Annual Workplace & Employment Law Update
<p><strong>Los Angeles — Oct. 10</strong><br />Employers Group, the nation’s oldest and largest employer-sponsored association dedicated to human resources management, has announced that its 2007 Workplace & Employment Law Update (WELU) will take place in six locations throughout California, starting at the end of October and running until early December.<br /><br />The daylong program will help California employers prepare for workplace issues in 2008. </p><p>The theme this year revolves around the top 10 things employers can immediately apply to their company practices, including:<br /></p><ul><li>Wage and hour and legal issues for 2008</li><li>Leaves of absence</li><li>What plaintiffs' attorneys look for in cases against employers</li><li>Current workplace and employment law issues </li><li>Avoiding a termination lawsuit</li><li>How to “out-recruit” the competition</li><li>Safeguarding the workplace against harassment/discrimination complaints</li><li>Identifying threatening behavior to prevent workplace violence</li></ul><p>”Our members, made up of California business owners and their human resources staff, tell us this is the one event they never miss every year among all our programs,” said Mark Wilbur, Employers Group president and CEO. “The presenters include the top employment law attorneys and experts in the state. </p><p>”The program also includes a comprehensive review of all the important 2007 California legislation that will impact businesses next year.”<br /><br />The WELU will be held in the hotels and convention centers at the following locations on the dates indicated:<br /></p><ul><li>Oct. 25: San Diego</li><li>Nov. 1: Ontario</li><li>Nov. 8: Los Angeles</li><li>Nov. 13: Anaheim</li><li>Nov. 29: Cerritos</li><li>Dec. 6: San Francisco</li></ul>
