Workplace 2017 Upstate

June 17, 2017

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. Our annual conference fills quickly so register soon. We look forward to seeing you.

Dates and Locations
Albany • May 31, Albany Marriott
Buffalo • June 20, Buffalo Niagara Convention Center
Corning • May 18, Radisson Hotel Corning
Poughkeepsie • June 14, Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel
Rochester • June 8, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
Saratoga Springs • June 6, Saratoga Springs City Center
Syracuse • May 25, The Oncenter SOLD OUT

Registration Fees Per Person
Bond Clients: $150 for the first registration; $135 for additional registrations
Non-Clients: $195 for the first registration; $175 for additional registrations
Refunds will only be made for cancellations received at least five business days before event.

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

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.