Tuesday, October 25, 2016
12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.

Employers must comply with a wide variety of state and federal laws, especially when it comes to wage and hour regulations. Learn to understand the technicalities and comply with the rules in this essential area of law.  

Class covers:

• What is compensable employee time
• How wages must be calculated and paid
• Workplace posting and recordkeeping requirements
• What types of employees may be “exempt”
• Special employment issues facing smaller businesses

Presented by Karen A. Rooney:
Karen A. Rooney has over 30-years of litigation experience, 25 of those representing employers in suits brought by current and former employees. She has defended employers faced with discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, tort claims, including fraud, wage and hour claims, class action claims, and other employment-related claims. Ms. Rooney has also prosecuted and defended claims for trade secret misappropriation and related claims including tortious interference with contract and business advantage and has obtained potential workplace violence injunctions. Ms. Rooney’s litigation experience also extends to commercial litigation including business torts, securities litigation, shareholder derivative claims, real estate transactions and contract disputes. Ms. Rooney has served on the Board of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Attorney Referral Service and has volunteered as a mediator with both the Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Superior Court, and has received an “AV Preeminent®” rating from Martindale Hubbell® based on the evaluation of her peers and the judiciary.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.