Webinar: Hiring in 2021

Plan to join me for a free webinar on January 21, 2021 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Pacific.  WineTalent is partnering up with Cook Brown LLP to host this webinar that will focus on hiring and managing your team in 2021.  

Hiring in 2021:

• What are the hiring trends?
• What stays the same?
• What will change?
• What are the major hiring pitfalls to avoid?
• What are the economic indicators for expanding or contracting the workforce?

We will also be providing an Onboarding Template and a Remote Worker Playbook to help you manage your team effectively now and into the future.

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Barbara A Cotter, Partner, Cook Brown LLP.  

As a litigator, Barbara has extensive experience defending wage and hour class action claims and representative claims – including those under the Private Attorneys General Act. She’s known for crafting client-centered defense plans, suiting each client’s budget and priorities.

Amy Gardner, President, WineTalent

With a strong background in recruiting and personnel management, Amy Gardner founded WineTalent to provide executive search services focused on the wine industry.  

Help for Employers and Employees Affected by COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is having significant impacts on companies and employees throughout the US.  If you are dealing with this right now, there is help for employers and employees. 

State and federal governments are stepping up to the plate to assist businesses and employees facing financial difficulties in light of COVID-19.  Here are some links to helpful information:

For Employees:

California’s Employment Development Department has posted information on how to apply for online unemployment benefits and tips for securing such benefits due to a child’s school closure or other COVID-19 issue:

Here is the link:  https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm.

For Employers:  

President Trump just signed the Families First Corona Virus Relief Act.  The Act provides paid emergency sick leave for employees out of work due to the virus.  It entitles businesses to seek full reimbursement for such payments.  Here are helpful links on the paid emergency leave program:

From the Department of Labor:  https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/pandemic/ffcra-questions.

From the IRS:  https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-and-labor-announce-plan-to-implement-coronavirus-related-paid-leave-for-workers-and-tax-credits-for-small-and-midsize-businesses-to-swiftly-recover-the-cost-of-providing-coronavirus 

Special thanks go to Barbara Cotter, Partner at Cook Brown LLP law firm for keeping us up to date.  As Cook Brown says, "Let's Keep the Workplace Working"
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Change Afoot: New Federal Overtime Rules Taking Effect in December

With all of the new employment laws coming along, it is good to stay on top of changes that are happening.  One of the big changes coming at the Federal level is regarding overtime pay.  Last week the Department of Labor announced final regulations on overtime pay.  This regulation will go into effect December 1, 2016.  As an employer, all exempt positions that are paying less than $913 per week should be reviewed and possibly reclassified as hourly positions.  With hourly positions employers need to be aware of requirements for unpaid meal and rest breaks and tracking of hours.

For more complete information about this, please refer to this update prepared by Attorney Barbara Cotter of Cook Brown LLP, an employment law firm here in Sacramento.

WineTalent's Upcoming Webinar: WAGES & WINE: Making sure your blend of pay practices complies with California law.

Next week WineTalent will be teaming up with Attorney Barbara Cotter, Partner of the employment law firm Cook Brown LLP to present a webinar about pay practices in the wine industry.  We will be presenting an overview of roles in the wine industry, discussing classifications of employment (salary, hourly, executive, management, consultant, contractor) and providing some case studies from real world situations.  If you are hiring or managing employees or consultants in the wine industry this webinar will provide you with useful information.  Stay on top of employment issues and up to date on new legislation.  We will also be having a question and answer session at the end in case you have specific issues you need addressed.    I hope you can join us.

WAGES & WINE: Making sure your blend of pay practices complies with California law.

Join us for a webinar on May 15, 2013 at 9:00 AM PDT.

Register now!  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/655674317569408512

COOK BROWN LLP TEAMS UP WITH WINETALENT FOR A "RATE YOUR PAY PRACTICES" WEBINAR

Attorney and Cook Brown LLP partner Barbara Cotter teams up with wine industry recruiter and WineTalent President Amy Gardner in discussing compensation issues confronting the wine industry employer. Attendees will be provided with a convenient checklist, a primer on wage and hour law for the wine industry, and a common sense guide that will answer a multitude of questions such as:

1. How do you classify employees correctly under California law?
2. What happens to an employer when an employee is misclassified?
3. What constitutes a salaried position? An hourly position?

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.