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Developments in Workplace Law and Practice 2007
April 17, 2007 | Washington, D.C.
| Capital Hilton
April 24, 2007 | San Francisco
| Practising Law Institute
April 26, 2007 | San Diego
| Westin Horton Plaza
May 3, 2007 | New York City
| Helmsley Park Lane Hotel
May 10, 2007 | Boston
| Metro Meeting Center
May 31, 2007 | Philadelphia
| The Westin Philadelphia
June 5, 2007 | Chicago
| Wyndham Chicago
Current Trends in Employment, Benefits & Immigration and Their Impact on Your Business
To obtain a complimentary copy of our most recent publication, Developments in Workplace Law and Practice 2007, or to request an invitation to any of our follow-on seminars, please click here.
About the Seminar
Duane Morris' annual Workplace Law and Practice seminar is intended to provide our clients and friends with an update of important employment, benefits and immigration law developments over the past year that may impact their business.
The program is of particular interest to business owners and executives, in-house counsel, human resources directors, benefits and financial professionals, and consultants.
Topics covered will include:
Employment
- The Supreme Court's new standard for retaliation claims ? what can employers do to protect themselves?
- The NLRB's newly refined criteria for supervisory status under the NLRA ? what does this mean for newly formed and existing bargaining units?
- Disparate impact claims following a reduction in force ? what standards are the courts applying under the ADEA?
- FLSA collective suits and class actions under state wage and hour statutes ? what claims are being asserted by the plaintiff's bar?
- The new e-discovery rules ? what every company needs to do in order to comply
- State law updates on minimum wage spikes and mandatory leave entitlements
Immigration
- Social Security No Match Letters
- I-9 compliance
- Current ICE enforcement tactics
- Immigration reform and the new Congress
- H-1B, quotas and LCA compliance
- PERM updates
- Travel updates and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
Employee Benefits
- Pension Protection Act of 2006
- Impact on defined contribution plans ? changes for 2007 and beyond
- Impact on defined benefit plans ? changes for 2007 and beyond
- Collectively bargained plans
- Update on Code section 409A ? recent legislative proposals regarding executive compensation and deferred compensation
- Health and welfare plan updates
This seminar series offers lively, thought-provoking discussions with practical information you can immediately and effectively implement. Sessions will be interactive; participants are encouraged to ask questions and engage in a dialogue with our speakers and invited guests.
The Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) has approved the Duane Morris Developments in Workplace Law and Practice seminar series for 2.5 credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification for HR professionals attending any of our seminars throughout the country. Additionally, CLE credits are available for attorneys attending our California, Illinois or New York seminars.
This seminar is offered to clients and friends of the firm at no charge; however, advance registration is required. Additional guests from your organization are welcome to attend.