Comprehensive annual advanced-level conference addressing developments affecting the most critical employment policies and practices of business and government.

The 2010 agenda addresses significant pending legislative and regulatory changes along with our annual substantive updates, including:

• Annual EEO update of Supreme Court and significant appellate court cases and their application and implications for employment law practitioners;
• Significant labor law developments, including pending legislation, a reconstituted Labor Board, new enforcement policy and state laws, and NLRB decisions;
• Cutting edge wage and hour issues, including exempt status regulation and litigation, and the latest cases involving employee misclassification and exemptions;
• Examination of the misclassification of workers as independent contractors;
• Developing compliant and effective Internet security, privacy, and social media policies;
• Annual review of ethics issues in labor and employment law (1 hour of ethics credit);
• ADA Update on "disability" under the ADA Amendments Act and the EEOC's proposed regulations, "regarded as" claims, and reasonable accommodation obligations;
• Latest FMLA developments including DOL regulations and opinions, tips for compliance, and utilization of new forms; and
• A new era of retaliation and whistleblowing claims and what this means for employers going forward.

This program will provide between 12-14.4 CLE hours (including 1 hour of ethics), depending upon the jurisdiction.

Advisory Board members participating in the 2010 program include: Ellen Boshkoff, Esq. Barbara Berish Brown, Esq. Robert Brownstone, Esq. Brian Bulger, Esq. Dennis Duffy, Esq. Zachary Fasman, Esq. John Fox, Esq. Hunter Hughes, Esq. Steven Hymowitz, Esq. Greg Keating, Esq. Ellen McLaughlin, Esq. Megan Norris, Esq. Steven Suflas, Esq. Kirby Wilcox, Esq. Jeffrey Wohl, Esq.

Early Registration Fee: $845.00 (available until approximately 3 weeks prior to the seminar date, please consult brochure for exact date)

Registration Fee: $895.00

Government Employee Registration Fee: $795.00

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