SmithAmundsen LLC’s Labor & Employment Law Group, authors of the most comprehensive Illinois Chamber of Commerce publication on Employment & Labor Law, will discuss critical legal developments in order to help employers better manage and take control over difficult employment and labor issues impacting the workplace.
Agenda
9:00 am - 9:35 am Unfair Competition: Protecting Your Confidential Information and Customer Relationships
9:35 am - 10:15 am Employee Benefits: Obamacare, DOMA, Retirement Plans and Other Key Trends
10:15 am - 11:00 am The Employer's Hirinng Guide: Applications, Interviews, Medical Exams, Background Checks, Drug Tests, Job Offers & Everything In-Between
11:00 am Break
11:10 am - 11:45 am Disciplining and Terminating Employees: Progressive Discipline, Work Rules and Conducting Necessary Investigations
11:45 - 12:30 pm Immigration Developments: E-Verify, Worker Authorization Developments & Government Auditing
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm - Managing Medical Issues: The ADA, FMLA, & Other Leave Rights (Very Practical Solutions Offered to Simplify the Process and Curb Abuse)
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm - Avoiding Wage & Hour Landmines: Understanding and Correcting OT Examptions, Compensable Work Time & Time Clock Management
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Avoiding the NLRB: Employee Policies and Workplace Management for Both Union and Non-Union Employees