2008 Employment Law and HR Update

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Seminar Overview

We will discuss and detail the topics listed and will entertain any questions in the HR and Employment Law Areas. Our attendees are invited to bring questions and scenarios that you would like to share with the class, and listen to the experts that work in this area every day. Fee per person: $294

Provider: Paramount Educational Seminar LLC – $294
Topic(s): Human Resources > Diversity & EEO

Who Should Attend?
Small Business Owners, Office Managers, Payroll Managers, HR Professionals, Vice-Presidents, and Operations Managers, business owners, managers, bookkeepers, Attorney's and Hr generalists

Detailed Overview/Outline

This seminar is designed for HR professionals, business owners, managers, bookkeepers, Attorney's and Hr generalists. We will discuss and detail the topics listed and will entertain any questions in the HR and Employment Law Areas. Our attendees are invited to bring questions and scenerios that you would like to share with the class, and listen to the experts that work in this area every day.

Agenda

8:00 AM-8:30 AM Registration and Welcome

8:30 AM-9:30 AM Proactive Strategies from the Top Employment Cases in 2007 & 2008

Annual update of the top employment law cases in 2008 and 2008 and their application and implication for employers including their affect on the most critical employment policies.

9:30 AM-10:30 AM Effective Wellness Programs

Designing and implementing effective wellness programs that apply recent ERISA and HIPAA regulations and strategies to avoid legal landmines of privacy, reasonable accommodation, confidentiality and off-duty conduct laws.

10:30 AM-10:45 AM Break

10:45AM-11:45 AM Family Responsibility Discrimination: What You Need To Know

Family Responsibility Discrimination (FRD)- A new form of sex discrimination. An explanation of Family Responsibility Discrimination, trends from courts and administrative agencies, and effective ways to ensure employees are not being treated differently based on their family care-giving responsibilities.

11:45 AM-12:45 PM Lunch Break (on your own)

12:45 PM-1:30 PM The Rise of Retaliation Claims and How to Avoid Them

An explanation of the current standard for viable retaliation claims in the United States, practical guidance for preventing and responding to claims, EEOC guidance and a checklist of relevant questions for investigating retaliation claims.

1:30 PM-2:15 PM E-Discovery and Document Retention (Electronic Age)

Employers obligations to retain and preserve written and electronic documentation, converting to electronic storage of employment records, and drafting retention policies and “litigation hold” announcements to avoid costly employer mistakes.

2:15 PM-3:15PM Fraud Management for Leaves of Absence

Effective strategies and policies to reduce abuse of intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act and/or state corollary leave legislation.

3:15 PM-3:30 PM Break

3:30 PM-4:30 PM Biggest FLSA Errors Employers Make And How to Avoid Them

An in-depth discussion regarding common mistakes made by employers under the FLSA and state corollary legislation including misclassifying employees’ exempt status, impermissible deductions, off-the-clock work, rounding practices, compensability of meal and break periods, and the rise of class action wage and hour lawsuits.

4:30 PM-5:00 PM Questions and Answers

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