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SUMMARY:'First Thursday' - Labor Law Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES: GUARDING AGAINST SURPRISE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTIONS\n\n\n\nSmall to medium-sized businesses are being targeted by state enforcement agencies for the purpose of revealing labor law violations. The State Labor Commissioner\, Cal OSHA and the Unemployment Development Department ("EDD") have combined forces\, as the Bureau of Field Enforcement\, ("BOFE") to conduct early morning\, warrantless\, inspections   without warning. Unwary employers can be left with citations involving hundreds of thousands of dollars\, after a superficial inspection lasting only two or three hours.\n\n\n\nEmployers can protect themselves by insisting on a written inspection warrant\, and by never granting consent. If a warrant is produced\, the employer should demand an opportunity to have the warrant reviewed by a court for legal sufficiency. Legal counsel should be contacted without delay.\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 over 36 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:<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;">WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES: GUARDING AGAINST SURPRISE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTIONS</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;">Small to medium-sized businesses are being targeted by state</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> enforcement agencies for the purpose of revealing labor law</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> violations.</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> The State Labor Commissioner\, Cal OSHA and the Unemployment</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> Development Department (&ldquo\;EDD&rdquo\;) have combined forces\, as the</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> Bureau of Field Enforcement\, (&ldquo\;BOFE&rdquo\;) to conduct early morning\,</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> warrantless\, inspections &ndash\; without warning.</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> Unwary employers can be left with citations involving hundreds of</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> thousands of dollars\, after a superficial inspection lasting only two or</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> three hours.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;">Employers can protect themselves by insisting on a written</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> inspection warrant\, and by never granting consent. If a warrant is</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> produced\, the employer should demand an opportunity to have the</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> warrant reviewed by a court for legal sufficiency. Legal counsel</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15et00\;"> should be contacted without delay.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15ft00\;">This ongoing seminar series is being conducted by veteran Petaluma labor</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15ft00\;"> &amp\; employment attorney\, Jay Putnam. Putnam\, has advised employers</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15ft00\;"> exclusively\, in labor matters for over 36 years. He hopes to provide local</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15ft00\;"> business owners and managers with a solid\, working understanding of</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15ft00\;"> California labor law\, as a means of helping them avoid the often crippling</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15ft00\;"> cost and disruption caused by lawsuits resulting from a misunderstanding</span></span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: tt15ft00\;"> of applicable legal requirements.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#1A1A1A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Members are encouraged to bring their questions.&nbsp\; Putnam says he intends to conduct the seminars as &quot\;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.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: georgia\,serif\;"><span _mce_style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Georgia'\,serif\;">&nbsp\;To register\, please email the Chamber at <a _mce_href="mailto:pacc@petalumachamber.com" _mce_shape="rect" href="mailto:pacc@petalumachamber.com" shape="rect"><span style="text-decoration: none\;"><span style="color: windowtext\;"><span _mce_style="color: windowtext\; text-decoration: none\;">pacc@petalumachamber.com</span></span></span></a>\, or call 707.762.2785</span></span></span></strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:6 Petaluma Blvd N\, Ste A2 Petaluma\, CA 94952
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URL:https://business.petalumachamber.biz/events/details/first-thursday-labor-law-seminar-series-09-07-2017-5751
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