PARTNER, SPHR
JENNIFER E. DOUGLAS
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As an employment lawyer Jennifer recognizes the importance human resources plays in every business. Because of this she obtained her certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources from the HR Certification Institute. This in-depth understanding of human resources enhances her ability to counsel her clients in all areas of employment law.
Jennifer is a world traveler and native Californian. She enjoys all that Sonoma County has to offer and resides in Santa Rosa with her two children.
CONTACT
jdouglas@dpf-law.com
707-524-7000
520 Third St., Ste. 260
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
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PRACTICE AREAS
Employment Law
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J.D., cum laude, University of San Francisco School of Law (1994)
Trinity College, Dublin Ireland, law school exchange (1992)
B.S., Business Administration, California State University, Chico (1989)
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ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Naturally North Bay
President of the Board, Legal Aid of Sonoma County
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
The Professional Association of Sonoma County (PASCO)
Sonoma County Bar Association
Napa County Bar Association
Sonoma County Women in Law
AgSafe
Women for WineSense
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PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Speaker, 2019 Sonoma County EAC Annual Employment and Labor Law Update,October 16, 2019
Instructor, “Employment Law” Executive MBA Program Sonoma State University,August 9, 2019
Contributor, “Employer Drug Testing” by Bill Meagher, Northbay Biz, July 2019,Access article here.
Presenter, Employee Wage Claims “Berman Hearings”, Sonoma County Bar Association,April 29, 2019
Co-Presenter, “Attorney Hotline”, AgSafe Activate19 Annual Conference,February 27, 2019
Instructor, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC),February 26,2019
Instructor, “Employment Law” Executive MBA Program Sonoma State University,February 20, 2019
Keynote Speaker, 2018 Sonoma County EAC Annual Employment and Labor Law Update,October 16, 2018
Co-Presenter, “Legalization of Cannabis and the Workplace; The ‘Wild West’s New Frontier'” PASCO, September 13, 2018
Instructor, “Employment Law” Executive MBA Program Sonoma State University, July 27, 2018
Presenter, “Annual Human Resources Legal Update” ACTIVATE18 – AgSafe Annual Conference, Monterey,February 28, 2018
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Monterey, February 27, 2018
Instructor, “Employment Law”. Execute MBA Program, Sonoma State University,February 9, 2018
Presenter, “Employment and Labor Law Workshop”. Sonoma County Growers Alliance, Santa Rosa,February 7, 2018
Keynote Speaker, 2017 Sonoma County EAC Annual Employment and Labor Law Update, December 13, 2017
Presenter, “Top 5 Ways to Minimize Legal Risk When Hiring”, Wine Women’s Winery Executive GM Forum,September 13, 2017
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC),Napa, July 11, 2017
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Santa Maria, June 13, 2017
PASCO Labor Law Update,May 18, 2017
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Oxnard, March 22, 2017
Presenter, “FLC Regulations / AB1513: One Year In What Happened?” Agsafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Monterey, March 2017
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Monterey, February 2017
PASCO Labor Law Update, February 16, 2017
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Santa Rosa, November 2, 2016
Keynote Speaker, 2016 Sonoma county EAC Annual Employment and Labor Law Update, October 12, 2016
Webinar Presenter: “Navigating Through Safe Harbor Compliance,” AgSafe, October 4, 2016
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Holtville, September 7, 2016
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), American Canyon, July 13, 2016
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Modesto, June 15, 2016
Presenter, “FLC Regulations,” AgSafe Agricultural Laws and Regulations for Growers and Farm Labor Contractors (ALRGFLC), Monterey, February 23, 2016
PASCO Labor Law Update, February 18, 2016
Presenter, “AB 1513 Training,” Agricultural Management Institute, January 14, 2016
Presenter, “Navigating the New Paid Sick Leave,” Fall 2015
Keynote Speaker, 2015 Sonoma County EAC Annual Employment and Labor Law Update, October 14, 2015
PASCO Labor Law Update,September 17, 2015
Presenter, “Employee Handbook Workshop,” Malloy Imrie & Vasconi Insurance Services, LLC, April 22, 2015
Presenter, “New Heat Illness Regulation, New Sick Leave Mandate, New Responsibility and Liability for Hiring Contractors: Are you Ready for 2015,” Farm Employers Labor Service, April 6, 2015
Presenter, “Mandatory Paid Leave: Understanding & Complying With California’s Groundbreaking Sick Leave Law,” PASCO,February 19, 2015
Keynote Speaker, 2014 Sonoma County EAC Annual Employment and Labor Law Update, October 1, 2014
PASCO Labor Law Update, January 16, 2014
PASCO Labor Law Update, November 21, 2013
Sonoma County EAC – 2013 Annual Employment & Labor Law Update,
October 2, 2013PASCO Labor Law Update, September 26, 2013
PASCO Labor Law Update, August 22, 2013
PASCO Labor Law Update, June 27, 2013
PASCO Labor Law Update, April 25, 2013
PASCO, “Preventing FMLA Nightmares,” February 28, 2013
2012 Sonoma County EAC Annual Employment & Labor Law Update, October 3, 2012
PASCO Labor Law Update, September 20, 2012
PASCO Labor Law Update, August 9, 2012
Sonoma County EAC – 2011 Annual Employment & Labor Law Update – Speaker October 5, 2011