PARTNER, SPHR

JENNIFER E. DOUGLAS

  • 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

Wine Law

  • 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)

  • ASSOCIATIONS

    Member, Naturally North Bay

    Vice-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

  • 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, 2013

    PASCO 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