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Preparing Your Organization for California’s New Employment Laws in 2022 (Webinar)

Nonprofit Education Series
February 17, 2022 at 3:30pm5:00pm (PDT)

    Chandra Andrade and Rebecca Stephens discuss "Preparing Your Organization for California’s New Employment Laws in 2022." 

    Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for exempt organization employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these changes.

    Join Farella employment lawyers Chandra Andrade and Rebecca Stephens for a discussion on California's new employment laws affecting exempt organizations, what to look for, and what to do next, including:

    • Template employment document updates in light of amendments to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and Labor Code;
    • Expanded coverage for family members under the California Family Rights Act and updates to the DFEH’s mediation program;
    • Extension of time to retain personnel records;
    • Minimum wage updates; and 
    • Current rules, guidance, and best practices relating to COVID-19.

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    California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms Part 2 - Reporting Due Diligence, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Rules

    Welcome to  EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode covers the provisions of California’s Charitable Fundraising Platforms law (Gov. Code, § 12599.9) relevant to all covered charitable fundraisers and fundraising...

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    Farella Awards 2024 Diversity Scholarships to Bay Area Law Students

    Farella Braun + Martel’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2024 Diversity Scholarship grants totaling $45,000 to Bay Area first-year law students Marcus Albino, Saamia Haqiq...

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    Unplugged: The Renewable Energy Speaker Series - The IRA's Environmental Justice Incentive Programs

    Join Farella Braun + Martel and the Environmental Law Institute for the relaunch Unplugged: The Renewable Energy Speaker Series with Farella’s John Ugai and guest speakers Miana Campbell with U.S. Department of Energy, Maria Castillo with...

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    EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances

    Don Sobelman provided expert commentary in the  Chemical & Engineering News article "EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances." Excerpt from the article: Lawyers are warning anyone purchasing an industrial site where PFOA...

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    20th Annual Western Boot Camp on Environmental Law

    Linda Gilleran is teaching the Energy Law session at the Environmental Law Institute's 20th Annual Western Boot Camp on Environmental Law.

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    Burdened by Debt, Savvy SF Office Owners Get Creative

    Restructuring, insolvency, and creditors rights partner Gary Kaplan provided expert commentary in The San Francisco Standard article, "Burdened by Debt, Savvy SF Office Owners Get Creative." In the article, Gary explained that in most cases...

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    California’s Estrada Decision and Impact on Employers and PAGA Claims

    Following Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. , the California Supreme Court’s employee-friendly Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ruling earlier this year, employers must remain more diligent than ever to prevent and mitigate costly...

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    New PFAS Listing Under Superfund Will Lead to Major Expansion of Liability

    On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under Section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...

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    New PFAS Federal Drinking Water Standards Create Major Liability and Litigation Risk

    The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released a final regulation setting individual drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for five per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These MCLs are incredibly stringent due to EPA’s stated concerns...

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    AI and Privacy: What Every Company Needs to Do Today

    Sushila Chanana and Benjamin Buchwalter will discuss "AI and Privacy: What Every Company Needs to Do Today' at the ACC 2024 Privacy Summit.  This session will introduce basics of AI governance, such as ownership...

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