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The Cheesecake Factory serves up hundreds of local jobs
  Photo by Joe Testa
  The Cheesecake Factory Inc. headquarters in Calabasas set the style and trend for office buildings in Calabasas when it was built thirteen years ago.
 
by Michael Stein
The Cheesecake Factory currently provides more than 600 jobs in the Conejo Valley. In 1989, the company built its headquarters on Agoura Road in Calabasas to host its corporate office and head bakery.

"Thirteen years ago, the newly developing Calabasas area was the perfect setting for The Cheesecake Factory headquarters. Its architecture was one of the initial models that set the tone and look for the city to follow," says Howard Gordon, Senior Vice President of Development and Marketing.

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Women business owners honored
 
by Joe Testa
The National Organization of Women Business Owners, Ventura County Chapter, recognized outstanding local businesswomen at their fourth annual Bravo Awards Lun-cheon on Friday, June 7th at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza. Kim Lamb Gregory, feature reporter for The Ventura County Star and media industry veteran, served as a humorous and distinguished mistress of ceremonies. The Bravo awards were presented to the following:

Woman Business Owner of the Year was awarded to Paula Weiser of Weiser Litho, a full service design and printing firm in Westlake Village. Trailblazer of the Year was presented to Loma Siegel, founder of Bail Resource Center & Career Academy.

Member of the Year was awarded to Krista Knebel, co-owner of AXICOM, a computer networking, service and repair firm...
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  Paula Phillips, winner of the Youth Advocate of the Year award.

Religious and racial discrimination and harassment in the workplace
 
By Newton Brightwell, Attorney at Law
In the aftermath of recent terrorist threats, many have openly expressed anger and hostility toward members of particular religious and ethnic groups.

Given the present climate of heightened sensitively and scrutiny regarding certain racial and religious groups, employers must focus on recognizing harassment issues in their workplace. They also must educate their employees and managers about workplace policies forbidding such harassment and their respective duties regarding such acts.

Employer liability for sexually harassing conduct of its supervisors is well established. An employer may be strictly liable for the sexually harassing conduct of a supervisor that creates a hostile work environment. Where the supervisors conduct results in a "significant change in employment status", such as hiring, firing, or failure to promote, the employer will be vicariously liable for the conduct of its supervisors. The employer's best defense to avoid liability is a clearly annunciated policy against harassment, defined procedures for reporting harassment and to take prompt action to correct harassing behavior when it occurs or is reported. Recent court decisions have applied the vicarious liability standard to claims of religious hostile work environment and racial harassment...
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New Rotary Club forms in Agoura Hills
Rotary International, self-described as a global network of community volunteers, has formed a new club for Oak Park and Agoura Hills. The new group meets Tuesday mornings at 7 a.m. at the Renaissance Agoura Hills Hotel. Active in more than 160 countries, Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. For more information contact Oak Park/Agoura Hills Club President, Mickey Toylen at: 818-495-8278 or visit www.rotary.org

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