Registration:
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Date:
Tuesday, January 18, 2005

New Location:
Quality Inn & Suites
2969 Cahill Main
Madison, WI 53711
608-274-7200
One block North of County Highway PD on Fish Hatchery Road.
Click here for hotel and direction information.

Schedule: Click program title for description

Fees:

Program Details:

Morning Workshop: Sunrise, Sunset: Employee Life Cycle from Non-Competes to Legal Terminations

Hiring and firing is a necessary part of every HR professional's life. Don't get caught without what you need to know to avoid legal challenges to your hiring and firing decisions. This workshop will refresh and update your knowledge of the legal pitfalls that can arise in connection with the hiring and firing process and provide you with some practical advice on how to avoid those pitfalls.

In addition, many employers routinely require new employees to sign non-competition agreements, assuming the agreements will provide protection from the former employee's competition when the employee leaves. As many employers have learned the hard was, this is not a safe assumption. Learn how to avoid common mistakes that make non-competition agreements vulnerable to challenge.

Our Presenters:
Troy Dean Thompson is a management attorney with the law firm of Axley Brynelson, LLP, in Madison. Troy has appeared on behalf of his clients before the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor ("DOL"), the Wisconsin Labor Standards Bureau, the NLRB, the EEOC, OSHA, the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission ("WERC"), the ERD, the Worker's Compensation Division, the MEOC, and the Federal District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. Troy and the other attorneys in the Axley Brynelson Labor and Employment Practice Group are the authors of the Wisconsin Employment Law Letter circulated to more than 4,000 Wisconsin employers each month.

Meg Vergeront, a partner at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, practices labor and employment law. She is a member of the State Bar's Labor and Employment Law Section Board and the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Advisory Council. Meg's practice focuses on helping employers find common-sense solutions to day-to-day workplace problems they face, from hiring to firing and everything in between. You can contact Meg at mvergeront@staffordlaw.com.

Lunch Keynote: Legal Update

Don't head into 2005 without knowing the latest developments in human resources law! Come learn the latest on federal, state and local cases, key legislation and other information you want to be armed with as you look forward to the new year!

Our Presenter:
Jennifer S. Mirus, a partner with Boardman Law Firm, focuses her practice on employment law. She has extensive experience troubleshooting all aspects of employment relations for her clients, including hiring and firing, wage issues, discrimination, harassment, the FMLA and disability law. She also drafts employee handbooks, employment and separation agreements, and non-competition and confidentiality agreements. From small businesses to large corporations, Jennifer enjoys the challenge of creating practical solutions for her clients' needs. Jennifer is active in the Society of Human Resource Management, and is a past president of the Legal Association for Women.

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.