The Cutting Edge - Critical Employment Issues  

Wessels Sherman is excited to announce our three-city tour of seminars on emerging workplace issues all employers face in 2018. These hard-hitting, half-day seminars feature presentations from three of our firm’s most experienced litigators, who will identify key issues that pose huge risks of potential liability to employers, and provide practical advice and solutions on how to stay out of the cross-hairs of government officials and plaintiffs’ lawyers. Key topics to be covered include:

Key Developments and How to Cope, James Sherman – A summary of critical legal developments that will affect all employers in 2018.

• Significant Supreme Court decisions
• Rapidly changing regulations under the Trump administration
• Reversals of NLRB decisions on employee handbooks, etc.
• Key EEOC policy developments
• Other emerging workplace issues

Plus, recent legal developments in Minnesota (Minneapolis presentation)

Bracing for “Me Too”, Jennifer Murphy – You may not be in Hollywood, but drama may be just around your warehouse corner.

• Taking clues from Hollywood – time to get serious about cracking down on “locker room talk,” “playful antics,” and “boys will be boys”
• Is your business a matchmaker? What to do when romance blossoms in the workplace
• Does an accusation of improper conduct equate to guilt? How to conduct an effective investigation – and what to do about ambiguous results
• What is “sex” for purposes of Title VII

Plus,recent legal developments in Illinois (Elk Grove Village presentation)

Class Action Litigation: Could you be next? Alan Seneczko – The pursuit of minor employment disputes through major class litigation is an enforcement mechanism that is exploding throughout the country. Learn how simple, but erroneous employment practices can place your business at a risk for exposure.

• Methods of recording and computing hours of workPolicies and practices for determining hours worked
• Methods for calculating overtime compensation
• Misclassification of independent contractors
• The DOL’s new PAID (Payroll Audit Independent Determination) self-audit program

Plus, recent legal developments in Wisconsin (Oconomowoc presentation)

Ask the Experts – panel discussion/open questions

Continuing Education Credits

HRCI 

This activity has been approved for 3.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward a PHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

SHRM

This program is valid for 3.5 PDCs for the SHRM-CP^SM or SHRM-SCP^SM.

CPE

4 hours of CPE credit 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.  Concerns regarding sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

CLE

• Minnesota (3.0 hours)
• Wisconsin (3.5 hours)
• Illinois (applied for)