Meeting/Event Information

Top Ten Employment Practices Every Employer Should Adopt

The Desert Communities EAC is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping California businesses informed on workforce laws and human resource issues.  We are an event partner with the Employment Development Department.

Our attendees will learn:

Top Ten Employment Practices Every Employer Should Adapt

This program will discuss the most important employment practices every employer should adopt to minimize liability exposure for employers and protect key company assets. Topics that will be covered include:

1.   Limiting Use of Independent Contractor Status;

2.   Use of Mandatory Binding Arbitration Agreement;

3.   Meal Period, Rest Period and Time Card Compliance Practices;

4.   Use of Compliant Confidentiality Agreements;

5.   Effective Use of Exit Interview

Presented By

Rob Yonowitz

Bob Yonowitz is a partner in the Irvine office of the national law firm of Fisher Phillips, one of the oldest and largest firms in the country practicing exclusively in labor and employment law representing management. He is co-chair of the firm's Employee Defections and Trade Secrets Practice Group. Bob has been practicing labor and employment law representing management since graduating with honors from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1987, where he was a member of the George Washington Law Review. Prior to practicing law, he also worked for the United States Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts. Bob has deep experience in many aspects of labor and employment law including litigating harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and wage hour class action claims, drafting key executive employment agreements and incentive compensation plans.  Bob developed and is the co-chair of the firm’s nation-wide Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Practice Group. Bob has published numerous chapters, articles and lectures on the benefits of arbitration, drafting employee agreements, and prevention of employee theft of trade secrets.  He is a member of the California Bar, and the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association. Copyright © 2022 Fisher Phillips LLP. All Rights Reserved. Bob has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2019 – 2021.

This meeting has been approved for recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). It has been recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP