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Within a year of taking office, and every two years after that, all local public officials, elected or appointed, and designated employees must complete a 2-hour ethics training, commonly called “AB 1234 Training.” This training is designed to inform, remind, and quiz you on your ethical obligations while in office (and after!). If you haven’t finished this yet, we’re here to help.

Who: All local public officials, whether elected or appointed, who receive any type of compensation, salary, stipend, or reimbursement of expenses, as well as those employees designated by your agency to receive the training.

What: Jeff Mitchell and Olivia Clark will lead a 2-hour, interactive, classroom-style training program over lunch (and small prizes!) that is fully compliant with AB 1234 requirements and has been approved for two hours of general CA MCLE credit. Topics will include the following and more:

• Responsibilities of office
• Proper use and safeguarding of agency property and resources
• Conflicts of interest
• Gifts of public funds
• Financial interest disclosures
• Government transparency, including the Public Records Act
• Due process requirements
• Incompatible offices
• Brown Act
• Compensation and expense reimbursement

Questions? Heather Ward (916-321-4577 or hward@kmtg.com)

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Kronick Shareholder Holly Roberson will present at the Water Education Foundation’s Water 101 Workshop on April 5th. This comprehensive workshop dives into the intricate history, geography, and legal landscape surrounding water in California, shedding light on current challenges facing the state.

Holly will deliver a session focusing on the overview of water management institutions and regulatory agencies in California. She will discuss their roles and responsibilities, highlighting key governing laws at both the state and federal levels.

To learn more and to register, please visit the event website.

Kronick Shareholder Christopher Onstott will present at the Sacramento Area Human Resources Association (SAHRA) upcoming webinar series. Creative solutions while engaging in the interactive process with employees seeking disability accommodations. This webinar will help employers deal with difficult accommodation questions while addressing new case law.

For more info and to register, please visit the event website.

Kronick Senior Counsel Vance Piggott will provide an overview of new California laws in the area of labor and employment to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC).  This will include an in-depth discussion about California’s new Workplace Violence Prevention Act.

Join Kronick for an exclusive event where we will share invaluable insights on labor relations and collective bargaining. As the State of California’s sole outside counsel negotiating for CalHR and CDCR, our expertise is unmatched. Learn firsthand from Kevin Flautt, Ian Sangster, and Vance Piggott who handle labor negotiations for cities, counties, and special districts.

Questions? Heather Ward (916-321-4577 or hward@kmtg.com)

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Kronick attorney Alec Tyra will provide a comprehensive update to the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce, highlighting new laws and noteworthy cases that employers should be aware of in 2024. This update will delve into recent case law, shedding light on its impact on employers, particularly in areas such as employee scheduling and compensation practices. Additionally, Mr. Tyra will cover key legislative changes from 2023, ensuring that attendees are well-informed about California’s evolving legal landscape.

Kronick is pleased to again sponsor the California Public Employers Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA) Annual Conference on November 14 – 17 in Monterey, CA.

Arguably the most basic, the most fundamental concept in wage and hour law is the determination of an employee’s regular rate of pay. On the surface, calculating the regular rate of pay seems fairly straightforward, but many factors can affect the calculation of an employee’s regular rate: bonus payments, shift differential pay, stand-by or on-call pay, cash-in-lieu pay for opting out of health care benefits, employees working multiple jobs with varying wage rates, and numerous other issues. In this session, after an examination of the federal (Fair Labor Standards Act) and state law definitions of regular rate, you’ll learn to identify these varied factors. Through various scenarios posing difficult rate calculation issues, David Tyra and Ian Sangster will teach you how to determine which regular rate to apply and how to avoid the many liabilities inherent in the calculation of regular rate of pay.

For more information and to register, please visit the event website.

Kronick is pleased to again sponsor the California Public Employers Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA) Annual Conference on November 14 – 17 in Monterey, CA.

Over the past several years California’s Legislature has made the hiring process much more complex, with new rules regarding criminal background checks (the Fair Chance Act), medical testing, and disability-related inquiries, and – set to take effect in 2024 – new restrictions on testing for marijuana use as part of the hiring process. These new requirements were added to the already daunting restrictions in the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA). David Tyra and Terilynn Diepenbrock will guide you through a step-by-step overview of the hiring process: from the development and use of comprehensive job descriptions, through recruitment, interview processes, background checks, conditional job offers, and final job offers. Ensuring that your hiring process is thorough and complies with all legal requirements is one of the most effective methods for avoiding problem employees.

For more information and to register, please visit the event website.

Kronick is pleased to again sponsor the California Public Employers Labor Relations Association (CALPELRA) Annual Conference on November 14 – 17 in Monterey, CA.

One of the most vexing questions employers constantly face is how to effectively manage the intersection of the various federal and state laws that provide employees with leave rights. From FMLA to CFRA to ADA/FEHA disability accommodation to worker’s compensation and beyond, navigating the maze of leave laws that may apply in any given situation is complicated. In this interactive session, through complex case studies, you’ll learn about the various ways these varied leave laws can overlap and how employers can effectively address concurrent leave issues to manage the workplace effectively and avoid liability traps. You’ll be challenged to work through these case studies with David Tyra and Terilynn Diepenbrock, learning how to manage scenarios to meet all legal requirements and most effectively protect both the employer’s and employee’s rights and interests.

For more information and to register, please visit the event website.

Kronick is pleased to again sponsor the California Lawyer Association’s Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite on October 19-22, 2023.

Shareholder Holly Roberson will moderate a panel discussion about three recent cases of great importance to water users in California, Tribal Nations, and anyone interested in water rights, sovereignty, or the complex inter-relationship between environmental law, land use, environmental quality enforcement, natural resources law, and tribal law. They will explore the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court case Arizona v. Navajo Nation, the 2022 Ninth Circuit case Klamath Irrigation District v. United States Bureau of Reclamation (Cert. pending), and the 2022 Southern District of California case Rincon Mushroom Corp. v. Mazzetti.