Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

--- CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

For a small business hiring its first few employees, the thicket of rules and regulations on things like sick time, wages, benefits, and termination can easily become overwhelming. In this class, an employment lawyer and small business owner will cut through the maze to help you focus on what you need to know.

Class covers:

• Best practices to avoid liability and maximize employee success
• Common employment law issues facing smaller businesses
• New sick time and related laws in California
• Family and medical leave laws – do they apply to me?
• Major dos and don’ts to keep in mind, and resources for help

Participants are encouraged to join the Zoom session using video as this class may involve sharing of visual information and writings, participation via the chat function, and the opportunity to interact with others. Virtual networking reception to follow class.

Presented by Karen A. Rooney (http://rooneylawla.com/professional-resources/):

Karen Rooney has over 30 years of litigation experience, mostly in employment-related claims, including extensive trial and arbitration experience. She has represented many small businesses over the years, and is herself a small business owner and employer. Ms. Rooney served on the Board of the L.A. County Bar Association Attorney Referral Service and has volunteered as a mediator with both the Bar Association and the L.A. County Superior Court. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

--- CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

For a small business hiring its first few employees, the thicket of rules and regulations on things like sick time, wages, benefits, and termination can easily become overwhelming. In this class, an employment lawyer and small business owner will cut through the maze to help you focus on what you need to know.

Class covers:

• Best practices to avoid liability and maximize employee success
• Common employment law issues facing smaller businesses
• New sick time and related laws in California
• Family and medical leave laws – do they apply to me?
• Major dos and don’ts to keep in mind, and resources for help

Participants are encouraged to join the Zoom session using video as this class may involve sharing of visual information and writings, participation via the chat function, and the opportunity to interact with others. Virtual networking reception to follow class.

Presented by Karen A. Rooney (http://rooneylawla.com/professional-resources/):

Karen Rooney has over 30 years of litigation experience, mostly in employment-related claims, including extensive trial and arbitration experience. She has represented many small businesses over the years, and is herself a small business owner and employer. Ms. Rooney served on the Board of the L.A. County Bar Association Attorney Referral Service and has volunteered as a mediator with both the Bar Association and the L.A. County Superior Court. She received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Tuesday December 13, 2022: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (PST) via Zoom

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group via Zoom as we conclude our year-long exploration of income inequality with a discussion of The Velvet Rope Economy: How Inequality Became Big Business, by Nelson D. Schwartz.  In nearly every realm of daily life there is an invisible rope that divides how Americans live.  On one side of the rope, for a price, red tape is cut, lines are jumped, appointments are secured, and doors are opened.  On the other side, middle and working class Americans fight to find an empty seat on the plane, a place in line with their kids at an amusement park, a college acceptance letter, or a hospital bed.  Author Schwartz not only documents all the ways the business culture has learned to cater to the rich at the expense of everyone else, but also explains why it matters.

About the Author:

• Currently Managing Director of Teneo, a global CEO advisory firm
• Spent more than two decades as a leading business journalist, first at Fortune and then at The New York Times, covering economics with a special interest in issues re: inequality
• Author of The View From Behind the Velvet Rope, an occasional series in The Times on how growing disparities in wealth are leading to priority treatment of the rich
• Recipient of the 2014 Nathanial Nash Award given by The Times to the reporter who “best excels in business and economic news”

Presented by: Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research

Registration fee: FREE.  This discussion will be hosted via Zoom.  Zoom information and link will be emailed to registrants prior to discussion.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.          

Tuesday, February 28, 2023: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (PST) via Zoom

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group via Zoom as we begin our year-long exploration of environmental justice and climate related issues.  The first book of 2023, Desperate: An Epic Battle for Clean Water and Justice in Appalachia, by Kris Maher, follows a determined environmental lawyer, Kevin Thompson, as he waged an epic seven year battle against Massey Energy, West Virginia’s most powerful coal company.  For two decades, the water in the taps and wells of Mingo County, W. Va. didn’t look, smell or taste right. Could the water be the root of the health problems – from kidney stones to cancer – in this Appalachian community?  Working with fellow lawyers and a crew of young activists, Thompson would eventually uncover the ruthless shortcuts by Massey Energy that put the community drinking water at risk.

About the Author:

• Pittsburgh based staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal since 2005
• Writes about environmental issues, regional economic trends, politics and breaking news
• Reported on Flint water crisis, PFAS drinking water contamination, Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine disaster and the pandemic’s effect on families coping with remote learning

Presented by: Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research

Registration fee: FREE.  This discussion will be hosted via Zoom.  Zoom information and link will be emailed to registrants prior to discussion.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.