Workplace Compliance: Prepare Today, Protect Your Company Tomorrow - the Epstein Becker Green 32nd Annual Labor and Employment Client Briefing

Agenda

Registration and Breakfast - 8:00 a.m.
Welcome Remarks - 8:30 a.m.
Guest Speaker - 8:45 a.m.
Morning Plenary - 9:15 a.m.
Break - 10:15 a.m.
Workshops - 10:30 a.m.
Lunch - 12:15 p.m.
Ethics Workshop  - 1:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks - 2:45 p.m. 
 

Special Guest Speaker

Kent Y. Hirozawa, Member, National Labor Relations Board

Morning Plenary: Employer Reboot: The Final Countdown to the Affordable Care Act

• Frank C. Morris, Jr., Member of the Firm, Labor and Employment Practice, Epstein Becker Green
• Gretchen K. Young, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, The ERISA Industry Committee

A cogent analysis of the key Affordable Care Act issues for employers in the countdown to January 1, 2014, and the act's real commencement.

• The Affordable Care Act in Congress and the Courts
• Emerging Employer Litigation Risks
• The Evolving Regulatory Framework
• Workforce Strategy: The Cadillac Tax and Other Looming Issues
• Wellness Culture and Better Corporate Performance
• The Developing Shift to Employee Health Insurance Purchases from Private Exchanges

WORKSHOP #1: The Financial Services Industry: Strategies for Success in a Highly Aggressive Litigation and Enforcement Environment

(1.5 CLE Credits)

• SEC, IRS, and Other Developments Affecting Executive Compensation
• ERISA Fiduciary and Plan Asset Management Issues
• Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Update
• Whistleblowers and Bounty Hunters: Developments Under Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley
• Glass-Ceiling Gender and Race Measures of Discrimination
• Demonstration of EEOC Practices in Identifying Firms for Investigation
• Implementing Diversity Initiatives: The Do's and Don'ts

WORKSHOP #2: The Health Care Industry: Workplace Check-up: Examining Policies and Procedures in the Face of Emerging Challenges

(1.5 CLE Credits)

• The NLRB and Its Effect on Non-Union and Union Workforces
• Aggressive Union Negotiating Tactics and Defensive Tactics
• Tips to Manage Social Media in a Health Care Services Environment
• Enforcement Enhancement Signals from the DOL
• The Affordable Care Act and Its Impact on Health and Welfare Plans

WORKSHOP #3: The Retail Industry : Labor & Employment Compliance for Retailers: Will You Be Ready When the Government Comes A-Knocking?

(1.5 CLE Credits)

• New York State Wage Deduction Law Update
• New York City's Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA)
• New York City's Law Prohibiting Discrimination Against the Unemployed
• OSHA Enforcement Programs and a Review of Frequently Cited Standards, Including
  the New Focus on Exits and Exit Routes
• Workplace Violence
• Employee Handbook Update
• The Affordable Care Act and Part-Time Employees

WORKSHOP #4: The Hospitality Industry: Top Workplace Compliance Issues Affecting Hospitality Employers

(1.5 CLE Credits)

• United States v. Windsor(the DOMA Decision): The Impact upon Employee Benefit Plans and Administration
• Best Practices When Navigating Disability Accommodations
• Recent Developments with the NLRB and Affordable Care Act Bargaining Strategies
• FLSA Tip Credit Developments and DOL Regulatory Issues

WORKSHOP #5: All Industries (General): Beyond 2013: What Employers Need Know Now

(1.5 CLE Credits)

• Litigation, Risk Management, and Control Considerations
• Practical Tips to Minimize Litigation Risk When Hiring from a Competitor
• New Developments in the NLRB and Its Impact on Non-Union Employers
• Employee Benefit Plan Compliance and Government Audits
• Fiduciary Responsibility under ERISA and Plan Governance Considerations

Keynote Speaker, Stuart Varney, Fox Business Network

Ethics

(1.0 CLE Credit in Ethics)

When in-house counsel begins an internal investigation, that attorney is immediately thrust into a variety of roles, including investigator, advisor, confidante, defender, prosecutor, and beyond. Each role, and the contrast of roles, raises a host of ethical issues: Who is, and is not, the client? How, when, and to whom do you explain that? When can employees be interviewed without their attorneys present? Are there limits on how and where evidence can be gathered? This workshop will focus on how the Rules of Professional Conduct can apply to such investigations by examining a fact pattern that will likely sound familiar.

Fee: $150.00

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Note:

Epstein Becker Green is an approved provider of New York Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit. The entire seminar is approved for 2.5 hours of credit in Professional Practice, and 1.0 hour of credit in Ethics, and is transitional and appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Please note that in order to receive full credit for attending this briefing, the registrant must be present and sign in for each session they attend. Full scholarships to attend this briefing will be granted to nonprofit organizations, public sector employees and others for whom budgeting constraints would otherwise preclude attendance. To apply, send your request, stating the reason for your interest, to Kiirsten Lederer, at klederer@ebglaw.com.