June 21, 2012 // 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Columbia Tower Club // Seattle, WA.
Understanding Employer Obligations
Seattle’s new ordinance requires employers to provide paid sick/safe time to employees. It becomes effective September 1, 2012. The law imposes new obligations on employers related to paid sick/safe time accrual, usage, carry-over, and notice requirements. Join us in this seminar to learn about Seattle’s paid sick/safe leave law and how the new law will affect your existing policies and practices. We will discuss hypothetical scenarios to illustrate how the law is applied and to provide guidance for compliance.
Topics include:
Which Employers and Employees are Covered
How Much Sick/Safe Time is Required
What to do about Paid Sick/Safe Time Accrual, Usage, and Carry Over
PTO Policies – What is Expected
Notice and Documentation Requirements
Prohibited Discipline/Retaliation
Fines, Penalties, and Remedies
Examples and Compliance Guidance
Location:
Columbia Tower Club
701 5th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
AWB Members: $25 pp
Non-AWB Members: $45 pp
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be received by June 18. Refund requests cannot be accepted after this date.
Presented by:
Selena C. Smith is an attorney with Davis Grimm Payne & Marra, a Seattle law firm focusing on the representation of employers and management in labor and employment law matters. Ms. Smith provides counsel and litigation services with respect to a wide variety of employment issues, including: labor relations; unfair labor practice charges; collective bargaining agreements; employment discrimination, retaliation and harassment claims; wage and hour regulations; employee leaves of absence; wrongful discharge; employee handbooks and company policies; and hiring, firing and discipline issues. She also conducts workplace investigations and works with management to resolve employee disputes. Ms. Smith is experienced in defending management before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington State Human Rights Commission, Mine Safety & Health Administration, and the National Labor Relations Board. She has teamed with colleagues to successfully prevail at trial in the Washington courts. She also speaks at seminars on employment and labor law topics and offers workplace training for employers.
Ms. Smith graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law and is admitted to practice law in the State of Washington. During law school, Ms. Smith was an associate editor for the Oregon Law Review. She also interned with the in-house legal departments of a national retail company and a health services organization based in the Pacific Northwest.
