ECJ Partner Karina Sterman to Speak about Trade Secret Protection
ECJ Partner, Karina B. Sterman, has been selected to present “Implementing a Trade Secret Protection Program” at the upcoming Bridgeport conference, “Trade Secret and Employee Mobility,” on April 4,...
View ArticleApril 24, 2014 – Hiring Mistakes You’re Making and How to Stop Them
Do you buy shoes without checking the fit and comfort level? Of course not. Yet, as an employer, you probably hire employees without even realizing the mistakes you are making in the process. No...
View ArticleApril 24, 2014 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
You know the drill: all managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training. The training must take...
View ArticleECJ’s Kelly Scott Selected to Speak at PIHRA’s Annual California HR Conference
Join ECJ partner, Kelly Scott, at PIHRA’s Annual California HR Conference on August 26th, 2014, at the Anaheim Convention Center. Kelly will be discussing the current trends and upcoming legislation in...
View ArticleECJ Partner Ken Luer Provides M & A Advice for Family Law Attorneys
In September, ECJ partner, Ken Luer, presented his one-hour MCLE program on “M & A Advice for Family Law Attorneys” at the offices of two Westside Family Law firms. Ken has a particular expertise...
View ArticleOctober 30, 2014 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
You know the drill: all managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training. The training must take...
View ArticleOctober 30, 2014 – Accommodating Employee Disability: Have You Done Enough?
Disability discrimination lawsuits are on the rise because both Federal and California State laws require employers to provide reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability yet most...
View ArticleECJ’s Patrick Fraioli to Speak on Topic of Cyber/Internet Liability
ECJ partner, Patrick Fraioli, has been selected to speak at the “Nonprofits Seminar: Cyber/Internet Liability & HIPAA Compliance Update” program presented by Bolton & Company on Thursday,...
View ArticleECJ Partners Byron Moldo and Peter Davidson Included in Line-up for Loyola VI...
Ervin Cohen & Jessup Partners Byron Z. Moldo and Peter A. Davidson have been selected as part of the line-up for the Loyola VI Receivership Symposium at the Hilton Irvine | Orange County Airport,...
View ArticleJanuary 30, 2014 – New Laws for 2014
Change is good… unless you are an employer in the State of California. Over the last year the legislature has been busy changing the landscape in which California employers do business and, contrary to...
View ArticleDecember 7, 2011 – Legal Dilemmas That Hit Home… Literally: How to Avoid...
Household workers are often considered family—they care for and nurture your children, fold your unmentionables, and assist in myriad tasks that allow your family to run like a well-oiled machine. All...
View ArticleNovember 15, 2011 – Common Wage and Hour Mistakes—What Every Employer Should...
California’s complicated wage and hour laws pose a potential landmine for unwary employers. Failure to navigate these laws properly can lead to substantial fines and penalties, as well as additional...
View ArticleNovember 15, 2011 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
All managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training every two years and within six months of...
View ArticleTwo ECJ Attorneys to Speak at Inaugural Tax Institute
ECJ’s Todd Reinstein and Jeffrey Merriam-Rehwald are scheduled to speak at the October 28th Inaugural Tax Institute sponsored by the Department of Accounting at California State Polytechnic University,...
View ArticleJanuary 19, 2012 – New Laws for 2012: What They Are and How to Make Them Work...
Each year there are many new laws and rules that can have a substantial impact on California employers, and 2012 is no exception. It is one thing to know what these laws are; it is quite another to...
View ArticleJanuary 25, 2012 – Legal Dilemmas That Hit Home… Literally: How to Avoid...
Household workers are often considered family—they care for and nurture your children, fold your unmentionables, and assist in myriad tasks that allow your family to run like a well-oiled machine. All...
View ArticleECJ’s Karina Sterman Selected to Speak at Employment Discrimination Program
ECJ Partner, Karina B. Sterman, has been selected to speak at the upcoming “Litigating Discrimination & Harassment Claims” program by Bridgeport Continuing Education on May 11, 2012 at the...
View ArticleMay 17, 2012 – SOCIAL PRESSURE: When Is Employee Speech on Social Media Too...
Employers are frustrated and confused by all the tweeting, posting, and venting employees now regularly engage in. When is all this self-expression too much? When can you stop it? What do you do if...
View ArticleMay 17, 2012 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
You know the drill: all managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training. The training must take...
View ArticleECJ’s Kelly Scott to Moderate Panel Discussion on Brinker Decision
ECJ’s Kelly O. Scott, Esq. will be moderating the program “Beyond Brinker: Give Me A Break!!! Meal Breaks, Rest Breaks, The Rolling Five and The Future of Wage and Hour Class Action Litigation.”...
View ArticleJeffrey Glassman Selected as Digital Hollywood Panelist on New Media
ECJ’s Jeffrey R. Glassman has been selected as a panelist for Digital Hollywood’s special workshop, “New Media Wheeling and Dealing: Gaining the Strategic Advantage – Drafting, Negotiating and Closing...
View ArticleAugust 1, 2012 – Give Me A Break! What Every Employer Needs To Know About...
The landscape for employers has changed as a result of the California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinker v Superior Court, but there are more pitfalls than ever. Can breaks be combined for a long...
View ArticleAugust 1, 2012 – Know What You Don’t Know: Check Your Employee Classifications
You know the drill: you have obligations as an employer to get things right. Not knowing how to is no relief from the liability of getting it wrong. So, do you know the difference between exempt and...
View ArticleJeffrey Glassman Selected as Moderator for Program on IP-Based Start-Ups
ECJ’s Jeffrey R. Glassman has been selected to moderate the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s program “Start-Up Dos and Don’ts: Business and Legal Considerations for IP-Based Start-Up Companies” on...
View ArticleECJ’s Byron Moldo to Speak on Receiverships for CEB
Byron Moldo, partner in ECJ’s Bankruptcy, Receivership & Reorganization Department, is scheduled to speak as a panelist at the CEB program “Real Estate Receiverships” in Los Angeles on September...
View ArticleOctober 30, 2012 – Accommodating Employee Disability: Have You Done Enough?
Both Federal and California State laws require employers to provide reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability and to engage with the employee in an interactive process to arrive at the...
View ArticleOctober 30, 2012 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
You know the drill: all managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training. The training must take...
View ArticleDecember 5, 2012 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
You know the drill: all managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training. The training must take...
View ArticleDecember 5, 2012 – New Laws for 2013: Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Go...
Change is good… unless you are an employer in the State of California. Over the last year the legislature and the courts have been busy changing the landscape in which California employers do business...
View ArticleECJ’s Scott/Sterman to Present Live Webcast on Social Media and Employee...
ECJ Partners, Kelly O. Scott and Karina B. Sterman, will be presenting “Social Pressure: When is Employee Speech on Social Media Too Much?” in a live webcast from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (PST) on...
View ArticleECJ’s Karina Sterman Shares Insights/Strategies on Maximizing Success in...
ECJ Partner, Karina B. Sterman, served on a panel for the November 29, 2012, Beverly Hills Bar Association seminar “Don’t Waste Time and $$ on a Bad Mediation: How to Maximize Success in Mediation”...
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2013 – New Laws for 2013: Just When You Thought it Was Safe to...
Change is good… unless you are an employer in the State of California. Over the last year the legislature and the courts have been busy changing the landscape in which California employers do business...
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2013 – SOCIAL PRESSURE: When Is Employee Speech on Social Media...
Employers are frustrated and confused by all the tweeting, posting, and venting employees now regularly engage in. When is all this self-expression too much? When can you stop it? What do you do if...
View ArticleECJ’s Vanja Habekovic to Speak on Tax Advantages of Real Estate Investing
ECJ attorney, Vanja Habekovic, has been invited to speak on an expert panel at the “Tax Advantages of Real Estate Investing: How to benefit from the tax laws and keep most of your hard earned money”...
View ArticleMay 21, 2013 – Conducting an Internal Investigation
The workplace is a minefield of issues which, if left alone, are likely to explode in an employer’s face. In this seminar you will learn when an investigation is warranted and how to conduct it....
View ArticleMay 22, 2013 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
You know the drill: all managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training. The training must take...
View ArticleECJ Partners Peter Davidson & Kenneth Luer to Speak at CA Receivers Forum...
ECJ’s Peter Davidson and Kenneth Luer have been selected to speak at “Receivership Inc – Corporations, Partnerships & LLC’s Acting as Receivers” on Thursday, June 27, 2013. This program is...
View ArticleECJ Partner Kelly Scott to Speak at PIHRA’s 2013 Mid-Year Legal Update
ECJ partner, Kelly O. Scott, has been selected as a speaker for all three days of PIHRA’s 2013 Mid-Year Legal Update. Mr. Scott will discuss the new employment laws on the horizon and how they affect...
View ArticleECJ Partner Byron Moldo to Speak on Bankruptcy at CCIM Meeting
ECJ Partner Byron Z. Moldo has been selected as a speaker for the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) program “Growing Your Real Estate Brokerage Business By Expanding Into New Markets” to be...
View ArticleAugust 29, 2013 – Start the Countdown: Compliance with the Affordable Health...
October 1 is the deadline to provide your employees with notice. You may be excited and you may be terrified, but as employers, your job is to sail past the politics and drama and get compliant....
View ArticleAugust 29, 2013 – Effective Performance Reviews and Disciplinary Actions
At last, a seminar that provides practical advice for conducting effective performance reviews and disciplinary actions. We will tackle difficult issues such as how to get the most out of the...
View ArticleNovember 7, 2013 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
You know the drill: all managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training. The training must take...
View ArticleNovember 7, 2013 – New Laws for 2014: Just When You Thought it was Safe to...
Change is good… unless you are an employer in the State of California. Over the last year the legislature and the courts have been busy changing the landscape in which California employers do business...
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ECJ’s Kelly Scott Selected as Keynote Speaker for PIHRA® 2014 Annual Legal...
ECJ partner, Kelly Scott, will present “New Laws for 2014″ as a keynote speaker at the PIHRA® 2014 Annual Legal Update in January. During “New Laws for 2014″ Mr. Scott will review the most important...
View ArticleECJ’s Peter Davidson Selected as Speaker for LACBA Bankruptcy Presentation
ECJ Partner, Peter Davidson, has been invited to speak at “Remedies for Lawyers who find themselves in Bankruptcy Court (Litigation and Enforcement of Judgment Strategies)” presented by the Commercial...
View ArticleJanuary 30, 2014 – HR’s Role in Protecting Trade Secrets
Like it or not, H.R.’s role in protecting confidential information and trade secrets is essential to the survival of the business. The key, of course, is knowing what can be protected and how best to...
View ArticleVanja Habekovic and Gary Michel to Present Equity Compensation Program to BHBA
ECJ attorneys Vanja Habekovic and Gary Michel will be presenting the MCLE program “Equity Compensation in Corporations & Partnerships” to the Beverly Hills Bar Association on Thursday, November 20,...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2015 – New Laws for 2015
Change is good… unless you are an employer in the State of California. Over the last year the legislature has been busy changing the landscape in which California employers do business and, contrary...
View ArticleJanuary 28, 2015 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
You know the drill: all managers and supervisors who are employed in California are required by law to complete at least two hours of interactive sexual harassment training. The training must take...
View ArticleECJ’s James Earle Selected to Speak at Construction Conference
ECJ partner, James C. Earle, has been selected to speak on a panel at The 2015 AAA® Construction Conference in Santa Monica, California on Friday, March 27th, 2015. The topic is “Effective Discovery in...
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