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HR Boot Camp

The 10/17/18 seminar in San Francisco and the 12/7/18 seminar in Oakland are SOLD OUT. To add your name to the waiting list, please call Customer Service at (800) 331-8877.

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Seminar Description

New to Human Resources or want a refresher? Build your HR muscle at this one-day, topic-packed seminar focused on the employment life cycle, from hiring through termination.

CalChamber's employment law experts (your personal HR trainers) explain and provide compliance information for these core fundamentals:

Hiring, including Form I-9 verification and criminal background checks
Discipline and termination
Wage and hour; exempt and nonexempt classifications
Meal and rest break requirements
Leaves of absence basics, including paid sick leave
Discrimination and harassment prevention
Policies and best practices

Learn what you need to know and take away best practices to avoid common HR mistakes. Join us at HR Boot Camp.

Product Features

Comprehensive overview of the employment life cycle
Presented by CalChamber’s top employment law experts
Conversational, interactive instruction lets you ask questions throughout the seminar

This seminar offers information only and does not serve as or replace legal advice.

Additional Information

Presenters

Erika Frank

Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs, and General Counsel, Erika Frank joined CalChamber in April 2004 as a policy advocate and general counsel, leveraging her 10 years of legal, governmental and legislative experience. Named vice president of legal affairs in 2009, she is CalChamber's subject matter expert on California and federal employment law. Erika oversees and contributes to CalChamber's labor law and human resources compliance publications; co-produces and presents webinars and seminars; and heads the Labor Law Helpline. J.D. McGeorge School of Law

Erika Pickles

Employment Law Counsel and HR Adviser, Erika Pickles joined CalChamber in 2015 as employment law counsel and a Helpline HR adviser. She previously represented employers in California and federal employment law litigation, class actions, and private arbitration involving a range of workplace-related issues, including wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination claims. She also investigated and responded to administrative claims before state and federal agencies, and conducted employment law training seminars. J.D. University of San Francisco School of Law

Bianca N. Saad

Employment Law Subject Matter Expert, Bianca Saad joined CalChamber in April 2018. She oversees CalChamber coverage of the ever-expanding area of labor-related local ordinances and serves as a co-presenter for CalChamber compliance seminars and webinars. Bianca brings the perspective of an employee representative, coming from nearly eight years in private practice as an employment law and litigation attorney. She has represented plaintiff workers in wage and hour disputes, employment whistleblower claims, personal injury matters, and employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation cases. J.D. California Western School of Law

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This course is approved for 6 California recertification credits toward PHR, SPHR, GPHR, APHR and PHR/CA through the HR Certification Institute (HRCI).

The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

This course is also approved for 6 MCLE credits. Click here to download the required MCLE form.

CalChamber is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. This course is approved for 6 PDCs.