Taft's Indianapolis Labor & Employment Law Annual Update

Registration & Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.
Seminar: 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Buffet Lunch / Q&A Discussion: 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Seminar Agenda

8:30-9:00 a.m.
When Everything in HR Goes Wrong: How to Handle an Employment Crisis

This session will focus on crisis management for employers facing newsworthy and/or high-profile employment claims, including harassment and discrimination.
Speaker: Mick Terrell 

9:00-9:30 a.m.
An Employer’s Biggest Headache: Handling Complicated Medical Leaves

This presentation will start with an overview of the significant laws related to medical leave, including the Family & Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and worker’s compensation. Melissa will then present a complex scenario and walk through step-by-step the applicability of each of these laws and how to handle different issues as they arise.
Speaker: Melissa Macchia

9:30-10:00 a.m.
Employees & Data Security: Your Greatest Asset. Your Greatest Risk

Every year employees top the annual surveys of risks to company information security.  In this session, we will talk about ways to help reduce that risk while also empowering your workforce to be an asset in the never-ending battle to protect company information.
Speaker: Scot Ganow

10:00-10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15-10:45 a.m.
Put It In Writing: Two Agreements Every Employer Should Have

If you pay your employees commissions or bonuses, it is imperative that you have written agreements in place detailing how such compensation is computed and paid. Indeed, many states now require these agreements. Absent such agreements, employers face significant potential liability. In this session, Tom will tell you how to avoid this major legal risk by drafting appropriate agreements.  
Speaker: Tom DeVoe

10:45-11:15 a.m.
Employee Wage Claims

In the last couple of years, employers have faced numerous employee lawsuits, including class actions, for violations of state and federal wage laws. As the number of lawsuits continues to increase, employers must ensure they comply fully with these laws.  Mick will address the types of wage payments to employees that are covered under these laws, what is required of employers, the most common mistakes made by employers in administering wage payments to employees, and how to prevent these potentially costly mistakes.
Speaker: Mick Terrell

11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Hot Topics and Recent Developments

This session will cover a selection of hot topics and recent developments in employment law, including recent federal decisions involving claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Family and Medical Leave Act and other employment laws. The presentation will also address how these recent decisions impact your company.
Speaker: Blake Burgan

12:00-1:00 p.m.
Buffet Lunch and Q&A / Open Discussion

During lunch, members of Taft’s Labor and Employment group will answer labor and employment law questions from attendees.

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The seminar has been approved for 3.3 hours of Indiana general CLE credit.

Questions? Contact Kelly Sharpe at ksharpe@taftlaw.com or 317-713-3441.

There is no cost to attend this seminar and lunch.