Join Wessels Sherman's experienced attorneys to gain insight on:

• The latest developments in the laws impacting, including the NLRB's brand new joint employer standard; same-sex marriage; transgender employees; and ambush elections
• Preparing for sweeping changes in overtime regulations in 2016
• Game-changing techniquesfor disciplining employees without being sued
• Updating employee handbooks with essential provisions for 2015 and beyond
• Proven methods to avoid class-action lawsuits and thousands in liability over hiring practices and background checks

Attendees will receive valuable information, forms and best practices
to deal with these new laws!

Locations in:

• Duluth (Has been rescheduled for Friday, November 6, 2015) - Comfort Suites, 408 Canal Park Drive, Duluth, MN 55802
   
• Minneapolis (Tuesday, September 22, 2015) - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 7800 Normandale Boulevard, Minneapolis, MN, 55439 
   
• Winona (Friday, October 23, 2015) - The Plaza Hotel & Suites, 1025 Highway 61 East, Winona, MN 55987
   
• Brooklyn Park Canceled.

Schedule:

8:00-8:30 – Registration/Breakfast

8:30-9:30  – Emerging Workplace Issues (Sherman, Staul and Taurick)

This session will bring you up to speed on recent legal developments affecting employers, from the Supreme Court, the EEOC, the NLRB, the legislature, and more.  Topics to be covered include:

• First several months of the NLRB’s “ambush election” rule;
• Gender-related issues, including pregnancy, transgender employees, and same-sex marriage; and
• Landmark Supreme Court decisions on the ACA, religion and EEOC authority.

9:30-10:00 – Background Checks and Hiring Practices (Staul)

More and more employers are facing class action lawsuits regarding their background check and other hiring practices.  Learn how to avoid these common and costly mistakes many employers make.

10:00-10:10 – Break

10:10-10:40 – Disciplining and Discharging Difficult Employees (Sherman)

Employers need to be cautious when disciplining or discharging certain employees who, for example, filed a worker’s compensation claim, complained about overtime violations, or requested an accommodation for a disability.  However, employers have a right to make business decisions despite any such protected activity or status.  Learn best practices for disciplining and discharging even your most difficult employees with relative safety.

10:40-11:15 – Essential Handbook Clauses You May Need to Revisit (Taurick)

If you haven’t revised your handbook in the past five years, you may need to do so!  This session will discuss newly-required handbook provisions, ones that may not be required but may be advisable due to new laws or agency actions, and those that have faced increased scrutiny in the recent years from agencies such as the NLRB.

11:15-11:45 – Preparing for the DOL’s New Regulations on Overtime Exempt Status in 2016 (Sherman)

If the DOL’s proposed new FLSA regulations go into effect in 2016, as many expect, employers can expect nearly 5 million fewer exempt employees. Learn how these changes will drastically impact employer pay practices and what employers can do now to prepare.

11:45-12:00 – Q&A

Who should attend?

Business owners, executives, human resource professionals, attorneys, accountants, managers, and supervisors from every industry!

This program has been approved for 3.25 (General) HRCI credits.  

 

3.25 CPE (Personnel) Credits Available.

Wessels Sherman is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.  State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.  Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

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