Labor & Employment

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Spring-Cleaning Your Employee Handbook for 2024

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Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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5 hours 55 minutes
Ralph Smith
Iris Kristoff
Bryce Denny
Susan Richards Salen
With Ralph R. Smith III from Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. + 3 others
Recorded May 14, 2024
Product ID 98532

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Overview

Protect Your Company From Employment Claims

When it comes to employment law, rules and regulations are continually changing. As such, it's critical that you regularly review and update your employee handbook to ensure compliance with the latest laws. Are you ready to spring your handbook policies up to speed? This focused updates program provides you with the latest guidance for reviewing and revising your employee handbook. Enhance your drafting skills - register today!

  • Explore the risks of failing to review and update your handbook on a regular basis.
  • Adapt your leave policies to ensure compliance with the latest rules and regulations.
  • Demonstrate best practices for drafting and revising remote work policies.
  • Review the changes you need to make to your EEO and anti-harassment policies.
  • Discover essential guidelines for bringing your wage and hour provisions up to speed.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Regularly Reviewing Your Employee Handbook: Why It Matters and Checklist for 2024
  2. Paid Leave, ADA, FMLA, and Employee Benefits Policies: What Employers Need to Know
  3. Sample Policy Toolkit for the Digital Age
  4. EEO, Anti-Discrimination, and Anti-Harassment Policies: Updates You Need to Make
  5. The Latest Guidance on Drug, Alcohol, and Marijuana Policies
  6. Wage and Hour Policies: Best Practices and Current Developments
  7. Best Practices for Discipline and Termination Policies

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Product ID 98532

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Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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  1. Regularly Reviewing Your Employee Handbook: Why It Matters and Checklist for 2024

  2. Paid Leave, ADA, FMLA, and Employee Benefits Policies: What Employers Need to Know

    1. Drafting FMLA and State Leave Policies in 2024
      1. Bereavement Leave Policies
      2. Military Leave Policies
      3. Organ, Bone Marrow, and Blood Donor Leave Policies
      4. Parental Leave Policies
    2. Bringing PTO Policies Up to Speed: 2024 Guide
      1. Strategies for Addressing Large Amounts of Unused PTO
      2. Considering Mental Health Days; Remote Workforce Implications
    3. Leave as an Accommodation
    4. Religious Accommodations Policies in 2024
    5. Lactation Accommodation Policies: Current Guidance and Best Practices
    6. Employee Benefits Policies: 2024 Updates

  3. Sample Policy Toolkit for the Digital Age

    1. Updating Hybrid and Remote Working Policies
    2. Taking a Stance on BYOD
    3. Cell Phone Use Policies: What You Must Know
    4. Social Media, TikTok, and Internet Use Policies: Top Considerations in 2024
    5. Electronic Monitoring, Cybersecurity, and Data Privacy Policies
    6. Best Practices for Drafting AI Usage Policies in 2024

  4. EEO, Anti-Discrimination, and Anti-Harassment Policies: Updates You Need to Make

  5. The Latest Guidance on Drug, Alcohol, and Marijuana Policies

    1. Understanding Your Options
      1. Is Zero Tolerance Still Legal?
      2. Striking a Balance for Medicinal Users and/or Off-Site Recreational Use
      3. Adopting an Approach That Fits Organizational Goals
    2. Sample Policies and Drafting Techniques
    3. Drug-Testing Policies and Practical Implications
    4. Considerations for Multi-State Employers

  6. Wage and Hour Policies: Best Practices and Current Developments

    1. Employee Classification Policies: New Updates and Drafting Techniques
    2. Moonlighting Policies
    3. Overtime Policies 2024
    4. Updating Work Schedules and Workweek Policies (Including Flexible Schedule Policies)
    5. Drafting and Updating Pay Transparency Policies in 2024
    6. Best Practices for Wage and Hour Compliance

  7. Best Practices for Discipline and Termination Policies

    1. Putting Legal Procedures for Discipline and Discharge in Place
      1. Hiring Policies and Procedures: Top Considerations in 2024
      2. Background Check Policies: Lessons Learned in 2023
      3. Ensuring Employees Read Through the Employee Handbook: Why It Matters
      4. Documenting Job Performance and Disciplinary Matters
      5. Disciplinary Memo Dos and Don'ts
      6. Progressive Discipline Policies
    2. Grey Areas in Separation Agreements and Releases
    3. RIFS, Layoffs, and Recall Policies
    4. Drafting Severance Pay Policies in 2024
    5. Departing Employees: The Employer's Checklist

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. HR professionals, accountants, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Ralph R Smith III
Ralph R.
Smith, III
Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
Iris Kristoff
Iris
Kristoff
Duggan McHugh Law Corporation
Bryce J Denny
Bryce J.
Denny
Law Office of Bryce Denny, L.L.C.
Susan Richards Salen
Susan
Richards Salen
Rees Broome, PC
Speaker bio
Ralph R Smith III

Ralph R. Smith, III

Capehart & Scatchard, P.A.
Ralph Smith

is a shareholder and co-chair of the labor and employment group of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. He focuses his practice in employment litigation and preventative employment practices, including counseling employers on the creation of employment policies, non-compete and trade secret agreements, and training employers to avoid employment-related litigation. Mr. Smith represents both companies and individuals in related complex commercial litigation before federal state courts and administrative agencies in labor and employment cases; including race, gender, age, national origin, disability and workplace harassment and discrimination matters, wage-and-hour disputes, restrictive covenants, grievances, arbitrations, drug testing, and employment-related contract issues. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Temple University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University School of Law. Mr. Smith is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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Iris Kristoff

Iris Kristoff

Duggan McHugh Law Corporation
Iris Kristoff

is an attorney at Duggan McHugh Law Corporation located in Sacramento, California. She represents and works with a variety of clients on addressing and resolving labor and employment-related issues. Ms. Kristoff's practice focuses on advising and counseling California and multi-state employers on managing day-to-day employment issues; ranging from wage and hour compliance issues, preparing leave of absence related communications, risk reduction strategies for employee layoffs and terminations, designing and updating employer handbooks and policies, to advising on transactional employment matters, including employee separation agreements and negotiations. She also focuses on helping employers address new developments in state and federal legislation, equal employment opportunity laws and policy, pay equity issues, and "MeToo" related legislation. Ms. Kristoff earned her B.A. degree from Santa Clara University; her M.P.H. degree from Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health; and her J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law. During law school, she served as a law clerk for Administrative Law Judge Lana Layton in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Hearings Unit. Throughout law school and post-graduate school, Ms. Kristoff worked as a policy and research analyst at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and her work was selected for publication in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. She is admitted to practice law in California.

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Bryce J Denny

Bryce J. Denny

Law Office of Bryce Denny, L.L.C.
Bryce Denny

is the owner of Law Office of Bryce Denny, L.L.C., where he primarily practices labor and employment law. He is admitted to practice in both Texas and Louisiana. Mr. Denny was re-appointed in 2017 to a three-year term on the Louisiana State Bar Labor Law Advisory Commission. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Louisiana State Bar Association. Mr. Denny earned his B.A. degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and his J.D. degree from Baylor University.

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Susan Richards Salen

Susan Richards Salen

Rees Broome, PC
Susan Richards Salen

is a shareholder and chair of the employment law practice group of Rees Broome, PC. She has been practicing law for more than 30 years. Ms. Salen represents clients in corporate and employment related disputes in the Virginia state courts of Fairfax County, Arlington County, Loudoun County and the city of Alexandria, and in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division; and before federal and state agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, and Local Employment and Wage and Hour commissions. She also represents clients in the state and federal courts of the District of Columbia and Maryland. In her corporate practice, Ms. Salen advises clients with respect to business formation issues, buy-sell agreements, and sales and purchase acquisition. She is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Ms. Salen earned her B.A. degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. degree from George Washington University School of Law.

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