Labor & Employment

ND Specific

How to Bring North Dakota Employee Handbooks Into Compliance

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Credit Status Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
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2 hours 57 minutes
Michelle Donarski
Brent Kettelkamp
With Michelle M. Donarski from ABST Law + 1 other
Recorded June 29, 2023.
Product ID 96580

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Overview

Everything From Wage and Hour Provisions to Termination Procedures

In this practical online seminar, our seasoned faculty provide you with guidelines for updating your employee handbook. Find out what changes you need to make to your leave policies, explore hot topics in discrimination law, examine best practices for documenting termination decisions, and much more. Get the tools necessary to ensure your handbook is in legal compliance. Register today!

  • Discover what you need to include in wage and hour provisions.
  • Develop strategies for navigating issues concerning workplace monitoring.
  • Uncover practical guidance for revising harassment and discrimination policies.
  • Delve into the do's and don'ts of disciplinary memos.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Wage and Hour Provisions: What You Must Include
  2. Bringing Leave and PTO Policies Up to Speed
  3. Sample Policy Toolkit for the Digital Age (With Drafting Examples)
  4. Updating Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policies: Legal Best Practices
  5. Creating and Updating Alcohol, Drug, and Marijuana Policies (With Examples)
  6. Best Practices for Discipline and Termination Policies

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Product ID 96580

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
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  1. Wage and Hour Provisions: What You Must Include

  2. Bringing Leave and PTO Policies Up to Speed

  3. Sample Policy Toolkit for the Digital Age (With Drafting Examples)

    1. Best Practices for Creating and Updating Telecommuting Policies
    2. Taking a Stance on BYOD
    3. Internet Use and Social Media Policies: What They Must Contain
    4. Restricting Employee Communications: What You Need to Know
    5. Overcoming Employee Privacy and Monitoring Issues

  4. Updating Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policies: Legal Best Practices

    1. Harassment Policies: Outlining Prohibited Conduct, Reporting Procedures, etc.
    2. Dating Policies: What Employers Need to Know
    3. Spelling Out the Consequences of Policy Violations
    4. Hot Topics and Trends in Discrimination Law

  5. Creating and Updating Alcohol, Drug, and Marijuana Policies (With Examples)

  6. Best Practices for Discipline and Termination Policies

    1. Discipline Policy Issues - How to Handle Them
      1. Discipline and Termination Policy Drafting Essentials
      2. Ensuring Policies Are Consistent With Other Contracts: Legal Best Practices
      3. Disciplinary Memo Do's and Don'ts (With Examples)
      4. Dealing With Inappropriate Employee Behavior That Isn't Addressed in Your Current Discipline Policy: Essential Guidelines
      5. Progressive Discipline Policies: What You Need to Know
      6. Applying Discipline Policies Uniformly: Why It Matters
    2. Best Practices in Terminating Employees: Conducting the Meeting, Informing Employees of the Termination, etc.
    3. Separation Agreements and Releases: When to Use Them and What They Should Contain
    4. Departing Employees: The Employer's Checklist

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar on employee handbooks is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Human Resource Personnel
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Michelle M Donarski
Michelle M.
Donarski
ABST Law
Brent D Kettelkamp
Brent D.
Kettelkamp
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Speaker bio
Michelle M Donarski

Michelle M. Donarski

ABST Law
Michelle Donarski

has over 28 years of experience representing businesses and employers, large and small, in the areas of employment law, business transactions, contracts, administrative hearings and proceedings, and civil litigation. She is licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota state and federal courts and earned her undergraduate degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead and her J.D. degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law. Ms. Donarski advises businesses and employers on a daily basis. She takes pride in providing clients with legal advice in a timely and effective manner. As a result, many of her clients are long-term clients that have become friends. Ms. Donarski is a frequent lecturer on employment law and represents employers in all aspects of employment law. She brings a depth of employment law experience to her clients. She regularly advises businesses on issues such as FMLA, FLSA, OSHA, workers’ compensation and workforce safety, wage and hour, ADA, Title VII – Civil Rights, whistleblower claims, retaliation claims, non-compete and non-disclosure matters, employment contracts, policy review, hiring and termination, internal investigations, responding to DOL and EEOC complaints, and pandemic regulations, policies and best practices. She frequently provides training to employers on employment laws, best practices, and other current issues.

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Brent D Kettelkamp

Brent D. Kettelkamp

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Brent Kettelkamp

is a shareholder in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Mr. Kettelkamp devotes his practice to representing both large and small businesses on a wide range of labor and employment law matters throughout the Midwest. He regularly defends employers in employment-related litigation, including claims of discrimination arising under Title VII, the FMLA, the ADA, the ADEA, and comparable state laws; as well as claims of retaliation arising under state and federal anti-discrimination and whistleblower statutes. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Kettelkamp regularly provides proactive guidance and advice to employers regarding employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, handbook and policy compliance, employee discipline, hiring, termination, leaves of absence, accommodations, and other day-to-day management issues as they arise. He also advises employers on drug and alcohol testing compliance and related policy drafting. Finally, Mr. Kettelkamp conducts workplace investigations relating to a broad range of employment law issues, including workplace violence and harassment. He is admitted to practice law in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North Dakota. Mr. Kettelkamp earned his undergraduate degree from Bethel University and his J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law.

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