LOCAL EMPLOYERS TO LEARN LATEST ISSUES

AFFECTING LABOR LAW FOR 2008

OXNARD, Calif.-Local business owners can learn about labor law updates for 2008 at a seminar hosted by the East Ventura County Employer Advisory Council, 8 a.m.-noon, Nov. 15. Jonathan Fraser Light of Ventura County's largest law firm, Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, is the guest speaker at the half-day seminar at The Palm Garden Hotel, 495 N. Ventu Park Rd., Thousand Oaks.

"The laws governing labor in California change quickly and often," Light said. "It's important for employers to know and understand these changes to avoid potential problems."

Topics include FMLA and forced use of vacation, "learned professional" exemption changes, expansion of meal break penalties, arbitration and class action, immigration safe harbor/injunction, travel time pay, new discrimination cases and sex harassment avoidance training update.

Cost for the seminar is $75 for reservations received by Nov. 9, or $85 at the door. Breakfast is included. Reservations can be made by sending a check to East Ventura County EAC, 2060 Avenida de Los Arboles, #D215, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362-1376. For information call (805) 382-8618. Seating is limited.

Light has more than 26 years' experience in the practice of employment law. Honored as one of Los Angeles Magazine's "California Super Lawyers," he has been selected twice for PacificCoast Business Times' "Who's Who in Professional Services." As a partner at the firm, he consults with more than 250 companies throughout California on their day-to-day employment law needs and is experienced in jury trial lawsuits involving wrongful termination, sex harassment, race discrimination and other employment-related matters. Light is a frequent lecturer, president of the Ventura County Bar Association and board member of the Discovery Center. He is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, and is the author of the nationally acclaimed and award-winning book, The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball.

For more than 65 years, Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton's attorneys have represented a variety of influential clients who have helped shape the Ventura County community. The Oxnard-based firm provides legal services in business and corporate litigation, employment, business and commercial law, real estate and land use, environmental, oil and gas, administrative and local government law, taxation, estate planning and intellectual property law. Clients include individuals, national and international corporations, small businesses, municipalities and public agencies. For more information, visit www.nchc.com.###