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California Record-Keeping Requirements: Practical Strategies to Ensure Compliance and Protect Your Organization
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM Eastern
Course Description:
Employing in California? Then you’d better make sure you’re keeping accurate records and documentation.
California record-keeping regulations are the most stringent in the country and failure to keep proper records could cost employers thousands or possibly even millions of dollars in penalties.
In fact, if your documentation isn’t in order and you’re facing a claim from an employee, the courts will rule in the employee’s favor — not yours.
Record-keeping may not be most glamorous part of your job, but it can make or break your organization’s defense against lawsuits — in fact many times, it’s the only difference between an easily dispatched employee complaint and a devastating lawsuit or government audit.
Course Highlights:
During this hands-on event, you’ll learn practical strategies and best practice tips to ensure your HR files are compliant with California record-keeping requirements, including:
- How to identify the crucial set of records that every employer must collect and maintain throughout each worker's employment history—and how long you need to hang onto them
- Helpful hints for training supervisors to document correctly – and where to store their documentation
- Tips for proper record-keeping in all phases of the employment lifecycle, including hiring, benefits administration, performance reviews, and termination
- Essential records that an employer must have on hand to prove compliance with OSHA, ADA/FEHA, FMLA/CFRA, and other state and federal laws
- Facing a lawsuit? Identify the must-have records when faced with claims from disgruntled or terminated workers, from bias complaints to harassment lawsuits and beyond
- How long you’re required to hang onto certain HR documents under state and federal law – and whether there are records you must retain the hard copies of
Plus, our employment law specialists will address:
- Electronic document storage: When is it safe to scan, and when do you need keep hard copies?
- Payroll and wage and hour record-keeping requirements in California
- The safest ways to get rid of paper and electronic HR records that you no longer need (and the questions to ask yourself before you shred or delete those records)
- How to handle sensitive HR information—such as medical records or immigration forms—that may require special handling
Faculty:
Dana Howells, Senior Counsel, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Ms. Howells is senior counsel in the Labor and Employment Department in the Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Ms. Howells focuses her practice on advising businesses on all aspects of employment relationships from pre-hire screening to terminations and reductions-in-force. Areas of concentration include ERISA and employee benefits, discrimination, wage and hour, contacts, severance, compensation, FMLA and mandated leaves, disability/reasonable accommodations, harassment/internal investigations, privacy and workplace violence prevention. In addition to advising employers on compliance and problem-solving, Ms. Howells has represented employers before administrative agencies, self-regulatory agencies, in jury and bench trials, and before state and federal appellate courts. Depending on the client’s goals, she has resolved many disputes through arbitration, mediation and negotiation. Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, Ms. Howells worked as in-house counsel for over 16 years for The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
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pricing:
|
Early Bird Price
(Expires October 5th) |
Regular
Price |
| Event + CD |
$279.00 |
$349.00 |
| Event Only |
$199.00 |
$269.00 |
| CD Only |
$199.00 |
$269.00 |
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