In a volatile global economy, more and more companies are looking to reduce the number of regular employees and replace them with non-employees. Independent contractors, sales agents, agency or dispatch employees, or employees under fixed-term employment arrangements, are just some of the categories of workers impacted by this ever-increasing trend. In the United States, for example, research indicates that companies now use more than 10 million independent contractors. Internationally, given the lack of at-will employment, the temptation to use non-employees is even higher. In Japan, for instance, the percentage of non-regular workers has more than doubled in the last few decades, rising to almost 34 percent of the total workforce. Other foreign jurisdictions are increasingly concerned, adopting new laws that limit the use of these non-regular workers, or enforcing employee status laws already on the books. Join international labor & employment lawyer Ute Krudewagen, partner at DLA Piper in Silicon Valley, and Melynnie Rizvi, Senior Corporate Counsel at Symantec Corporation as they cover the following learning objectives:
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Ute Krudewagen, Partner, DLA Piper, and Melynnie Rizvi, Senior Corporate Counsel, Symantec Corporation
Ute Krudewagen, partner with DLA Piper, has more than 10 years of experience in providing multinational companies with solutions to the challenges presented in managing a global workforce. She has advised clients on compliance with local employment laws, worldwide strategic human resources initiatives and global mobility programs in more than 80 jurisdictions and has advised on employment matters in more than 100 US and cross-border transactions and post-acquisition integrations, covering more than 60 jurisdictions in one transaction.
A frequent author, Ms. Krudewagen has been published in Workspan, The Daily Journal, Association of Corporate Counsel Newsstand, The Recorder, California Employment Law Magazine and Worldwide Financier, among others. She has also presented on international employment topics at leading industry events, including the Women in International Trade, SHRM and National Trade Counsel conferences.She is listed in the Daily Journal's 2013 list of "Top Women Lawyers," which recognizes the top 100 female lawyers in California. Legal 500 has named her a recommended lawyer for workplace and employment counseling, and she has been recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers of Northern California (2011, 2012 and 2013). Melynnie Rizvi is Senior Corporate Counsel, Employment Law at Symantec Corporation and managing counsel for Symantec’s global employment team. Ms. Rizvi handles all employment matters for Symantec’s Asia Pacific region, as well as Canada. In the U.S., Ms. Rizvi oversees the company’s Affirmative Action Program, its global contingent workforce program, provides counsel on all employment-related matters to the company’s sales and talent acquisition organizations, manages employment litigation, and advises on social media issues, employment due diligence and integration issues related to mergers and acquisitions, wage and hour matters, and leaves of absence. Prior to joining Symantec, Ms. Rizvi was a partner in the Employment Practices Group at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith for 5 years and was also an associate at Baker & McKenzie, focusing on international employment law. Ms. Rizvi has a Business Degree with specialization in Human Resource Management, as well as a Law Degree from the University of Alberta, in Alberta Canada, and is admitted to practice both in California, and as a Barrister and Solicitor with the Law Society of Alberta.