Maddin Hauser’s 2019 Employment Law Symposium

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HR Certification Institute (HRCI)

Approved for 3.50 Business recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HRCI®. The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HRCI®’s criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

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

American Payroll Association (APA)

This program is approved for 3.5 RCHs from the American Payroll Association.

Featured Topics and Agenda:

How to Make Remote Work – WORK
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• Identify the statutes implicated by employee requests to work remotely
• Understand the social and legal trends for remote work arrangements
• Discuss best practices for holding employees accountable through remote work policies and agreements

“Likes” and “Dislikes”: Best Practices for Social Media Policies and Training
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• We “like” social media policies and training
• We “dislike” claims/suits arising from social media
• We “like” troubleshooting social media issues in the workplace

Worker Classification: Why it Matters and an Update on the Latest Trends
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• Basics of worker classification
• Consequences of misclassification
• Latest developments in worker classification cases

Romance in the Workplace and Other Workplace Indiscretions
Ronald A. Sollish
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• Consensual romantic relationships
• Company parties and celebrations
• Customer/vendor indiscretions

Drugs, Violence, and Vaping: Drafting Employment Policies in the Age of Recreational Marijuana
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• Crafting effective drug and alcohol policies that address legal substances
• Smoking, vaping, and friendly fragrance policies
• Violence prevention, guns, and other weapons in the workplace

Form I-9 Compliance and Updates
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• Audit and inspection update – what we are seeing and hearing from ICE
• Completing and correcting form I-9 (key sections and common errors)
• E-Verify and form I-9 compliance
• Handling of form I-9 during mergers and acquisitions

Leave Laws: Compliance, Coordination, and Best Practices
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• Overview and best practices regarding Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and unpaid leave of absence
• Common errors and misconceptions when addressing PMLA, FMLA and ADA
• How these laws work together: best practices

EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Discrimination Update
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• Identify the EEOC’s hot issue target list for 2019 (including compliance with the EEO-1 Report due on September 30th)
• Learn how to audit processes to verify employees of different protected classes are treated similarly
• Understand best practices for responding to a charge of discrimination