employment Law Update is on July 13, 2021. The presentation includes developments over the past year (because many people were unable to attend year-end updates due to the pandemic) as well as an extensively updated discussion of current COVID-related topics.

The presentation also addresses important employment-law developments such as 2021 changes to state independent contractor standards, other legislative changes, shifting positions in federal agencies, and some comments about recent caselaw.

The full presentation can be viewed in .pdf format here.

Thanks and best wishes to all our clients and colleagues as the community returns to a new normal!