Women Lawyers Association
Presents
June MCLE: Understanding Workplace Violence Laws: SB 553 Compliance and Restraining Orders
at People's Self-Help Housing
1060 Kendall Road, Room 148, SLO, CA 93401
Lunch Provided
June 2025 MCLE: In light of California’s recently enacted Senate Bill 553, employers face important new obligations to address, record, and prevent workplace violence. Local attorneys Michaela Cotton and Aislinn Roberts will provide an overview of the law’s requirements and practical guidance for compliance. In addition, Ms. Cotton and Ms. Roberts will provide information regarding workplace violence restraining orders, including when one may be appropriate and the general process to obtain one.
The Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo is a California State Bar approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for one (1.0) hour of MCLE - participatory credit.
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OUR SPEAKERS:
Aislinn Roberts
Aislinn Kiyomi Roberts is an Associate Attorney in Lozano Smith’s San Luis Obispo office and co-chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Her legal practice is focused on the labor and employment, investigations, and governance aspects of public agency law.
Ms. Roberts assists clients on various labor and employment issues, including discipline, layoffs, discrimination complaints, disability accommodations, leaves, and workplace violence. Her labor and employment practice also includes grievance processing, grievance mediation and arbitration, contract interpretation, and appeals. She also advises clients on student-related issues such as records, discipline, searches, and constitutional issues.
Ms. Roberts advises public agencies through the investigation process and serves as a third-party investigator for issues involving sexual harassment, Uniform Complaint Procedures, Title IX, retaliation, discrimination, and other complaints that may arise in the education setting.
Ms. Roberts earned her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and her B.A. in Political Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Michaela Cotton
Michaela Cotton is a Principal with the law firm Andre, Morris & Buttery, and member of the firm’s Employment Law and Civil Litigation practice groups. Her legal practice is focused on civil litigation, employment counseling and workplace investigations. Ms. Cotton assists local companies in day-to-day advisement on labor and employment issues, and has represented clients in a variety of matters, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, wage and hour class action lawsuits, and real property and business disputes.
Ms. Cotton also acts as a third-party investigator of complaints of sexual harassment, gender, race, disability or other forms of discrimination and is an Association of Workplace Investigators (“AWI”) Certificate Holder.
Ms. Cotton earned her Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School and her B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
at 12:00 PM
People's Self-Help Housing
1060 Kendall Road, Room 148, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
The day before the event, WLA will email all registered attendees CLE handouts.
Payment Information:
$45.00 for non-members
$35.00 for WLA members
$15.00 for Students
Lunches will be provided. Vegetarian options will be available.
All proceeds will go toward the WLA scholarship fund and the other worthy events hosted by the WLA.
If you are experiencing a financial hardship and unable to pay for this event, please email the WLA at womenlawyersslo@gmail.com.
There are two (2) ways to make a reservation for this event.
(1) Pay Online Using the Links below:
(2) Send a check to:
Women Lawyers Association
P.O. Box 3918
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3918
*If you are having difficulty registering online, please try using a different internet browser or email Elizabeth Culley at the email listed below to reserve your spot.
**Please include the name(s) and state bar numbers of the attendee(s) on your check.
*** Please email Elizabeth Culley at eculley@ammcglaw.com stating that you've mailed your check and the names of those who will be attending.
Please RSVP one week in advance. Late registration and walk ins are allowed, but unfortunately, we will not be able to provide lunch.