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Schedule

8:00-8:30

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking

8:30-11:00

Program

Fees

GMA SHRM Member

Free

Non-Member

$20

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Location & Directions

City Center West (TDS Building) 
525 Junction Road
Madison, WI
 

Click here for map and direction information.
City Center West (the TDS Building) is easily accessed by exiting the beltline at Old Sauk Road and turning west. Proceed to second stoplight and turn south onto Junction Road.
Park in the Parking ramp behind the building. Take parking ramp elevator to ground floor and enter building. Conference room is straight ahead.

 

 

Hot Topics in the HR Legal World

 

Presented by:
Tom O'Day, Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Bob Gregg, Boardman & Clark LLP
Jennifer Mirus, Boardman & Clark LLP

Thursday, August 20, 2015
 

Presentation Description

School may not yet be in session, but it’s never too soon to get educated!  Join us on August 20th for the popular annual Legal Hot Topics.  Three experienced labor and employment attorneys will address critical for your workplace and will provide you with both the legal background and the practical pointers to ensure you can address these issues effectively.
 
The program topics will include:
 
The latest developments in non-competition agreements:  Wisconsin has recently seen some significant developments in non-compete law that will likely assist employers in using and enforcing non-compete agreements.  This session will briefly introduce the concept of non-compete agreements, explain key legal developments, and provide attendees with the critical considerations in using these very important legal agreements. 
 
Legal and practical issues in addressing violence in the workplace:  Threats of workplace violence require prompt (sometimes immediate) action, yet most employers are not prepared to deal with these situations timely and effectively.  This program will review legal issues related to workplace violence include the ADA direct threat standards, and will address policies and issues such as when and how to involve law enforcement.
 
The new Department of Labor proposed overtime rules (if the rules have not been issued by the time of the program, we will explore a different fascinating topic!):  The eagerly anticipated Department of Labor  proposed overtime rules have been issued—what do they mean to your organization and what should you do to address them?  The session will provide a helpful overview of the proposed rules and provide practical pointers for implementing overtime exemption audits and changes to employees’ exempt/non-exempt status.

Our Presenters

Tom O’Day is an associate in the Labor & Employment and Health Care Practice Groups in the Madison office of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.  Tom provides counseling to private and public sector employers on the full range of human resource and employment law matters including the hiring and firing of employees, drafting and enforcing restrictive covenant agreements, litigating federal and state discrimination and wage claims, and drafting employment and severance agreements.  Tom’s experience involves cases before the Wisconsin Equal Rights Division, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, state courts and federal courts.  Tom earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Bob Gregg is a partner at the Boardman & Clark Law Firm in Madison, Wisconsin, has been involved in employment relations for more than 30 years.  He litigates employment cases, representing employers in employment contracts, discrimination cases, FLSA, FMLA, discipline and discharge matters and all other areas of employment law.  His main emphasis is helping employers achieve enhanced productivity, creating positive work environments, and resolving employment problems before they generate lawsuits.  He has designed the workplace policies of numerous employers.  Bob has conducted over 3,000 seminars throughout the United States and authored numerous articles on practical employment issues.  Bob is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, the National Speakers Association, is a National Faculty Member of the American Association for Equity & Diversity and serves on the Board of Directors for the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute Foundation. 
 
Jennifer Mirus is a partner at Boardman & Clark in Madison and is co-chair of the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group.  Jennifer represents employers in all aspects of employment relations, including hiring, discipline and terminations, wage and hour issues, discrimination, ADA, FMLA, and harassment.  Jennifer also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting employment contracts, non-compete agreements, and employee handbooks.  Jennifer’s experience also includes conducting workplace investigations and human resources and management trainings for clients of all sizes.  Jennifer is pretty sure people are tired of hearing the same old information about her, so instead she will share that she once won a karaoke contest singing Roy Orbison’s classic “Crying.” 

For more information contact:

GMA SHRM Management Team
2830 Agriculture Dr.
Madison, WI 53718
(608) 204-9814
fax (608) 204-9818
chapteradmin@gmashrm.org

Program Schedule subject to change.