January 2024 Monthly Meeting

It's the Most Wonderful time of the Year - The 2024 Employment Law Update

Staying up-to-date on new employment law legislation for the upcoming year, as well as the prior year’s cases and administrative opinions impacting future workplace activity, is critical for employer protection. In this informative program, Karen Gabler from the LightGabler law firm will present the 2024 employment law update. Attendees will receive a detailed handout providing insights into at least 100 new laws, regulations and cases, along with practice tips for employers and human resource professionals.

Topics on the horizon for the 2024 New Year include:

• 2024 new legislation
• 2023 case law and administrative opinions
• Critical arbitration updates, including Adolph (PAGA)
• New state sick leave rules
• Off-duty cannabis use – discrimination prohibited and new testing requirements
• Reproductive health decision-making protections
• New protected leave of absence
• Meal and rest period premiums as wages
• Minimum wage increases (local and state)
• Non-competes no more – even out-of-state!
• NLRB rulings (non-competes, severance agreements)
• IRS mileage rates for 2024
• Handbook updates for 2024
• And much more!

About the Presenter:

Karen L. Gabler, Esq. is an employment law attorney with LightGabler, an employment law firm with attorneys in Camarillo and San Luis Obispo. For over 30 years, Karen has represented employers and managers in businesses of all sizes and industries in virtually all aspects of employment law. She collaborates with her clients in developing proactive strategies to enhance workplace productivity and avoid employment disputes, and defends employers and management against employee claims.

Karen has been named as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine for more than ten years. She has been named one of the “Top 50 Women in Business” and the “Who’s Who in Professional Services” by the Pacific Coast Business Times, and has been recognized as the “Top Attorney in Client Service” and one of the “Most Trusted Advisors” by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Karen has taught employment law courses at the Pepperdine School of Law, and is a sought-after speaker on employment law topics for numerous professional, civic and business organizations.