Event Details

Webinar

Each year brings new challenges to employers, and nothing is more important than the beginning and the end of an employment relationship. In 2010, a host of new state and federal employment and labor law obligations will affect the way all employers, employers’ counsel, human resources professionals and managers conduct their business. Please join an experienced faculty of employment law attorneys for this new program. Learn about all of the new legal developments affecting the hiring and termination of employment process, and obtain practical guidance for handling the most troublesome and recurring issues. This program and the developments to be addressed has important implications for both plaintiff/employee and defendant/employer practitioners. What You Will Learn * Latest developments regarding independent contractor versus employee issues * Conducting effective and legally compliant background checks, and maintaining applicant flow data * Avoiding discrimination claims in the hiring and firing process, including legally permissible and impermissible inquiries * The importance of preserving “at-will” employment relationships, and employment contract/offer letter drafting suggestions * Wage and hour compliance requirements, including exempt classifications, time recording, meal and rest break compliance suggestions * Protecting and preserving company intellectual property and trade secrets * ADEA/OWBPA release of claims compliance issues * Handling severance pay and tax withholding and reporting obligations * Practical compliance and litigation avoidance suggestions