LEAP2009
 

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Wednesday, April 21
2:00 – 5:00 pm  
Pre-Conference Workshops
  Option 1:
Violence and Bullying in the Workplace

  Option 2:
Immigration Law Update: Employers on Alert!

  Option 3:
What's New in California? Plenty!

Thursday, April 22
7:45 – 8:45 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 am Program Welcome
and Opening Remarks
9:00 – 9:45 am   
Eye on Employment Law:
The Latest Developments

9:45 – 10:30 am Washington Watch:
What 'Change' to Expect Next
10:30 – 10:45 am BREAK
10:45 – 11:15 am
Unions in the Workplace –
Are You Prepared for the New Reality?
11:15 – Noon     Web 2.0 - Social Media Policies and Practices
for HR Professionals
Noon – 1:30 pm Lunch & Special Presentation:
The Most Bizarre Employment Law Cases of 2009

1:30 – 2:15 pm
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS, choose from:
  • Under Scrutiny: Arbitration of Employment Disputes
  • OFCCP & More: Unique Issues for Federal Contractors
  • Public Sector Employers' Update--News You Can Use
2:15 – 2:30 pm BREAK and room change
2:30 – 3:15 pm The New ADA Amendments Act –
Compliance Strategies For Employers
3:15 – 3:45 pm Family & Medical Leave –
The Second Wave of Litigation
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Employee Relations:
Resolving Conflict and Building Trust
4:45 – 6:15 pm Closing, First Prize Drawing & Hosted Reception on the Patio
Friday, April 23
7:30 - 8:45 am
 Continental Breakfast and Interactive HR Roundtables. Topics:
  • Benefits
  • Wage & Hour Issues
  • Harassment
  • FMLA
  • Unions
  • Immigration
9:00 - 9:15 am
 Day Two Opening 
9:15 - 10:00 am  Who Are Your Employees?
Are You Willing to Bet Millions on the Answer?

10:00 – 10:30 am Promises, Promises ... Litigation
10:30 – 10:45am BREAK
10:45 – 11:15 am
When the Feds Come a Knockin':
How to Survive Increased DOL, EEOC and OSHA Enforcement

11:15 – 11:45 am 
Employment-Related Tests:
What's OK, What's Not?
11:45 – 12:45 pm
Learn from the Lawyers Luncheon
12:45 – 1:30 pm Creating Your HR 'Action Plan'
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Special Closing Presentation:
The Roundtable Players

2:00 2:15 pm Grand Prize Drawing
   
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