Avoiding Problems “IRL” with Remote and In-Person Employees
In this special half-day seminar/webinar, attorney Meghan B. Clark, will review the legal tools at your disposal for hiring, firing and maintaining employees.
Webinar/Seminar: Clear as Mud – The Status of Independent Contractors in California
There have been many recent changes about the status of independent contractors by California courts and the legislature. Attorney Laura Withrow provides an update on these legal changes to help businesses to correctly categorize these workers
Seminar/Webinar: Employee Leave Laws and Benefits
In our March 2022 seminar, Our featured speaker, attorney Marilyn A. Monahan, will cover employee leave laws that apply during the Covid-19 pandemic and administering benefits under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
Seminar/Webinar: Independent Contractors, Workers Comp, the Labor Commissioner, and You
| Speakers: | Chase Fiscus – Fiscus Commercial Insurance Services, Inc. Adam Treiger – Stowell, Zeilenga, Ruth, Vaughn & Treiger LLP |
| Date: | Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2021 |
| Program: | Networking 7:45am – 8:00am |
| Program 8:00am – 9:00am | |
| Location: | In Person: Los Robles Greens Banquet Center, 299 Moorpark Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91361
This event will also be presented virtually via Zoom. Zoom link will be emailed after before the event. |
This is a seminar designed to educate business owners, human resources professionals and managers/supervisors on issues related to the problems faced by employers when government agencies assert that an independent contractor should be classified as an employee.
Topics will include:
- Information on workers compensation insurance for independent contractors including obtaining coverage, costs, and how this coverage might fit in your risk strategy.
- What happens if the Labor Commissioner contends an independent contractor should be classified as an employee.
- The arguments available to an employer in the administrative process with the Labor Commissioner and information about the process.
Chase Fiscus is the Founder of Fiscus Commercial Insurance Services, Inc. located in Simi Valley, California. Chase founded FCIS when he was 19 years old — little more than a year after he graduated from high school. Chase’s day-to-day role at FCIS includes negotiating contracts with insurance companies, implementing new business strategies, growing the company and providing the overall vision for FCIS. An outgoing and energetic, yet detail-oriented guy, Chase is passionate about spending time with clients and walking through their businesses and job sites. Chase was born in Thousand Oaks, California, grew up in Moorpark and now lives in the Santa Rosa Valley with his family.
Adam K. Treiger is a law partner in Stowell, Zeilenga, Ruth, Vaughn & Treiger LLP, in Westlake Village, California. Adam concentrates on complex employment and business law counseling and litigation, focusing on wage and hour, discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination issues and disputes, and on handling business agreements, legal entities, and mergers & acquisitions. Adam is a Super Lawyer, a Provisors Group Leader, and an Employer Advisory Council board member.
We have restructured our events to include in person seminar at Los Robles Greens Golf Course and virtual webinar via Zoom. Due to this event taking place indoors, please practice social distancing and wear a mask. Attendance is limited and table seating will be reduced to allow for social distancing. We look forward to seeing you in person and virtually online!
Register here today!
Webinar: Transgender and Nonbinary
| Speaker: | Addison Rose Vincent |
| Break the Binary, LLC |
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| Dates: | Wednesday, October 20, 2021 |
| Program: | Networking 7:45am – 8:00am |
| Program 8:00am – 9:00am | |
| Location: | This event will be presented virtually via Zoom. Zoom link will be emailed after online registration. |
This seminar is designed to educate business owners, human resources professionals and managers/supervisors.
Topics will include:
- Definitions of “transgender” and “nonbinary”
- Differences between sex, gender, expression, and attraction
- Using and affirming gender pronouns
- Shifting to gender inclusive language in greetings, e-mails, and more
Addison Rose Vincent (they/them) is a 29-year-old trans nonbinary educator and consultant. Born in Canada and raised in Michigan, Addison moved to California at the age of 17 to come out and live more openly as themself. Since graduating with a BA in Peace Studies from Chapman University, Addison has served several nonprofits advocating for LGBTQIA2S+ communities, including Victory Fund, Strength United, Los Angeles LGBT Center, TransLatin@ Coalition, Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT), and Nonbinary & Intersex Recognition Project (NIRP). Addison currently serves as the Founder & CEO of Break The Binary LLC, a strategic consulting firm supporting businesses, schools, and organizations around the world in becoming safer spaces for LGBTQIA2S+ communities.