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Independent Contractor, Joint Employment Misclassification Litigation 2020
One year into AB5 and California Employers and Litigators still wrestle how to classify independent contractors and employees and which employees are exempt. In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court has provided guidance in regards to independent contractor/employee classification with the adoption of the ABC test for determining how to classify an employee or independent contractor. Issues relating to exempt or non-exempt status of workers continues to be fertile ground for litigation in California. This focused program will look in detail at these issues as well as at liability, damages in these cases, settlement.
| Agenda | |
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Opening remarks and program overview - |
| 9:05 - 9:20 | An overview of Independent Contractor and Exemption Claims & Use of the ABC Test Timothy J. Long, Greenberg Trauig |
| 9:20 - 10:20 | One Year of AB5 Michael Morrison, Alexander Krakow + Glick Robert Roginson, Ogletree Deakins |
| 10:20 - 11:25 | Damages and Penalties in Misclassification Cases Robin G. Workman, Workman Law Firm, PC Gayle M. Athanacio, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC. |
| 11:25 - 12:30 | Settling Simple and Complex Exemption & Misclassification Cases Lindsay Hutner, Greenberg Trauig Arnab Banerjee, Banner Law Group |
| Program Concludes |
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Faculty:
Timothy J. Long,Greenberg Trauig
Michael Morrison, Alexander Krakow + Glick
Robin G. Workman, Workman Law Firm, PC
Gayle M. Athanacio, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC.
Joseph A. Krock, Ph.D., The Claro Group, LLC - invited
Robert Roginson, Ogletree Deakins
Lindsay Hutner, Greenberg Trauig
Arnab Banerjee, Banner Law Group
This program is approved for 3.5 hrs of CA MCLE general credt hours.
Bridgeport is a State Bar of CA provider of MCLE (Provider 11872) This program offers 3.5 hrs of MCLE. Bridgeport will assist attorneys from outside CA obtain CLE in accordance with the rules of their state.
Event Information
| Event Date | 06-30-2020 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 06-30-2020 12:15 pm |
| Individual Price | $270.00 |
| Categories | Live Webinars |
Group Rate
| #Registrants | Rate/Person ($) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 215.00 |
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