Employee terminations are one of the most difficult responsibilities employers face and they rarely get easier with experience. In our recent webinar, Employee Terminations: Key Tips, Templates, and Pitfalls to Avoid, Ethena’s Chief People Officer, Melanie Naranjo, joined Medina McKelvey Partner Angela Rho to unpack the realities of termination decisions and how to navigate them with clarity, confidence, and care.
Category: Webinars
California Employment Law 2026: What Employers Must Know Before Jan. 1
Key Takeaways from Our Annual Legislative Update Webinar Every new year brings fresh changes to California employment law and 2026 is no exception. In our recent webinar, California Employment Law 2026: What Employers Must Know Before Jan. 1, Firm Partners Melissa Whitehead and Elizabeth Levy, alongside firm co-founder Alex Medina, walked employers through the most… Continue reading California Employment Law 2026: What Employers Must Know Before Jan. 1
AI in Workplace Investigations: Our Expert Webinar
Check out our latest Ethena HR webinar, where legal experts Chantelle Egan and Rabi David from Medina McKelvey joined Melanie Naranjo to tackle one of HR’s hottest (and most sensitive) topics: Using AI in workplace investigations. They discussed where AI is already proving useful, where it’s still too risky, and how to integrate it responsibly… Continue reading AI in Workplace Investigations: Our Expert Webinar
Watch the Replay of Our 2025 Action Plan Webinar: Legal Updates and New PAGA Compliance
Thank you for attending our webinar this past Wednesday, November 13, to learn more about the legal updates that impact your business and policies, the latest developments on New PAGA, and how employers can take proactive, “reasonable steps” to ensure compliance and qualify for penalty reduction.
If you missed our webinar yesterday, here are the recording and the slides.
Why your employees keep calling everything ‘discrimination’ and what to do about it, an Ethena Webinar with Chantelle Egan
Terms like “discrimination” and “retaliation” are being thrown around to describe situations that don’t quite fit—from changes in office policies to addressing valid performance issues. In this webinar, Chantelle Cappa Egan, Director of Medina McKelvey LLP’s Advice and Counsel Practice Group, and Melanie Naranjo, Chief People Officer at Ethena, explore the reasons why legal terms are misused and share strategies for managing these situations effectively.
Watch the Replay of Our 2024 PAGA Revamp Webinar: New PAGA Ushers in the Era of Proactive Compliance
The Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2288 and Senate Bill 92 Thursday, June 27, 2024, and the Governor signed New PAGA into law this week on Monday, July 1, 2024. If you missed our 2024 PAGA Revamp webinar yesterday, check out the replay and the slides here, where you’ll learn the most important things employers need to know to take advantage of the new law. Our litigation and compliance leaders shared how you can immediately take advantage of New PAGA through proactive wage and hour compliance.
Tricky Situations: Workplace Challenges That Make Even the Most Seasoned HR Professional Sweat, an Ethena Webinar Featuring Chantelle Egan
How do you navigate tricky situations in the workplace? 🤔
Like it or not, tricky workplace situations come up. And when they do, it can be challenging to determine how best to navigate the situation. Chantelle Egan, Director of MM’s Advice and Counsel Practice Group joined Melanie Naranjo, VP of People at Ethena, to work through some HR challenges and how to effectively navigate them.
Did you miss our 2024 California Legal Updates Webinar? Watch the replay Here
The California Governor has signed several bills impacting employers that go into effect in 2024. If you missed our 2024 California Legal Updates webinar, check out the replay and the slides here, where you’ll learn how they impact your existing policies and handbooks.
Did you miss our Adolph v. Uber Webinars? Watch the replay Here
On July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc., a case that will affect the landscape of arbitration for years to come.If you missed our webinars on Adolph v. Uber, check out the replay and the slides here, where you’ll learn how to better protect your company from class action and PAGA lawsuits.
Has the viking River ship really sailed? watch our webinar here
In the short time that the Viking River v. Moriana case has been out, a few trends are emerging in wage and hour lawsuits. The Viking River decision does not just impact California employers with active litigation, but also influences how employers should approach arbitration agreements going forward.