Essential California Employment Policies & Procedures

Recorded Session
60 Minutes

California has some of the strictest employment laws in the country. Combined with federal rules, employers with California staff face a maze of requirements that should be built into clear written policies. This 60-minute California employment policies webinar covers the key ones.

You'll learn the relevant California and federal law behind each policy and the principles for drafting a handbook or policy scheme that protects employers of any size. Policies covered include interviewing and pre-hiring, hiring and retention, attendance, health care, information technology, substance abuse, leave, accommodation and termination.

The session also covers notice and implementation, matching legal requirements to policy wording, and enforcement.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

If you design, implement or amend your company's employee manual, or advise on which policies a California business needs, this training is for you. Well-drafted policies help protect the business against claims under strict state law.

It suits HR professionals, business owners and advisors at any company with employees or locations in California.

AREA COVERED

Policies

  • Interviewing and pre-hiring
  • Hiring and retention
  • Attendance
  • Health care
  • Information technology
  • Substance abuse
  • Leave
  • Accommodation
  • Termination

Drafting and implementation

  • Drafting considerations
  • Critical California rules and regulations
  • Notice and implementation of policies
  • Matching legal requirements to policy statements
  • Which policies are most critical
  • Policy enforcement

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Identify the most critical policies for California employers
  • Explain the California and federal rules behind each policy
  • Draft policy statements that match legal requirements
  • Give proper notice and implement new policies
  • Enforce policies consistently

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

All companies with employees in California or locations in California

If you design, implement or amend your company's employee manual, or advise on which policies a California business needs, this training is for you. Well-drafted policies help protect the business against claims under strict state law.

It suits HR professionals, business owners and advisors at any company with employees or locations in California.

Policies

  • Interviewing and pre-hiring
  • Hiring and retention
  • Attendance
  • Health care
  • Information technology
  • Substance abuse
  • Leave
  • Accommodation
  • Termination

Drafting and implementation

  • Drafting considerations
  • Critical California rules and regulations
  • Notice and implementation of policies
  • Matching legal requirements to policy statements
  • Which policies are most critical
  • Policy enforcement
  • Identify the most critical policies for California employers
  • Explain the California and federal rules behind each policy
  • Draft policy statements that match legal requirements
  • Give proper notice and implement new policies
  • Enforce policies consistently

All companies with employees in California or locations in California

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Speaker Profile

ins_img Melvin K. Patterson

Melvin K. Patterson, an attorney licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in California, is General Counsel to the Cedrus Group, a family of international financial services firms with offices around the globe. He is a member of the Labor & Employment Section of the California State Bar and has been admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California as well as the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. Mr. Patterson is experienced in Labor and Employment litigation and transactional matters in the U.S., Asia and the U.K. He has designed internal …

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