Workplace 2017 Downstate
May 22, 2017
Complimentary Statewide Labor, Employment & HR Conference
The legal and practical issues employers face are increasingly complex and varied. Employers need to know the steps they can take to avoid, or at least minimize, the liability associated with their human resource decisions and comply with regulatory requirements. Mindful of this need, we have developed a full-day agenda covering a range of important topics. So you can hear about what interests you most, you will have a choice of breakout sessions from which to choose. This annual conference is well attended and highly regarded – join us this year at no charge.
Dates and Locations
Melville • June 1, Hilton Long Island/Huntington Hotel
New York City • May 23, AMA Executive Conference Center SOLD OUT
Agenda
7:45-8:15 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15-8:30 a.m.
Introductions and Welcoming Remarks
8:30-9:45 a.m.
Annual Legal Update: The Most Important Developments in Labor and Employment Law
• Discrimination
• Union
• Wages and Hours
• Employee Rights
9:45-10 a.m.
Break
10-11:15 a.m.
Breakout Session 1
Caught in a Web: Untangling the FMLA, ADA and New Paid Leave Laws
• Determining eligibility and managing leaves of absence
• Understanding the interplay between FMLA, ADA, NYHRL and Workers Comp Law
• Impact of New York’s New Paid Leave Laws
It’s Only a Matter of “Time” – Avoiding Common Wage and Hour Mistakes
• Accounting for call-in pay, travel time and required uniforms
• Complying with spread of hours, split shift and meal period requirements
• Handling automatic deductions and timekeeping
Out With the Old, in With the New: Employee Benefits Under the Trump Administration
• Affordable Care Act update
• Managing required changes in your health plan administration
• Best practices for retirement plan fiduciaries in an evolving landscape
11:15-11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Breakout Session 2
Managing an Aging Workforce: How to Respectfully and Lawfully Handle the Unique Challenges
• Recognize the ways we inadvertently create costly age discrimination claims
• Learn how (and how not) to respond when older workers’ capabilities decline, but their motivation to work continues
• Understand the characteristics of an effective and lawful early retirement program
Misclassification Minefield: Avoiding Costly Overtime Claims
• Real-world application of the duties tests
• Preventing common salary basis mistakes
• The future of the salary level test
Trump’s NLRB: Where Do We Stand; Where Are We Headed?
• Review of Obama Board’s most notable decisions
• Current vs. anticipated composition of the Board
• Impact on key issues affecting both unionized and non-union workplaces
• What employers should be doing now
12:45-1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m.
Breakout Session 3
Caught in a Web: Untangling the FMLA, ADA and New Paid Leave Laws
• Determining eligibility and managing leaves of absence
• Understanding the interplay between FMLA, ADA, NYHRL and Workers Comp Law
• Impact of New York’s New Paid Leave Laws
Misclassification Minefield: Avoiding Costly Overtime Claims
• Real-world application of the duties tests
• Preventing common salary basis mistakes
• The future of the salary level test
Documenting the Employment Relationship: From Offer Letter to Termination
• Creating effective offer letters without contractual implications
• Drafting legally compliant commission agreements and restrictive covenants
• Best practices for drafting termination letters and related documents
2:45-3 p.m.
Break
3-4:15 p.m.
The Bond Players Present
This event is intended for the invited guests of Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC. Bond reserves the right to deny admission to any registrant.
