BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160407T183000Z DTEND:20160407T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:'First Thursday' - Labor Law Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:How to Make an Employee Handbook an Employer's Best Friend (or Worst Enemy)\n\n\n\nMany employers are unaware that\, despite the "warm and fuzzy" term "employee handbook\," these documents are treated by the courts as formal\, written contracts.\n\n \n\nThis means that the language included in handbooks can\, and does\, create binding legal obligations\, like any contract\, no matter how many disclaimers employers use to avoid this result. Moreover\, the law imposes many requirements on what must be included in handbooks. Failure to comply with these\, alone\, can expose employers to lawsuits. \n\n \n\nWhether employers recognize these stark realities\, and draft handbooks accordingly\, will often determine which employers survive lawsuits. \n\n \n\nIronically those employers who do so\, appear to be markedly less likely to be sued.\n\n\n\nThis ongoing seminar series is being conducted by veteran Petaluma labor & employment attorney\, Jay Putnam. Putnam\, has advised employers exclusively\, in labor matters for almost 35 years. He hopes to provide local business owners and managers with a solid\, working understanding of California labor law\, as a means of helping them avoid the often crippling cost and disruption caused by lawsuits resulting from a misunderstanding of applicable legal requirements.\n\n\n\nMembers are encouraged to bring their questions. Putnam says he intends to conduct the seminars as "informal\, working sessions\, where people can bring their lunch and their questions and leave each month with important information that will immediately improve their business operations."\n\n\n\n To register\, please email the Chamber at pacc@petalumachamber.com\, or call 707.762.2785 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:How to Make an Employee Handbook an Employer'\;s Best Friend (or Worst Enemy)
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\nMany employers are unaware that\, despite the &ldquo\;warm and fuzzy&rdquo\; term &ldquo\;employee handbook\,&rdquo\; these documents are treated by the courts as formal\, written contracts.
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\nThis means that the language included in handbooks can\, and does\, create binding legal obligations\, like any contract\, no matter how many disclaimers employers use to avoid this result. Moreover\, the law imposes many requirements on what must be included in handbooks. Failure to comply with these\, alone\, can expose employers to lawsuits.
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\nWhether employers recognize these stark realities\, and draft handbooks accordingly\, will often determine which employers survive lawsuits.
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\nIronically those employers who do so\, appear to be markedly less likely to be sued.
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\nThis ongoing seminar series is being conducted by veteran \;Petaluma \;labor &\; employment attorney\, Jay Putnam. Putnam\, has advised \;employers \;exclusively\, in labor matters for almost 35 years. He hopes to provide local business owners and managers with a solid\, working understanding of California labor law\, as a means of helping them avoid the often crippling cost and disruption caused by lawsuits resulting from a misunderstanding of applicable legal requirements.
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\nMembers are encouraged to bring their questions. \; Putnam says he intends to conduct the seminars as "\;informal\, working sessions\, where people can bring their lunch and their questions and leave each month with important information that will immediately improve their business operations."\;
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\n \;To register\, please email the Chamber at pacc@petalumachamber.com\, or call 707.762.2785
\n \; LOCATION:6 Petaluma Blvd N\, Ste A2 Petaluma\, CA 94952 UID:e.1308.5734 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260427T105246Z URL:https://business.petalumachamber.biz/events/details/first-thursday-labor-law-seminar-series-04-07-2016-5734 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR