Council's 2007 Southeast Employment Law Symposium

We are in the process of producing our 2007 Southeast Employment Law Symposium, including the one half-day workshop. Your feedback and opinions are very important to us. Please help us ensure that our seminars continue to address the issues that are most important to you by completing this survey. All respondents who reply by 7/31/07 will be entered into a drawing for a free pass to the event! Thank you for your assistance!
Company Size: 0-49 50-99 100-499 500-999 1000+
Type of Org: Private Sector Govt/Public Sector
 
TOPICS
INTEREST LEVEL
1. A Plaintiff Attorney's View on How Your Organization Can Stay Out of Court: Top Ten Employer Mistakes That Can Land Your Organization in Hot Water
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2. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Keeping Your Organization Out of Litigation
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3. Benefits and Compensation Update: Pension Protection Act, HIPAA, and Deferred Compensation
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4. Best Practices in Workers' Comp To Reduce Lost Time and Expensive Claims
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5. Conducting Internal Investigations: Finding the Truth and Documenting the Facts to Protect Your Organization
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6. Conquering Chronic FMLA Issues: Intermittent Leave, Malingering and Fraud
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7. Deciphering ICE and Homeland Security Regulations To Stay Out of the Immigration Crossfire
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8. Do We Really Have "At-Will" Employment? Identifying the Restrictions on Employee Discharge
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9. EEOC Update: Systemic Discrimination, Caretakers in the Sandwich Generation, Work/Life Balance and More
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10. Everything Non-Union Employers Need to Know About the National Labor Relations Act: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
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11. Families in the Workplace: Ensuring Compliance with Employment Laws That Affect Pregnancy and Child Rearing
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12. Identifying the Impact of ERISA on Your Organization: HIPAA, COBRA, the Pension Protection Act and Your Fiduciary Responsibility
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13. Increasing Employee Health with Legally Compliant Wellness Plans: Taking a Look at the ADA, HIPAA, and IRS Rules Affecting Employers
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14.Keeping Your Recruiting and Hiring Process Legal While Getting The Employees You Want and Need
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15. Designing Effective and Legally Compliant Safety Plans
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16. Minimizing the Dangers of Workplace Violence: Protecting Employees and Your Organization
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17. Navigating the Complex Maze of Employment Laws To Ensure Your Employee Handbook Does Not Lead to Expensive Litigation
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18. Mastering the Complexities of the FLSA: Recent Developments in Wage and Hour Compliance and The Impact on Your Organization
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19. New Litigation Under Title VII and the Civil Rights Act: Taking a Look at New Cases of Race, Sex, Religion and Family Relationship Discrimination to Prevent Similar Mistakes
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20. Employee Diversity in the 21st Century: Gender, Religion, and Sexuality
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21. OSHA Compliance and Occupational Safety for HR Managers to Keep Your Organization Safe
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22. Preparing for Legislation on the Horizon
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23. Preventing and Responding to Potentially Costly Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Claims
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24. Protecting Your Organization in the Internet Age: Electronic Communications, Identity Theft, Blogging, Internet Security, and Other Risks
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25. Reducing the Risks of Class Action Suits: Wage and Hour, Discrimination and More
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26. Safeguarding Your Organization’s Assets: Trade Secrets, Intellectual Property, Proprietary Information and the Enforceability of Covenants Not-to-Compete
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27. Solving FMLA Issues In Your Organization To Reduce Absenteeism and Maximize Productivity
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28. Successfully Managing Reductions In Force To Minimize Risks: Avoiding Discriminatory Employee Selection, Release Agreements and Severance Package Traps
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29. Taking Control of Your Workforce: Legal Strategies for Discipline and Termination
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30. The Graying Workplace: Managing Older Workers Safely
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31. Tips and Tricks to Ensure Your Training and Policies Stop Problems Before They Start
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32. What Every Organization Needs To Know About Whistle-blowing and Retaliation Claims
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33.Winning the War at Home: Managing USERRA, Veterans and Military Personnel in the Workforce
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34. Working in a Global Economy: Immigration Reform and International Employment
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WORKSHOP TOPICS
Workshop A Integrating Leave and Absence Policies to Reduce Lost Time and Costly Benefit Overlaps
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Workshop B Managing Compensation and Benefits to Ensure Compliance and Motivate Employees
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Workshop C Surviving the FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Compensation Overlap
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Workshop D Dynamic Performance Management Plans and Productive Performance Appraisals: Reviewing and Retaining Employees While Meeting Legal Standards
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Workshop E The Essentials of Public Sector Employment Law Compliance
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Workshop F Utilizing HR Metrics and Benchmarking to Align HR with Organizational Goals
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Workshop G Finance for Non-Financial Managers: Understanding the Business Side of Your Organization
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Workshop H Managing Human Capital During Organizational Changes: Reorganizations, Mergers, Aquisitions, and Reductions in Force
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