California CLE Spot

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Cybersecurity in 2017 - January 11, 2017

Cybersecurity in 2017 What Will or Will Not Change in the Federal Arena -

Sponsored by Pillsbury
Although MCLEs are not mentioned, Pillsbury is California MCLE provider no. 2791.

Cybersecurity and data protection have become more important initiatives for companies to consider under recent Federal statutes and regulations establishing cybersecurity as a Federal priority.

Come January 20, the next phase of the cybersecurity landscape and federal requirements will unfold under the Trump administration.

Topics will include:

What to expect from the Trump administration
Managing Cybersecurity from a business and compliance perspective (focusing on prospective and current federal contractors)
Understanding and navigating FedRAMP and how Federal agencies are implementing FedRAMP requirements
How companies should respond to a Cyber intrusion or breach; cooperating with a federal investigation

Speaker:

C. Joël Van Over, Partner

Craig J. Saperstein, Counsel

FREE!

Total Credits: 1.00 unit

Online

January 11, 2017, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PDT

For further information see:

https://notifications.pillsburylaw.com/14/1261/landing-pages/cybersecurity-in-2017.asp?sid=0eafb610-ef21-499c-b65a-f83d92f760c9

Ethical Concerns about Client Data - Ethics - January 18, 2017

Protecting Client Data: Ethical & Statutory Concerns for Law Firms

Sponsored by Bloomberg BNA and CNA Insurance

The extremely confidential nature of client data held by law firms makes them one of the biggest targets for hackers. In addition, lawyers have ethical and statutory obligations to keep this client data confidential. Combining these factors with a lawyer’s ethical obligation to remain competent in a world where today’s client data is increasingly being held digitally results in a complex and demanding standard for attorneys to uphold.

Join us for this 60-minute program, where our panelists will discuss the specific obligations of law firms under legal and ethical rules when dealing with cybersecurity risks or breaches, the type of liability and risk specific to law firms, and how to manage these risks to uphold these obligations.

Please join us for the airing of this pre-recorded presentation followed by live Q&A with our speakers at the end of the webinar!

Educational Objectives:

Webinar participants will learn:
• Ethical and statutory considerations related to cyber liability;
• Hacks and risks that specifically target law firms;
• Best practices for law firms to protect confidential client data and remain technologically competent.

Speakers:

David J. Shannon
Shareholder, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin

Michael Barrett
Risk Control Director, Lawyers Professional Liability Program, CNA

Lisa Jaffee
RPLU, CIPP/US, Claims Consultant, CNA

FREE!

Total Credits: 1.00 unit

Online

January 18, 2017, 10:00 am to 11:00 am

For further information see:

https://www.bna.com/encore-protecting-client-m73014448372/?EloquaCID=4330&utm_campaign=CP_SWEB_LEGAL_Protecting+Client+Data_EM+1_122916&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=1fa860d315534974a9d7216747abfa16&elq=b91c7bb4ae664cdfa52b728760ea215d&elqaid=7245&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4330

Employment Law Developments of 2016 - Live - Mountain View - January 18, 2017

The Most Significant Employment Law Developments of 2016

Sponsored by Fenwick & West LLP

Although the registration page does not specify CLE credit, Fenwick & West is California certified provider no. 1166.

2016 brought several employment law developments that will undoubtedly affect your workplace. The Fenwick & West Employment Practices Group invites you to attend its annual complimentary briefing to learn more about the most important developments from 2016, and our recommendations to effectively comply with significant changes in the law in 2017 and beyond.

Attorneys Dan McCoy, Saundra Riley, Sheeva Ghassemi-Vanni, Anna Suh, and Jenny Wiegley from Fenwick’s Employment Practices Group will summarize developments in several areas including:

Wage/Hour: Proposed changes to the federal overtime laws (and the current status thereof) and other worker classification related developments, including the latest developments in contractor misclassification
Time Off: Amendments to paid sick leave law and paid family benefits, and the proliferation of discretionary time off policies
Equal Employment Opportunity: Continued developments in states’ fair pay acts, new retaliation guidance from the EEOC, the EEOC’s new EEO-1 pay reporting requirements, and EEOC activity regarding protections for LGBT workers
Arbitration: Enforceability of class action waivers
NLRB: Continued scrutiny of employer action and policies and agreements, especially involving social media and other “conduct” policies
Unfair Competition: Potential limitations on no re-employment clauses with departing employees, including in separation agreements

FREE!

Total Credits: 2.00 units (see note above)

Live:

Fenwick & West LLP

Silicon Valley Center

801 California Street

Mountain View, CA 94041

January 18, 2017
Registration/Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Program: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

For further information see:

http://pages.fenwick.com/EVFW-2017-01-EMPLOYMENTUPDATE_LP-RSVP-Yes.html?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURsak5qWmxPVGd5Tm1JMyIsInQiOiJjYmdqQkY0dlpBWmtoajFHaEw4YnMxWVNBNzhJMGQ2V1FsTm1QZk5MM1ArV0tCTDBzeTdLOWpFV3M3TkQyTUhjTTltcVc2MDVkYzNGeTZQeDhmWFBXQT09In0%3D

Employment Law Developments of 2016 - Live - SF - January 25, 2017

Wage/Hour: Proposed changes to the federal overtime laws (and the current status thereof) and other worker classification related developments, including the latest developments in contractor misclassification
Time Off: Amendments to paid sick leave law and paid family benefits, and the proliferation of discretionary time off policies
Equal Employment Opportunity: Continued developments in states’ fair pay acts, new retaliation guidance from the EEOC, the EEOC’s new EEO-1 pay reporting requirements, and EEOC activity regarding protections for LGBT workers
Arbitration: Enforceability of class action waivers
NLRB: Continued scrutiny of employer action and policies and agreements, especially involving social media and other “conduct” policies
Unfair Competition: Potential limitations on no re-employment clauses with departing employees, including in separation agreements

FREE!

Total Credits: 2.00 units (see note above)

Live:

Fenwick & West LLP

555 California Street

12th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

January 25, 2017
Registration/Breakfast: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Program: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

For further information see:

Information Governance - On Demand

Advice from Counsel: Finding “Quick Wins” in Information Governance

Sponsored by Bloomberg BNA and FTI Consulting

In the latest Advice from Counsel report, we asked a wide range of questions to better understand how corporations are approaching information governance.This includes their key challenges, areas of success, and some of the basic mechanics they have adopted to develop and implement these programs. The results clearly show that with a few exceptions, most organizations are in the early stages of information governance adoption. Yes these executives have strong advice on how best to begin and implement an information governance initiative. From these results, organizations can better understand how their peers are successfully keeping an eye on the “big picture” while executing “quick wins” that help build momentum for broader information governance initiatives.

Educational Objectives:

•The top four roadblocks in developing and implementing IG programs
•Areas of information governance success
•Top advice for organizations just beginning the processSpeakers:

Mr. Jake Frazier of FTI Consulting assists corporate legal departments and law firms in identifying, evaluating, and implementing in-house eDiscovery and information governance solutions which produce the largest return on investment and reduce risk. He participated as a founding member of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and as a member of the Sedona Conference. Mr. Frazier holds his J.D. from the Arizona State College of Law, and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Mr. Ari Kaplan of Ari Kaplan Advisors is a leading legal industry analyst and is an inaugural Fastcase 50 honoree and a finalist for ILTA's Thought Leader of the Year award.

Mr. Jordan Williams is a Senior Counsel in the NiSource Corporate Service Company's Litigation Group. He is the primary litigator for Columbus Gas of Ohio, Columbus Gas of Virginia, and Columbia Gas of Kentucky, which are fully regulated natural gas distribution companies.

FREE!

Total Credits: 1.00 unit

Online

On Demand - Approximately 60 minutes

For further information see:

http://www.bna.com/advice-counsel-finding-m57982068257/

ACA 2016 Employer Mandate - On Demand

ACA 2016 Employer Mandate: The Compliance Crunch is Here

Sponsored by Bloomberg BNA and Ernst & Young

The Affordable Care Act reporting requirements and potential excise tax penalties remain challenging for employers. As of January 1, 2016, the law applies to even more employers and an even higher percentage of employees.

The ACA’s excise tax includes daunting requirements for determining whether an employee is full-time. Under the ACA, if employers do not offer coverage to 95% of full time employees, they have to pay a $2,160 federal excise tax for every full-time employee not offered coverage under appropriate health insurance.

Who is a full-time employee? This is no longer an obvious classification. Certain contingent workers could now be considered full time common law employees, and companies must evaluate their number of employees by a specific measurement methodology.

If the 95% thresholds are not met, if even a single employee obtains coverage on an ACA-mandated insurance exchange with a tax subsidy, the $2,160 excise tax is levied not just for that single employee, but on every employee in the enterprise, whether they were offered coverage or not.

This program will cover the following steps employers need to undertake to be prepared for the new 2016 requirements:
• Documentation of financial statement position under ASC 450 regarding excise tax accrual
• Analysis of contingent workforce
• Evaluation of internal controls
• Evaluation of data integrity within systems

Speakers:

Ms. Juliette Meunier advises companies in all industries on the employer implications of the Affordable Care Act. With Ernst & Young since 2000, she helps companies to understand the law’s impact from a financial perspective, and assists with operational, strategic, and compliance issues associated with the new legislation.

Mr. Ali Master, Partner and National Director of Ernst & Young LLP's ACA Services, manages a team of approximately 200 professionals responsible for providing a comprehensive suite of ACA tax services to clients spanning ACA Readiness Assessments, Cost Modeling, Employer Mandate Compliance, Marketplace Exchange Support, and IRS Information Reporting Services.

Mr. James Pheifer is a principal in Ernst & Young LLP's Human Capital practice.He has over 17 years of broad-based human resources consulting experience, including HR risk management, HR strategy and design, and HR process improvement.

FREE!

Total Credits: 1.50 units

Online
On Demand - Approximately 90 minutes

For further information see:

http://www.bna.com/aca-2016-employer-m57982067093/

Driving Diversity - Elimination of Bias - On Demand

Driving Diversity - Moving the Needle in Legal

Sponsored by Wolters Kluwer, a global information services company.

Although Wolters Kluwer is not a California MCLE provider, Goodwin Procter LLP - one of the presenters - is provider no. 13954.

Diverse legal teams produce better work for their clients and earn a higher share of their wallet, but the legal profession continues to be the least diverse in the US. Corporate legal departments have lead the way in putting pressure on the law firms they hire to diversify, but challenges still remain. It is very clear diversity in the legal profession is no longer seen as an added bonus but an absolute must to innovate and remain competitive in the marketplace.

Learn how to drive diversity in this webinar. Joining us in the discussions are:

In this webinar, you will:

Learn why diversity matters
Gain insight from our guest corporate legal and outside counsel speakers on how they are driving diversity with positive results
Get an action plan to start a diversity and inclusion initiative today

Speakers:

Alan Bryan, Senior Associate General Counsel - Legal Operations and Outside Counsel Management at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Laura Rees Acosta, Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion at Goodwin Procter LLP

FREE!

Total Credits: 1.00 units

Online

On Demand

Originally broadcast on December 7, 2016

For further information see:

https://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=6213&seid=605&lc=en&cc=US