Conference Sessions By Track
Track: Employment Law & Regulations
Grow your expertise on workplace laws, legislation and HR policy to help protect your organization from liability.
Out Sick, or Sick of Work? Effectively Managing Employee Absence Workplace Application: You will learn how to better manage employee absences, reduce risk, and handle employees who don't seem to want to come to work. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST | |
Social Media: Protecting Employer Information Versus Employee Privacy Workplace Application: This session will provide you with an understanding of the employment, labor and technological issues regarding the use (and misuse) of social media at work. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST | |
The Employee Accommodation Conundrum: How to Navigate It and Determine When Enough Is Enough Workplace Application: You will learn how to limit your potential legal exposure by properly navigating the ADA's interactive process. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST | |
You will learn how California law differs from Federal in terms of payment of wages, what areas are the most hotly contested, and how to avoid costly mistakes. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST | |
Workplace Application: This session simplifies the practical application of employment law principles to business decision-makers at all levels. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST | |
T-Minus 90 Days and Counting to the General Election: The Washington Outlook for HR Public Policy Workplace Application: This session is designed to give you the latest information on pending and anticipated legislative, regulatory and judicial activity that will affect the workforce. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST | |
Transform HR/Management Interactions: Coach Not Cop Workplace Application: This session will show you how to overcome resistance, get buy-in and transform interactions with managers to protect your organization and improve the way employees are treated. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST | |
You’re Not the Boss of Me: Part 2½ Workplace Application: This session will identify the legal pitfalls in attempting to control off-duty conduct and will provide solutions to address such conduct. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST | |
Don't Get Burned by the California Sun: Learn The New California Developments and Trends for 2017 Workplace Application: You will learn critical changes in California law and emerging trends for 2017. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST | |
MEGA SESSION Dear Helga Returns (AGAIN) with NEW and More Complicated HR Problems! Workplace Application: This session will help you identify potentially hidden HR issues that exist in your organization as well as discuss policies that can mitigate risk if proactively implemented. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST | |
The Top 10 Things You Need to Know When Investigating High-Level Executives Workplace Application: Learn practical, legal, and strategic considerations to help you effectively conduct complex, high-level investigations. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST | |
When the Post Office Delivers an OFCCP Scheduling Letter: How To Survive An OFCCP Audit Workplace Application: You will learn about current OFCCP trends and enforcement initiatives with an emphasis on how to successfully examine and be ready to defend disparities in pay and “total comp” during an audit. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST | |
Employee Handbooks: Every Word Counts Workplace Application: This session will help you revise your handbooks to eliminate express or implied contractual obligations. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
Exempt? Independent Contractor? Understanding and Avoiding the Perils of Misclassification Workplace Application: This session will help you understand the rules for proper classification of exempt employees and independent contractors in light of recent case law and new technology. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
Guidelines from the EEOC's Task Force on Harassment in the Workplace Workplace Application: This session will share what the Task Force has learned about the most effective and ineffective methods of training to ensure the best return on employers' investments, and to facilitate the best prospects for success in preventing and eliminating harassment from the workplace. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
I-9s and E-Verify – New Compliance Challenges Workplace Application: This session will provide strategies that will help you comply with Federal and State employment verification requirements. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
Surveying the New Labor Law Landscape: A Rocky Road Ahead Workplace Application: This session will provide an overview of the NLRB's recent activity and how it affects all companies, whether union or non-union. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
“Bad Egg” Employees – Don't Let Them Make Your Organization Stink! Workplace Application: This session will help you put a lid on existing problems by properly managing the fallout caused by malcontents and troublemakers. Monday, June 20, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
Background Screening: What You Don't Know Can Hurt Your Organization Workplace Application: You will learn what makes a background check truly comprehensive, what can be considered and how to avoid MANY legal compliancy problems. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST | |
FMLA: What It Is and How to Prevent Abuse Learn how you can help your managers effectively manage employees using FMLA. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST | |
Same-Sex Marriage is Legal in All 50 States: So What Now? Workplace Application: This session will provide a description of timely issues relating to the provision of benefits to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST | |
The Top 10 Employment Cases of 2016 Workplace Application: This session is your one stop for providing actionable take-a-ways from Court decisions that directly impact your procedures, policies and practices. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EST | |
How the New Overtime Rule Will Impact Your Nonprofit…And What to Do About It Learn about the FLSA overtime provisions that apply to nonprofits, the increased number of employees covered under the new rule, and how to implement the changes. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST | |
The Hits Keep Coming: California’s New Family Leave and FEHA Regulations Workplace Application: This session will address the latest changes to California law and how you should respond. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST | |
The Real World: Case Studies of Real Organizations Who Solved Their Workplace Bullying Problems Workplace Application: You will learn how other organizations solved their workplace bullying problem and how to implement these proven strategies in your organization. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST | |
Managing Internal Whistleblowers: Responsibly Addressing Concerns and Avoiding Litigation Risk You will learn how to respond to a whistleblowers and manage internal communications to effectively address the issues raised. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM EST | |
MEGA SESSION: Preparing for Change: Complying with the DOL's Final Overtime Regulations Workplace Application: You will learn the steps you need to take to comply with DOL’s recently released overtime regulations. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM EST | |
Under the Microscope: How the Government Examines Your EEO/ADA Practices You will learn best practices for effective leave and disability management based on recent OFCCP and EEOC enforcement activities. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM EST | |
Don't Get Burned by the California Sun: Learn The New California Developments and Trends for 2017 Workplace Application: You will learn critical changes in California law and emerging trends for 2017. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
Political Correctness at Work: How Much Is Too Much? You will learn where to draw the line on political correctness in the workplace. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
The Year of Living Dangerously: Lessons Learned One Year After The NLRB Ruling on Quickie Elections This session will provide with a thorough analysis of data collected since the April 2015 NLRB ruling to revamp the election process. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
Updating Your Employment Handbook and Harassment Training to Include the LGBT Workforce This session will help you obtain best practice guidelines for inclusive employment handbook policies and training. Tuesday, June 21, 2016 | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM EST | |
It Pays to Get Sick! Mandated Paid Sick Leave Laws on the Rise Across the U.S. This session will teach you best to get in compliance and avoid costly fines in this ever-evolving area of HR. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EST | |
MEGA SESSION Seven Steps to Creating Bulletproof Documentation You will learn the seven steps to create documentation that will withstand the scrutiny of a judge or jury. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EST | |
Wage & Hour Compliance: Adjusting to the New Regulations and Otherwise Avoiding Overtime Liability Overtime pay compliance is nuanced causing inadvertent violations so this session will highlight the costly traps and provide ways to avoid liability. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EST | |
He Said/She Said: Six Steps to an Effective and Legally Compliant Workplace Investigation You will learn how to conduct a legally compliant and effective internal workplace investigation. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EST | |
The 10 Scariest Things That Can Happen to You If You Have Employees in California You will learn about the 10 worst things that could happen to a company employing people in California, and practical tips to avoid these problems. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EST | |
The Not So Independent Contractor: Understanding and Resolving Worker Misclassification Conflicts This session will help you understand worker classifications and PPACA mandates relationship, analysis standards and techniques for voluntary corrections and managing audits. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EST | |
The Real World: Case Studies of Real Organizations Who Solved Their Workplace Bullying Problems Workplace Application: You will learn how other organizations solved their workplace bullying problem and how to implement these proven strategies in your organization. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EST | |
This session will help you identify your obligations under federal/state law regarding maternity leave, paternity/parental leave and translate into policies and practices. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 | 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM EST |