EAST VENTURA COUNTY EAC – LEGAL UPDATE
November 3, 2011 | 
Author Jon Light has 30 years of experience in the field of employment law, is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell, and has been named multiple times as one of Southern California & hous & houSuper Lawyers & hou by Los Angeles Magazine. As a founding partner at LightGabler LLP, Jon consults with over 300 companies throughout California regarding their day-to-day employment law needs. His clients include publicly traded international corporations and companies in such diverse industries as computers, telecommunications, construction, manufacturing, agriculture, insurance, retail, restaurants and medicine.
Jon has successful jury trial, court trial, Labor Commission and binding arbitration results in lawsuits and administrative claims involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment, race discrimination, wage & hour, and other employment related matters. He has also appeared on behalf of employers with the federal EEOC and Labor Department, the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the National Labor Relations Board, and other government agencies involved with employment law issues. Mr. Light frequently speaks to employer and human resources groups, including the Ventura County Employers Advisory Council (EAC), PIHRA, NHRA, and numerous business associations such as CPA groups, Dental Societies and Chambers of Commerce. He lectures on topics such as avoiding sexual harassment, wage and hour issues, diversity in the workplace, supervisor strategies, employment law updates, and preparing employee handbooks.
Mr. Light will discuss the following topics:
The latest and greatest on meal and rest breaks/Brinker case
Avoiding FMLA/CFRA retaliation claims
Arbitration – can you or should you
Background checking – what’s allowed
Commission employees – what is and is not a “commission”
Exempt v. Non-exempt employee rulings
Handling disabled employee situations
Social Media Issues
117 (and counting!) different employment topics
SPEAKER: JONATHAN FRASER LIGHT
DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011
TIME: 7:30 AM – NOON (BREAKFAST INCLUDED)
REGISTRATION 7:30 – 8:00 AM
PLACE: LOS ROBLES GREENS GOLF COURSE BANQUET ROOM
299 S. MOORPARK ROAD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91361
THIS IS THE LAST EAC PROGRAM FOR 2011. IT WILL COVER ALL OF THE NEW EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES THAT AROSE IN 2011 AND WILL LOOK AHEAD TO 2012. IF YOU CAN ONLY ATTEND ONE EAC PROGRAM A YEAR, THIS IS THE ONE YOU WANT TO GO TO.
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION:
Registration and payment received by Tuesday, November 8, 2011 – $85.00
WALK-IN REGISTRATION:
Register and pay at the door – $95.00
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SCORE Offers Vets Business Training
SCORE Offers Vets Business Training
Ventura County SCORE wants veterans to know about its new program that offers a free $125.00 coupon for business training. Any vets who are interested in obtaining the coupon can go to the website - www.vetsfastlaunch.org/sponsor-offerings. To register or get questions answered regarding the workshops and training schedule, visit http://www.ventura.score.org.
SCORE workshops cost $59.00, so a veteran (or family member) would be eligible for two of our workshops for free with the coupon. This program has limited funding and estimates are that 2,000 coupons will be available nationwide according to Barry Krauss, a SCORE representative.
SCORE members are all volunteers – retired, semi-retired and actively working individuals and they are truly mentors to America’s small businesses.
5th Annual International Conference on Positive Aging
5th Annual International Conference on Positive Aging
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Innovation in Positive Aging
Hosted by Fielding Graduate University
Location: California Endowment, Center for Nonprofit Management, Los Angeles, California
The Fifth Annual International Conference on Positive Aging is a highly interactive gathering of diverse leaders who are shaping a dynamic future for older adults throughout the world.
“It’s been said that the best way to predict the future is to create it, and that is what this conference begins to do. Positive aging is the future we want to create.“ Harry R. Moody, Director of Academic Affairs, AARP
The conference is hosted by the Institute for Social Innovation at Fielding Graduate University. It will commence with activities presented by the Life Planning Network (LPN) which includes an “LPN Mixer” on December 6, 2011, at the beautiful Omni Los Angeles at California Plaza, in downtown Los Angeles. To register or find out more about the “LPN Mixer” click HERE or Click on the Life Planning Network Activities tab on the sidebar.
Once the conference is started plenary sessions are offered in creativity, wellness, community, and life transitions. The conference invites submissions associated with aging and ageism, care giving, civic engagement, community, creativity, dialogue, diversity, entrepreneurship, generativity, global & transcultural contexts, housing, intergenerational issues, lifelong learning, life transitions, public policy, services, spirituality, sustainability, wellness, workplace issues, and work in the second half of life. This conference also offers a series of activities called Active Arts. Designed to facilitate dialogue about creative expression and aging, examples of Active Arts offerings include music, dance, art, and poetry.
This conference welcomes contributions that are innovative, experiential, and involve active engagement in supporting greater understanding of what it means to age well.
CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS is Closed
Contact: Dr. Katrina S. Rogers, email: positiveagingconference@fielding.edu
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Conference Notice: ASTD 2012 TechKnowledge Conference
October 21, 2011
The American Society for Training & Development will present ASTD TechKnowledge® Conference & Exposition from January 25-27, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Preconference workshops will be held on January 24.
Five conference tracks will be available, including E-Learning Design, Emerging Technologies, Implementation Strategies, Platforms & Tools, and Virtual Delivery & Facilitation.
Nine preconference workshops will be offered: Creating Scenarios and Story Interactions Using Articulate StoryLine®; Prototyping for Mobile on a Shoestring Budget with Virtually No Tech Skills!; Lights! Camera! Training! How to Create Video for Training; Photoshop: From Introduction to Fixing and Preparing Digital Images; ISD for the Synchronous Environment; Making E-Learning Stick: Techniques to Increase Transfer of Training; Hands-on with a Variety of Technology Based Learning Tools; Introducing a Social Learning System for Formal and Informal Learning; and Video Editing for Trainers.
For more information, visit www.tk12.astd.org.