| The 2018 California Election Results and the Impact on HR Professionals, San Diego, and California |
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Election Panel
The 2018 California Election Results and the Impact on HR Professionals, San Diego, and California
November 7, 2018 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Grand Ballroom
Join Democrat Bill Wong and Republican Josh Cook as they discuss the 2018 California Election results and review, from their opposing perspectives, what those results mean for HR Professionals. Michael Kalt will guide the speakers through specific questions and topics to get the information you need to know.
Panelists: Bill Wong, Political Director for the California Assembly Democrats and Josh Cook, Chief of Staff to California Assembly Republican Leader Brian Dahle
Panelists: Josh Cook & Bill Wong
Moderator: Michael Kalt
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Josh Cook is a seasoned government affairs and communications consultant with over 20 years of experience solving complex political problems in California and Nevada. His clients have included Senators, Assembly Members, Members of Congress, homebuilders, local candidates, political action committees, advocacy groups, ballot measures, law firms, local governments, businesses, cities, and Indian tribes. Cook currently serves as Chief of Staff to California Assemblyman Brian Dahle and is a Staff Sergeant in the California State Military Reserve where he serves as a Religious Affairs NCO. 
Bill Wong currently serves as a senior political advisor to California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and Political Director for the California Assembly Democrats. His firm has advised large employers, labor organizations, political action committees, state ballot measures, and candidates for local, state and federal office. Bill has three decades of legislative experience that includes serving as Chief of Staff to State Assembly Member Anthony Rendon, Chief of Staff to State Assembly Member Judy Chu, Chief of Staff to State Senator Hilda L. Solis, and Legislative Director to State Assembly Member Mike Honda.
Michael Kalt is a partner in the Employment Law Practice Group of Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP, where he has worked since 1996. His employment law practice emphasizes the litigation and trial of wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination cases in state and federal court. Michael also provides advice and training to employers on employee discipline and investigations, employment policies and procedures, and fair employment practices. Michael represents businesses of all sizes and in most industry sectors. He is an accomplished writer and oral advocate and has prevailed through summary judgment in dozens and dozens of litigated matters and has also prevailed before the California Supreme Court and California Court of Appeal, resulting in several published decisions. (Jones v. The Lodge at Torrey Pines Partnership (2008) 42 Cal.4th 1158 [no individual liability for FEHA retaliation], Acuna v. SDGE (2013) 217 Cal.4th 1402 [successive administrative charges does not extend statute of limitations after right-to-sue notice issued] and Tu v. UCSD Medical Centers (S.D. Ca. 2002) 201 F. Supp. 2d 1126 [precluding negligent infliction of emotional distress claims for intentional employment decisions].) Michael is currently the Governmental Affairs Director for the California State Council for the Society for Human Resource Management (CalSHRM) and tracks and oversees the legislative advocacy efforts for its 18,000 members. He formerly was Vice President-Legislation for the San Diego Chapter of SHRM where he monitored the federal and state employment-related developments for its 1,000 members. 
