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SUMMARY:'First Thursday' - Labor Law Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:WORKPLACE HARASSMENT INVESTIGATIONS: NEW RULES\n\n \n\nOnce any supervisor is made aware of a complaint of harassment\, employers must immediately commence a thorough and objective investigation. It must then promptly and effectively remedy any harassment revealed by the investigation. \n\n \n\nTypically\, this culminates with one of two results: 1) the termination of the harasser\, or 2) a finding that the complaint was unsupported by the evidence.\n\n \n\nBecause of the intense emotions that are typically activated by such complaints\, either result will likely be presented to a plaintiffs' lawyer to determine if there is a sound legal basis for a lawsuit.\n\n \n\nThis will place the employer's investigation\, and whether it was conducted in accordance with applicable legal requirements\, under a microscope. If mistakes were made\, it is likely that a lawsuit will result.\n\n \n\nIs your business prepared to withstand this kind of scrutiny?\n\n\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 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\n\n To register\, please email the Chamber at pacc@petalumachamber.com\, or call 707.762.2785
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:16px\;"><strong><u><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">WORKPLACE HARASSMENT INVESTIGATIONS: NEW RULES</span></span></u></strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><em><span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Once any supervisor is made aware of a complaint of harassment\, employers must immediately commence a thorough and objective investigation. It must then promptly and effectively remedy any harassment revealed by the investigation. </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Typically\, this culminates with one of two results: 1) the termination of the harasser\, or 2) a finding that the complaint was unsupported by the evidence.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Because of the intense emotions that are typically activated by such complaints\, either result will likely be presented to a plaintiffs&rsquo\; lawyer to determine if there is a sound legal basis for a lawsuit.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">This will place the employer&rsquo\;s investigation\, and whether it was conducted in accordance with applicable legal requirements\, under a microscope. If mistakes were made\, it is likely that a lawsuit will result.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family: arial\,sans-serif\;">Is your business prepared to withstand this kind of scrutiny?</span></em></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#1A1A1A\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">This ongoing seminar series is being conducted by veteran&nbsp\;Petaluma&nbsp\;labor &amp\; employment attorney\, Jay Putnam. Putnam\, has advised&nbsp\;<u>employers</u>&nbsp\;exclusively\, in labor matters for over 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.</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<br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size:15.0pt\;"><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\;text-underline: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></span></strong><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-12-01-2016-5742
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