The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
In collaboration with Ogletree Deakins, the ACC-SoCal Diversity Committee recently launched a series of web-based programs centered on racial justice and reform.
Please join us at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, for the fourth module in this social justice webinar series –
Social Justice – Report Card: Evolution of Diversity, Inclusion & Equity in the Legal Profession”
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation has continued to increase as both consumers and employees challenge the adequacy of companies’ credit investigation and reporting practices. Amendments to the FCRA as part of the CARES Act have changed the obligations of furnishers of information. Employee claims under the FCRA have continued to increase, as courts grapple with the FCRA’s requirements regarding employee background checks. Over the course of this year, the Ninth Circuit has issued three seminal decisions (Walker v. Fred Meyer, Luna v. Hansen and Adkins, and Marino v. Ocwen Loan Servicing) that have provided helpful guidelines.
This webinar will provide an overview of recent developments, and identify current best practices of reducing risks of potential class action litigation under the FCRA and state statutory restrictions on credit reporting. Our speakers will identify current litigation trends, recent regulatory developments, and issues on the horizon as employers and furnishers of credit information grapple with the ever-changing requirements.
Speakers:
Hyongsoon Kim, Partner, Irvine Office, Akin Gump Natasha Kohne, Partner, San Francisco Office, Akin Gump Michael Stortz, Partner, San Francisco Office, Akin Gump
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation has continued to increase as both consumers and employees challenge the adequacy of companies’ credit investigation and reporting practices. Amendments to the FCRA as part of the CARES Act have changed the obligations of furnishers of information. Employee claims under the FCRA have continued to increase, as courts grapple with the FCRA’s requirements regarding employee background checks. Over the course of this year, the Ninth Circuit has issued three seminal decisions (Walker v. Fred Meyer,Luna v. Hansen and Adkins, and Marino v. Ocwen Loan Servicing) that have provided helpful guidelines.
This webinar will provide an overview of recent developments, and identify current best practices of reducing risks of potential class action litigation under the FCRA and state statutory restrictions on credit reporting. Our speakers will identify current litigation trends, recent regulatory developments, and issues on the horizon as employers and furnishers of credit information grapple with the ever-changing requirements.
In this 75-minute virtual session, we will review the top ten developments that impacted California employers in 2020 and predictions for 2021. We will provide practical tips for navigating the new normal and checklists to keep you on track.
Among other topics, you will hear about:
• New COVID-specific laws applicable to California employers
• Important new obligations during layoffs
• Major changes to leave laws, impacting how California leaves are managed
• The new Board diversity requirement, and lessons from the gender diversity legislation
• California's controversial new pay data reporting requirements
Speakers Wednesday, December 8th 1:00pm - 2:15pm PDT
Connect with other in-house counsel virtually in our new Check-In & Well-being Breaks. ACC-SoCal is offering regular come-as-you-are, informal opportunities to chat with fellow ACC-SoCal in-house counsel. Our Breaks are not limited to work/professional life; we will talk about some of our recent challenges (thorns), accomplishments (roses), and wellness issues and practices, whether to vent a little, seek or give feedback, support, and guidance, or just share or listen. Active participation is voluntary. These informal sessions will be hosted by members of the ACC Southern California Attorney Well-Being Committee. This Check-In will focus on holiday anxiety in these uncertain times.
Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) is a national non-profit organization that mentors pro bono attorneys serving immigrant children who face the possibility of deportation from the United States. Thousands of immigrant children arrive in the U.S. each year, seeking a haven from abuse, abandonment, gang violence, assault, and other dangerous conditions. Come learn about providing valuable pro bono legal representation for a vulnerable child facing deportation! This program is geared toward attorneys who are interested in learning more about taking cases with KIND. However, the program is informational only, and there's no obligation to take a case.
Topics covered include:
Overview of unaccompanied immigrant children and the detention and reunification system
Working with child clients and interpreters
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases and Asylum claims for unaccompanied children
Shook, Hardy & Bacon and the Attorney Well-Being Committee of ACC Southern California cordially invites you to a unique virtual tea tasting event. Certified Tea Sommelier Ashley Lim will take participants through a tasting of two pre-selected teas (Bulang 2017 | Raw Pu'er and Menghai 2009 | Old Tree Ripe Pu're) that will be mailed directly to you.
As we brew and taste the two different teas together during this interactive tasting, we will learn about:
the history of aged tea
how tea is made
how to correctly brew tea
For an optimal experience, we suggest you have the following materials ready before we start this workshop.
The teas you received from Mansa Tea
A kettle filled with water (we will start boiling the water at the start of the class)
2 teacups (English style tea cups preferred over American mugs)
Connect with other in-house counsel virtually in our new Check-In & Well-being Breaks. ACC-SoCal is offering regular come-as-you-are, informal opportunities to chat with fellow ACC-SoCal in-house counsel. Our Breaks are not limited to work/professional life; we will talk about some of our recent challenges (thorns), accomplishments (roses), and wellness issues and practices, whether to vent a little, seek or give feedback, support, and guidance, or just share or listen. Active participation is voluntary. These informal sessions will be hosted by members of the ACC Southern California Attorney Well-Being Committee.
We plan to hold our breaks approximately every other Wednesday, with our next break on November 11, starting at 4:00 pm. If you can't be there right at the start (which is preferable) join while in progress any time during the hour, and stay late if you want. Phone in or Zoom in, video on or off, whatever you are comfortable with.
The practice of law -- and life itself -- involve a continual array of goal-setting, yet very few of us have ever been trained on how to accomplish goals or build the habits that support goal achievement. As a consequence, we may desire to engage in specific new behaviors or set goals for ourselves, but that is very different than actually achieving those goals. The result is that we often remain "stuck" in our old habits and falter in achieving the goals and targets we seek. During this webinar, you will learn how to convert your well-intentioned goals into deeply ingrained habits.
Seven science-based tools will be provided for achieving your goals and building new habits. Cutting-edge techniques of neuroscience, behavioral psychology and peak performance will be shared, so that you can more effectively accomplish your goals, whether they are personal, professional, emotional, or relational. The result will be a more accomplished, more fulfilled, and more successful version of yourself.
Does your company have a crisis communications plan? Many don’t. In this age of social media journalism, it is
important to at least have a basic idea of what to do should the press start talking about your organization.
This panel will address some best PR practices including:
Getting ahead of the narrative
Identifying internal and external pressure points around the issue
Controlling the spread on social media
Determining who should be responsible for approving statements to the press
We will allow time at the end of the session for Q&A. Please submit any questions you have in advance to events@paynefears.com
