Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Fall Harvest Employment Law Seminar
Join Wessels Sherman attorneys and our distinguished guest speakers at beautiful Villa Bellezza winery on Lake Pepin - a short distance south of the Twin Cities on the Mississippi River. Attendees will enjoy a highly informative day of learning in the relaxed and picturesque setting of a working winery.
Register to attend this exciting event to reap a bounty of valuable information, materials and useful forms to address many of the latest issues facing employers today, and also receive the following:
- ***Hear from the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and an Administrative Law Judge for the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division***
- Continental breakfast and sumptuous lunch, included
- Chance to win valuable door prizes - including a gift certificate for dinner at the award-winning Harbor View Café
- Continuing Education Credit
Who Should Attend? Business owners, executives, human resource professionals, attorneys, accountants, managers and supervisors from every industry.
Topics and Schedule
7:45AM-8:30AM Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30AM-9:20AM Emerging Trends and New Legal Developments - Key court decisions, new laws and regulations and their implications for employers. Topics include:
- Landmark Supreme Court decisions on ACA, religion and EEOC authority
- Paid leave trends and unpaid FMLA developments
- Local developments in Minnesota & Wisconsin on new legislation and regulations, ADA and workers compensation (Sherman and Staul)
9:20AM-9:50AM Gender-Related Legal Issues and Solutions - Equal pay, pregnancy, transgender employees, same-sex marriage and more. With public figures ranging from celebrities to the Supreme Court taking a stand on gender-related workplace issues and the EEOC stepping up its enforcement, they are more in the public eye than ever. Learn best practices for avoiding legal claims when dealing with these tricky workplace issues. (Taurick)
10:20AM-10:30AM BREAK
10:30AM-11:00AM Preparing for the DOL's New Regulations on Overtime Exempt Status in 2016 - 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. (Sherman)
11:00AM-12:00PM Panel Discussion with Distinguished Guest Speakers:
-Kevin Lindsey, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights
-Maria J. Selsor, Administrative Law Judge of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division Hear from key representatives of two of the most important administrative agencies to employers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. In addition to initiatives and developments within the MDHR and ERD, our distinguished speakers will discuss how some employers find themselves in trouble while others avoid it, when it comes to the laws these agencies enforce.
12:00PM-1:00PM LUNCH (provided on site)
1:00PM-1:30PM Medical Marijuana and its Effects on Workplace Policies - Minnesota's recently enacted Medical Cannabis Act legalizes the use of medical marijuana. Learn how this law interplays with Minnesota's existing laws regarding the use of lawful consumable products, Minnesota's Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act and how to develop policies and practices to handle the interplay. (Staul)
1:30PM-2:10PM Working Effectively with Outside Counsel - Learn from an experienced attorney who has worked both as inside and outside legal counsel to major corporations. Mr. Van Domelen's engaging style, punctuated with real-life examples from the trenches, is sure to entertain. This presentation will help you make your attorneys look good while making you a superstar in your organization. (Van Domelen)
2:10PM-3:00PM Whistle While You Work - Why are retaliation and whistleblower claims among the fastest growing in America and what can employers do to discipline "deserving employees" without being sued?(Sherman)
3:00PM-3:10PM Q&A/Concluding Remarks
3:10PM-3:15PM Prize Drawings
*If you experience any difficulties while registering, please contact us.
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