Seminars

Does your company or professional organization need overviews or updates on the legal issues that affect your industry or place of business?

Our attorneys are available to speak on several different topics providing:

A briefing of the topic from the legal perspective

Recent updates to laws

Case examples that illustrate how laws have been applied in related situations

Tools to avoid possible litigation

If you are interested in any of the programs on the list, please contact Arif Virji, Managing Partner, at avirji@lgglaw.com or (415) 397-2800. If you are interested in topics not mentioned, notify us and we will work with you to come up with a program.

Below are lists of topics for some specific practice areas; however the list is non-exhaustive; so if you have a topic that is not listed or would like a detailed subset of one of the topics listed, we would be more than happy to accommodate your request.

Employment Litigation & Advice

Employee Handbooks/Manuals

How to Handle Employee Hiring, Firing & Layoffs

Responding to Employee Harassment; Discrimination [& other] Complaints

How to Handle The Poorly Performing Employee

Overview of Discrimination Laws

Disability Discrimination: Hiring, Accommodating and Terminating Disabled Employees

HIPAA Privacy Rules & Procedures for Employers

Employee Requests for Leave: FMLA, ADA, CFRA, PDLL, Workers' Comp, and FEHA*

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Drug Testing

Violence In The Workplace

Wage & Hour Regulations

California's "Bounty Hunter" Law

Construction Law & Litigation

Admissibility of CAL OSHA Safety Orders

Mechanics' Liens / Stop Notices

Insurance Indemnity Issues

Toxic Mold

New Indemnity Obligations with Title 7 (SB 800)

Lawsuit Preparation

Documentation

Proving your claim

Preventing litigation

Instruction on Documentation (Change Orders, videotaping, site inspection consultant recommendations, etc.) and other ways of proving your claim in the event of a lawsuit.

Clarity of Prevailing Wage (and relation to Collective Bargaining)

Protecting Yourself Against Unlicensed Contractors

Insurance Law & Litigation

California Duty to Defend

Additional Insured Endorsements

Insurer Liability with "Wasting Limits" or "Burning Limits" Policies

Other

Attorneys from our firm can also be available to present on topics of:

* FMLA: Family and Medical Leave Act; ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act; CFRA: California Family Rights Act; PDLL: California Pregnancy Disability Leave Law; Workers' Comp: California Workers' Compensation Law; and FEHA: Fair Employment and Housing Act