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This Week...
September
19
Religious Panel:
Upcoming...
September 26
Ron Ziedler "The Barter System"
Jack Knight "Operation Gratitude" |
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September 19 Religious Panel "Issues of the Day" |
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September 26 Ron Ziedler "The Barter System" Jack Knight "Operation Gratitude" |
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President Mark was BACK - HOORAY, we've
missed you! Our International Avenue of
Service Chair, Marsha Hunt led the
pledge with Past President, Bobby
Wessling providing our invocation.
"Frankie" Paul Aslan led us in a revised
song of ?
Announcements:
Introduction of guests included
visiting Rotarian Assistant District
Governor, Linton Morgan and Zachary
Brandler. Andrew Thomas, our merchant
minute today, the Executive Director of
the Westwood BID (business
improvement district). It was lovely
have members from our beautiful
auxillary, Eloise Siskel and Pat
Anderson.
Andy Thomas shared during his Merchant
Minute that The Westwood Village
Improvement Association (BID)
is a non-profit organization whose
mission it is to make Westwood Village a
clean, safe and friendly place for the
community through maintenance, security
and enlivening programs. The WVIA leads
the District by taking positions on
district-wide short and long term
opportunities, and considering
matters such as city planning and
zoning, parking, events and other
services that promote increased
tenant recruitment and retention,
business, values and investment.
The WVIA is governed by a 14-member
Board of Directors comprised of property
owners, merchants and
a UCLA representative. The WVIA receives
$1.3 million annually from assessments
on 120 properties within the District.
They are located at 10880 Wilshire Blvd,
Suite 117 I Los Angeles, CA 90024 Their
phone number is 310-470-1812 and their
website is: http://
President Mark called your P.E., Aly
Shoji, up and thanked her for covering
his Demotion party, first meeting
of the year in August and last meeting
in August and then the first meeting in
September! And gave her a sweet but
unnecessary gift - THANK YOU, Mark (and
Lynn! ;) I hear I'll be back up at
the podium the first week in Oct!
President Mark then recognized our
leadership at the District level, old
and new by again, thanking ADG Linton
Morgan and past DG our own Bill Goodwyn
and announced another of our very own
and past DG Andy Anderson was our
Rotarian of the month and his bride
graciously accepted on his behalf and we
loved seeing the pic of the clubs recent
visit with you both! For members that
cannot be with us as much, please know
we all think of you often in so many
ways and stories. Congratulations, Andy!
Today's program is a legal panel brought
to you by your President Mark Rogo.
Jeff Winikow- former workers rights
lawyer, Anthony Mohr and Jennifer Turner
Our first speaker decided to address
issues that would most affect or be of
interest to the many small business
owners, in our club so he started with
the areas of accommodation. In CA, cases
in discrimination etc have the American
Disability Act and the CA Fair
employment and housing act. Disability
and Comp carriers tend to not be
sensitive to the employers as there are
regulations that are required.
Jennifer Turner- what is an
accommodation? Anything that enables you
to do your job Unpaid leave up to a year is
considered reasonable in CA.
Accommodations are not always a special
chair or back brace, it can be time off
to see a doctor if diabetic, making sure
to provide a Lactation room, or chairs
to sit if employee is forced to stand
for long periods of time.
Jurors are worker committees of 12.
Another esteemed panelist discussed
independent contractor employee
or joint employee issues. The courts
look at economic method for the ends to
the means and the worker IS an employee
so employer has the duty to pay
overtime, workers comp many issues
courts will unravel the paper trail or
walking in a mine field. Biggest
ramifications usually involves wage,
Was it minimum wage? Paid on time, Also
subcontractors, a small business with
high turnover is susceptible to class
action suits which is usually 25
employees and above but they've seen as
as small as 7 and are often favored in
employee cases to get $ to workers and
pay lawyers. Record retention policy
is important, written and electronic,
and the burden is on employee to keep
these records of pay and time cards etc
if hourly technology accounts for time
outside of work place Discrimination vs
accommodation. Few failure to hire
cases.
YYE Aly Shoji
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