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SUMMARY:Special GAC meeting\, Oct. 15 - Minimum Wage Panel
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday afternoon\, Oct. 15 for a SPECIAL GAC meeting about best practices to cope with a possible minimum wage increase! Owners of restaurants and small businesses are especially encouraged to attend.\n\n\n\nOn Thursday\, Oct. 15\, the Chamber's Govt. Affairs Committee (GAC) will hold a special meeting regarding a possible increase in the minimum wage. Minimum wage ordinances have recently passed in both the City and County of Los Angeles and other cities are discussing passing a similar ordinance that would raise wages to $15/hr. by 2020. The Chamber has already surveyed its membership twice about the impacts of a minimum wage ordinance and reported its findings to the City Council. In September\, the Beverly Hills City Council expressed an interest in exploring a similar increase (click here to read the staff report).\n\n \n\nThe panel discussion on Tuesday will focus on best practices businesses have used to adopt to wage increases. The purpose of this meeting is to prepare businesses to cope with incremental increases in the minimum wage and share strategies that have worked in the past. There will be ample time for a Q & A with a panel of experts from the legal\, academic and business world.\n\n \n\nThe panel will consist of the following individuals:\n\n \n\n\n	Kelly Scott\, Attorney and Partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup. Mr. Scott specializes in employment law.\n	Dan Flaming is President of the LA Economic Roundtable. He has managed community development and affordable housing programs\, and administering job training and research programs for LA County. Mr. Flaming has a Ph.D. in urban studies and has led more than 50 research projects at the Roundtable.\n	Matt Sutton\, Vice President\, Government Affairs + Public Policy for the California Restaurant Association. He oversees the CRA's Government Affairs + Public Policy department which includes an advocacy component with state and local lobbyists and a political affairs component.\n\n \n\nThe panel will be moderated by local attorney Mitch Dawson.\n\n\n\nNote: This meeting is in ADDITION to our regularly scheduled GAC meeting at 9 a.m. that day.\n\n \n\nPlease email the Chamber's Director of Government Affairs\, Andy Sywak\, at sywak@beverlyhillschamber.com to RSVP.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:black\;"><em>Please join us on Thursday afternoon\, Oct. 15 for a SPECIAL GAC meeting about best practices to cope with a possible minimum wage increase!<u><strong> Owners of restaurants and small businesses are especially encouraged to attend.</strong></u></em><br />\n<br />\nOn Thursday\, Oct. 15\, the Chamber&rsquo\;s Govt. Affairs Committee (GAC) will hold a special meeting regarding a possible increase in the minimum wage. Minimum wage ordinances have recently passed in both the City and County of Los Angeles and other cities are discussing passing a similar ordinance that would raise wages to $15/hr. by 2020. The Chamber has already surveyed its membership twice about the impacts of a minimum wage ordinance and reported its findings to the City Council. In September\, the Beverly Hills City Council expressed an interest in exploring a similar increase (<a href="http://beverlyhills.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&amp\;clip_id=4533&amp\;meta_id=271615">click here to read the staff report</a>).</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">The panel discussion on Tuesday will focus on best practices businesses have used to adopt to wage increases. The purpose of this meeting is to prepare businesses to cope with incremental increases in the minimum wage and share strategies that have worked in the past. There will be ample time for a Q &amp\; A with a panel of experts from the legal\, academic and business world.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">The panel will consist of the following individuals:</span><br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;">Kelly Scott</span></strong><span style="color:black\;">\, Attorney and Partner at Ervin Cohen &amp\; Jessup.&nbsp\;Mr. Scott specializes in employment law.</span></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;">Dan Flaming</span></strong><span style="color:black\;"> is President of the LA Economic Roundtable. </span><span style="background-image:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;"><span style="color:#111111\;">He has managed community development and affordable housing programs\, and administering job training and research programs for LA County. Mr. Flaming has a Ph.D. in urban studies and has led more than 50 research projects at the Roundtable.</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:black\;">Matt Sutton\,</span></strong><span style="color:black\;"> Vice President\, Government Affairs + Public Policy for the California Restaurant Association.&nbsp\;</span><em><span style="font-style:normal\;"><span style="color:black\;">He oversees the CRA&rsquo\;s Government Affairs + Public Policy department which includes an advocacy component with state and local lobbyists and a political affairs component</span></span></em><span style="color:black\;">.</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">The panel will be moderated by local attorney Mitch Dawson.<br />\n<br />\nNote: This meeting is in ADDITION to our regularly scheduled GAC meeting at 9 a.m. that day.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:black\;">Please email the Chamber&rsquo\;s Director of Government Affairs\, Andy Sywak\, at </span><a href="mailto:sywak@beverlyhillschamber.com">sywak@beverlyhillschamber.com</a><span style="color:black\;"> to RSVP.</span></span></span>
LOCATION:Beverly Hills Chamber Board Room\, 9400 S. Santa Monica Blvd.\, 2nd Floor\, Beverly Hills
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URL:https://members.beverlyhillschamber.com/events/details/special-gac-meeting-oct-15-minimum-wage-panel-10-15-2015-8981
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