PIHRA Woodland Hills Chapter Webinar

Your Employee Handbook in 2024:
A Guide to Compliance, or Roadmap
to Litigation?

presented by Karen Gabler, Esq.

A strategically-sound and legally-compliant employee handbook is arguably the most critical document employers can implement to protect a California workplace. To provide the greatest source of information to employees, along with the best protection for employers, employee handbooks should be updated annually to incorporate new legislation and recent case law, as well as strategic provisions designed to protect the company from employee claims.

In this informative webinar hosted by PIHRA Woodland Hills, employment law attorney Karen L. Gabler will review the most important updates to your employee policies for 2024. Topics will include the following:

• New policy language required by 2024 legislation (including new leaves, protected categories, cannabis and more!)
• Recommended policy language from 2023 cases and opinions
• Legal compliance vs. legal strategy
• Common handbook pitfalls
• When should the handbook be updated?
• When should the handbook be translated?
• Best practices for handbook distribution and messaging
• When your employee won’t sign the acknowledgements

Program Agenda

8:00am - 8:10am | PIHRA news, Introductions, Sponsors
8:10am - 10:15am | Karen Gabler speaking
10:15am - 10:30am | Q&A, Goodbyes

Speaker

Karen Gabler, ESQ, LightGabler Law

Karen L. Gabler, Esq. is an employment law attorney with LightGabler, an employment law firm with attorneys in Camarillo and San Luis Obispo. For over 30 years, Karen has represented employers and managers in businesses of all sizes and industries in virtually all aspects of employment law. She collaborates with her clients in developing proactive strategies to enhance workplace productivity and avoid employment disputes, and defends employers and management against employee claims.

Karen has been named as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine for the past eleven years. She has been named one of the “Top 50 Women in Business” and the “Who’s Who in Professional Services” by the Pacific Coast Business Times, and has been recognized as the “Top Attorney in Client Service” and one of the “Most Trusted Advisors” by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Karen has taught employment law courses at the Pepperdine School of Law, and is a sought-after speaker on employment law topics for numerous professional, civic and business organizations.

HR Certification

This program is valid for 1.5 PDC for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org. Professionals In Human Resources Association (PIHRA) is recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM.

This program has been approved for 1.5 California-specific recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.

Registration Rates

Online registration stays open up till the time webinar starts.

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Cancellation Policy

There will be a 50% administration fee for any cancellations. If you need to cancel, we must receive it in writing (email or fax) 2 business days prior to the event during normal business hours. Refunds will not be given to no-shows. Credits will not be issued for use towards future PIHRA events.

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