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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!
- Stay informed of new local and state employment laws.
- 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
- State and Local Employment Laws Update
- 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
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky CLE |
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6 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
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6 Total |
| HRCI |
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6 Total |
| CPE for Accountants/NASBA |
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7 Total |
| SHRM CP/SCP |
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6 Total |
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Agenda
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State and Local Employment Laws Update
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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
- Paralegals
Speakers
Speaker bio
Alina Klimkina
is a partner with the Louisville office of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and co-chair of the Firm's Employment Practices Group. She represents a variety of clients in all areas of employment law, including pre-litigation investigations, litigation, at trial, and appeals. Ms. Klimkina works with clients ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to local entrepreneurs to public sector employers in handling complex issues involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, FLSA, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and other state and federal employment statutes at every stage of the litigation process. She also has extensive bargaining experience. Knowing that labor and employment law is constantly evolving, Ms. Klimkina makes it a priority to offer proactive counsel and ensure compliance. She has conducted training for her clients relating to a variety of issues, including wage and hour, workplace investigations, and other topics. Ms. Klimkina has also authored several articles for various publications on issues involving employment and labor law. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to Judge Edward B. Atkins, United States Magistrate for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Ms. Klimkina earned her B.A. degree from Centre College and her J.D. degree from University of Kentucky College of Law.
Speaker bio
Ayala Golding
is an attorney with Tilford Dobbins & Schmidt, PLLC, where her practice focuses on labor and employment law, civil litigation, and employment contracts. Ms. Golding has practiced in all state and federal courts in Kentucky, handling a variety of employment litigation cases stemming from discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment, and retaliation claims under state and federal laws, including Title VII, the ADEA and ADA, the FMLA, and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, as well as breach of contract and wage claims. She is admitted to the Kentucky Bar Association; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western districts of Kentucky; is a member of the Louisville and Kentucky bar associations; and has recently been admitted to the New York State Bar. Ms. Golding earned her B.A. degree from Barnard College, Columbia University, New York; and her J.D. degree from Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Kentucky.
Speaker bio
Frank J. Steiner
is an attorney at law with Frank Steiner Law, PC in Nashville, Tennessee, where he practices in the areas of probate, probate litigation, wills and estates, employment law, commercial litigation, and business law. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Kentucky and his M.S. degree from the University of Memphis. In addition to his J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law, Mr. Steiner has a Ph.D. degree from Indiana University. He is admitted to practice in Tennessee Courts, Federal Middle and Eastern districts of Tennessee, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Sixth Circuit.
Speaker bio
Peter L. Ostermiller
is a sole practitioner concentrating in legal ethics and professional responsibility matters. In 1980 he obtained his license to practice law in Kentucky. His legal ethics and professional responsibility law practice began in the mid -1980s and, since the mid-1990s has been his practice concentration. He represents attorneys in disciplinary and reinstatement proceedings, judges in judicial ethics matters, and bar exam applicants. Mr. Ostermiller has also represented parties in attorney's fee dispute proceedings, and attorneys in legal proceedings in which sanctions have been sought against the attorney. He has represented parties in attorney disqualification proceedings and counseled lawyers and law firms in their respective rights, responsibilities and duties to other attorneys and their clients. He also serves as an expert witness at the state and federal level regarding legal ethics and professional responsibility matters. Mr. Ostermiller is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association and Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Mr. Ostermiller earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Louisville.
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