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Recent Speaking Events/Interviews/Published Articles

Business in the Know Interview: “What Every Employer Should Know in 2021.” December 23, 2020.

NorthBay Biz Magazine: “How Employers Can (and should) Protect Themselves.” September 21, 2020.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce ZOOM Presentation: “COVID-19 in the Workplace – Update.” May 7, 2020.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce ZOOM Presentation: “COVID-19 in the Workplace.” April 16, 2020.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce ZOOM Presentation: “COVID-19 in the Workplace.” April 2, 2020.

San Francisco Builders Exchange Presentation: “Avoiding Wrongful Termination Suits.” March 11, 2020.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “With Arbitration Gone, What Protection is Left?” February 20, 2020.

North Coast Builder’s Exchange Presentation: “How to Intervene with Personally Troubled and Non-Productive Employees.” February 19, 2020.

Bay Area Builder’s Exchange – The Weekly Bulletin: “With Arbitration Gone, What Protection is Left?” January 27, 2020.

Plumbing Insider/Ask the Lawyer: “Lawyer to Employer: Don’t Get Sued!.” January, 2020.

Marin Builder’s Association Presentation: “New Wage & Hour Regulations 2019.” December 12, 2019.

North Coast Builder’s Exchange Presentation: “Documentation, Performance Evaluations & Employee Handbooks.” November 12, 2019.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training.” October 25, 2019.

North Coast Builder’s Exchange Presentation: “Wage & Hour Laws.” October 9, 2019.

North Coast Builder’s Exchange Presentation: “Avoiding Wrongful Termination Suits.” September 11, 2019.

Petaluma Business: “Whistle Blowers Sound a Shrill Song.” (page 4) August, 2019.

Bay Area Builder’s Exchange Presentation: “How to Hire the Right Employee the First Time.” July 26, 2019.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “The Traveling Wilburys – Is Travel Time Compensable?” June 20, 2019.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “Pay Employees (on time) or Pay the Piper.” June 6, 2019.

Marin Builder’s Association Presentation: “Labor Pains: Avoiding Wrongful Termination Suits.” May 15, 2019.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “The Traveling Wilburys – Is Travel Time Compensable.” May 2, 2019.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “The New Workplace Harassment Training Requirements: A Summary.” April 18, 2019.

Filipino Dental Practitioners of California, Inc. – Continuing Education Presentation: “An Oral Surgeon’s Wrongful Termination/Workplace Harassment Nightmare.” April 16, 2019.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “The Shifting Sands of Meal and Rest Break Requirements Afford Employers Little Rest.” April 4, 2019.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “The New Workplace Harassment Training Requirements: A Summary.” March 7, 2019.

Petaluma Business: “New Law Could Make Minor Mistakes into Major Lawsuits.” (page 4) March, 2019.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “Wage Stubs: Where Little Mistakes = Big Lawsuits.” February 21, 2019.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “Wage Stubs: Where Little Mistakes = Big Lawsuits.” February 7, 2019.

USI Insurance Services Presentation: “Drug Testing in the Workplace.” November 15, 2018.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “The Status of Workplace Arbitration Policies.” November 1, 2018. 

Petaluma Manufacturer’s Association Presentation: “Are Pot Laws Driving Employers to Drink?” October 24, 2018.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “BYOD (“Bring your own Device”) Policies: Driving Employers to Drink?” October 18, 2018.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “BYOD (“Bring your own Device”) Policies: Driving Employers to Drink?” October 4, 2018.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “How Independent are your Contractors?” September 6, 2018.

Petaluma Busines: “BYOD Policies at Work.” (page 4) September, 2018.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “How Independent are your Contractors?” August 16, 2018.

Petaluma Business: “Putting the Feds on I.C.E.” (page 4) August, 2018.

Petaluma Business: “When Lightning Strikes: Guard Against Surprise Enforcement Inspections.” (page 4) July, 2018.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “Changes in Law Require Changes to Handbooks.” June 21, 2018.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “Are Disability Claims Disabling Employers?” June 7, 2018.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “Changes in Law Require Changes to Handbooks.” May 3, 2018.

Marin Builder’s Association Presentation: “2018 New Laws, Hiring Strategies, Terminations, Sexual Harassment.” May 2, 2018.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “BAN THE BOX: Are Employers Boxed In?” April 19, 2018.

Petaluma Business: “Get a Lawyer to Handle Harassment Complaint.” (page 4) April, 2018.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “BAN THE BOX: Are Employers Boxed In?” March 1, 2018.

Petaluma Business: “Implement a Mandatory Arbitration Policy.” (page 4) March, 2018.

Rohnert Park Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “New Labor Laws for 2018!” February 15, 2018.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “New Labor Laws for 2018!” February 1, 2018.

Petaluma Business: “Attractive Nuisance: The Trap of Calling Workers ‘Volunteers’.” (page 4) February, 2018.

Petaluma Area Chamber of Commerce Presentation: “Got Harassment Complaint? Call a Lawyer – Now!” January 4, 2018.

The Press Democrat: “How Sonoma County Businesses are Addressing Sexual Harassment Issues.” December 10, 2017.

Novato Chamber of Commerce – Guest Speaker. October 4, 2017.

The North Bay Business Journal: “California Employers Neglect Mandatory Arbitration at their Peril.” April 21, 2017.