Please join Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP’s Labor & Employment Group
for a half-day seminar, "Managing Your Workplace 2019,"
including recent developments and current trends impacting your company.
(3.75 hours of CLE and SHRM credit; approval pending)
When
Thursday, June 6, 2019 | 7:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Where
Drury Plaza Hotel Cleveland Downtown
1380 East 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
Complimentary parking available
Agenda
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
Welcome
Richard P. Goddard
8:10
a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Federal Labor Law Under the Trump Administration
Todd F. Palmer and Abbey Kinson Brown
This presentation will summarize recent decisions of the National Labor Relations
Board (“NLRB”) interpreting the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) including
protected activity under Section 7 of the NLRA, classification of individuals as
employees or independent contractors, legality of workplace work rules,
NLRB election procedures, etc.
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Workers'
Compensation/OSHA Update
Jennifer L. Whitt, Donald E. Lampert, Raymond M. Tarasuck
and Ronald M. McMillan
This session will review recent Ohio court decisions as to workers’ compensation
and OSHA matters. Among the topics to be discussed will be
new case law addressing “voluntary abandonment” under Ohio law
and compliance guidance as to workplace safety.
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Wage and Hour Update: New OT Regulations and More
Jennifer W. Colvin
This presentation will review the proposed recent regulations
issued by the Wage and
Hour Division of the Department of Labor revising the criteria for exempting employees
from the overtime pay requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”).
We will also cover recent developments relative to classification of workers as
employees or “independent contractors,” and common mistakes
employers are making relative to complying with the FLSA.
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Avoiding Pitfalls: Varying States, Varying Laws
David J. Kaufman and P. Jason Dejelo
We will survey various topics related to the workplace for which different states have
different laws, such as paid leave laws, payout of accrued vacation upon termination,
laws protecting against discrimination based upon sexual orientation,
laws providing restrictions on pre-employment inquires, etc.
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Creative Approaches to Work/Life
Balance
Gail Joyce, Senior Manager, Human Resources, Hyland Software
Kathleen Vegh, Senior Manager, Employee Experience, Hyland Software
Dori Nelson-Hollis, Human Resources Executive, KeyBank
John R. Cernelich
Invited HR professionals will explain employer policies responsive to employees’ desire
for respectful balance of “work” and “life” issues, such as work from home policies, paid
sabbaticals, paid volunteerism, and flexible schedules. Legal implications of
each policy will be discussed.
11:45 a.m. – 12:15
p.m.
Employee Benefits Hot Topics
Steven W. Day and Jennifer S. Noble
Attorneys in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group will discuss
current legal issues in the employee benefits market including proposed federal
legislation on retirement and health plans, developments in state laws affecting
benefit plans, changes to regulations governing wellness programs,
and new regulations intended to increase participant-directed healthcare.
RSVP
To RSVP for this event, please click here or contact Amy Perez at
aeperez@calfee.com or 216.622.8604
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