'First Thursday' - Labor Law Seminar Series

Attractive Nuisance: The Trap of Calling Workers "Volunteers"
 
Many employers use "volunteers" without realizing that they are actually "employees" under California law. 
 
California law includes a legal presumption of employment whenever services are exchanged unless several rigid criteria are satisfied.
 
Employers who misclassify workers as "volunteers," "interns" or "trainees," face potentially-enormous legal exposure in the event a worker's status is challenged.

This ongoing seminar series is being conducted by veteran Petaluma labor & employment attorney, Jay Putnam. Putnam, has advised employers exclusively, in labor matters for over 36 years. He hopes to provide local business owners and managers with a solid, working understanding of California labor law, as a means of helping them avoid the often crippling cost and disruption caused by lawsuits resulting from a misunderstanding of applicable legal requirements.

Members are encouraged to bring their questions.  Putnam says he intends to conduct the seminars as "informal, working sessions, where people can bring their lunch and their questions and leave each month with important information that will immediately improve their business operations.


 To register, please email the Chamber at pacc@petalumachamber.com, or call 707.762.2785