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Key Leave Issues, Common Discrimination Claims, Independent Contractors, and More
Whether you are new to employment law, or you are looking to freshen up your knowledge, this seminar is for you! This online seminar gives you an overview of current trends and best practices in employment law. From essential guidelines for accommodating employees to recent developments concerning non-compete and confidentiality agreements, get the information you need to stay on the cutting edge and mitigate litigation risks. Register today!
- Examine essential guidelines for ensuring compliance with leave laws.
- Discover best practices for hiring and terminating employees.
- Uncover practical guidance for handling discrimination and harassment cases.
- Unearth the latest wage and hour law developments and guidance.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Family and Medical Leave: What You Must Know
- ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
- Hiring and Firing Employees
- Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Claims
- Wage and Hour Law: Best Practices and Current Developments
- Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete, and Confidentiality Agreements
- Ethical Issues in Employment Law
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana CLE |
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6 Total | 08-05-2026 |
| Indiana Paralegal CLE |
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6 Total | 08-05-2026 |
| SHRM CP/SCP |
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6 Total | 12-31-2025 |
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CLE
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Agenda
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Family and Medical Leave: What You Must Know
- State and Local Leave Laws
- FMLA
- USERRA
- Best Practices for Creating and Updating Leave Policies
- Common Issues and Answers
- Mitigating Litigation Risks
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ADA Accommodations: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
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Hiring and Firing Employees
- Reference Checks: Top Considerations
- Interview Questions - Avoiding Common Perils
- Applicant Screening and Social Media
- New Hires: Necessary Paperwork and Documentation
- Keeping a Paper Trail: Why It Matters
- Severance and Release Packages: What You Need to Know
- Discipline and Termination: Legal Dangers
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Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Claims
- Burdens of Proof: Title VII and Other Considerations
- How Employers Can Satisfy Burdens of Production
- Burden of Persuasion: Establishing Pretext for Discrimination
- Common Claims
- Employer Documentation That Makes or Breaks Claims: With Examples
- Hot Topics and Trends in Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
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Wage and Hour Law: Best Practices and Current Developments
- Hours Worked
- Employee Classification
- Independent Contractors - The Latest Developments
- Special Considerations for Remote Workers
- New Salary Thresholds
- Overtime Exemptions: What You Need to Know
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Non-Solicitation, Non-Compete, and Confidentiality Agreements
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Ethical Issues in Employment Law
- Key Rules of Professional Conduct
- Confidentiality
- Privileged Communications
- Identifying and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
Who Should Attend
This basic level online seminar offers employment law essentials that will benefit attorneys, human resource personnel, accountants and paralegals.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Quincy E. Sauer
is an attorney at the law firm of Macey Swanson LLP. She concentrates her practice in the area of labor and employment law and litigation. Ms. Sauer counsels clients on a variety of employment issues including wage and hour regulations, employment discrimination, family medical leave, employee benefits, and privacy rights. She also assists clients in reviewing employment agreements, non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements, severance agreements, and benefits packages. Ms. Sauer is a member of the Indianapolis (member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and Indiana State bar associations. She earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. degree from the IU McKinney School of Law.
Speaker bio
Anthony M. Stites
represents business entities in all facets of their employment matters. On a daily basis, he works with human resource personnel and in-house counsel to prevent or solve problems in the employment arena. Clients that he works regularly include Ashley Industrial Molding, New Millennium Building Systems, Micropulse, Steel Dynamics Inc., OmniSource, LLC, and Colwell General Inc. With an emphasis in the transportation and manufacturing sectors, Mr. Stites has presented hundreds of supervisor training sessions throughout the U.S. He has extensive experience in strike activity and trial experience defending employers in all areas of employment matters. He serves as a mediator for alternate dispute resolution. Mr. Stites is a member of Allen County Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association and Indiana Bar Association Board of Directors. He received his BBA from University of Toledo and JD from University of Notre Dame.
Speaker bio
Laurie E. Martin
is a partner with Hoover Hull Turner LLP. She practices in the areas of business litigation, employment litigation and consulting, and ERISA litigation. Ms. Martin advises and defends employers facing claims, including employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, blacklisting or defamation, wage and hour disputes, enforcement of covenants not to compete, ERISA and benefit litigation, and trade secret misappropriation; including representation in actions before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state and local agencies, and federal and state courts. She also represents large and small businesses, insurers, ERISA plans, health care providers, and individuals in commercial disputes, including contract enforcement and interpretation, and business torts, including breach of fiduciary duty and fraud. Ms. Martin earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Butler University and her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis. She also served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Chief Judge Larry J. McKinney in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Ms. Martin is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to her areas of practice. She sits on the Executive Committee of the Indianapolis Bar Association Labor and Employment Section. Ms. Martin is a member of the American, Seventh Circuit, Indiana State and Indianapolis bar associations.
Speaker bio
Kathryn M. Cimera
is an attorney at Mallor Grodner Plummer LLP. She focuses her practice on advising and counseling employers on compliance with federal, state and local employment, equal opportunity laws, and benefit laws, as well as complaints involving claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful discharge. Ms. Cimera also has experience with ERISA compliance, and fiduciary obligations and board governance practices. She is admitted to practice in Indiana and California, and before the U.S District Court for the Northern and Southern districts of Indiana. Ms. Cimera earned her B.A. degree from Indiana University and her J.D. degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University, teaching employment law through the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.
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