Labor & Employment

OK Specific

Oklahoma Human Resource Law Boot Camp

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 55 minutes
Shawn Twing
R. Tom Hillis
Calla Hackler
With Shawn D. Twing from Infinite Health Services, LLC + 2 others
Recorded November 18, 2024
Product ID 99762

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Overview

A Full Day Brimming With Employment Law Best Practices

The rapid pace of change in the employment law arena requires constant vigilance on the part of HR professionals. It's all too easy to miss a seemingly minor detail and have your employer face a financially debilitating lawsuit as a result. Don't let your company's employment policies and procedures fall into legal obsolescence and fail to provide safeguards. Let our experienced attorney faculty provide you with up-to-date information on the FLSA, HIPAA, and more. Take away indispensable legal information you can use to reinforce your company's HR practices - register today!

  • Get the latest FLSA perspectives and ensure your wage and hour practices are up to speed.
  • Determine if the language of your organization's handbook contains potential legal landmines.
  • Sidestep potential HIPAA violations when handling employee medical information.
  • Handle hiring and firing issues with confidence - know which practices will land you in hot water.
  • Confidently investigate misconduct, create performance improvement plans, and more.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. FLSA Essentials: Practically Applying the Most Recent Legal Perspectives
  2. Using Handbooks to Protect Against Legal Liabilities: With Example Policies
  3. Employee Relations: Legal Solutions for Sensitive Workplace Issues
  4. HIPAA Best Practices for HR: Ensuring Confidentiality of Medical Information
  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Dos and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions
  6. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations

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Product ID 99762

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
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Agenda

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  1. FLSA Essentials: Practically Applying the Most Recent Legal Perspectives

    1. Primary Duties Test: Recognizing the Top Pitfalls
    2. Salary Test Legal Essentials
    3. Independent Contractor Issues
    4. Off-The-Clock Work and Unauthorized Overtime
    5. Addressing Employer Errors: Essential Safe Harbor Policies to Have

  2. Using Handbooks to Protect Against Legal Liabilities: With Example Policies

    1. Handbook Scope: How Much Is Too Much?
    2. What Topics You Must Include: With Example Language
    3. Key Disclaimers You Can't Forget
    4. Avoiding Implied Contractual Relationships
    5. Essential Updates: NLRB and Other Concerns
    6. Updating Handbooks: With Checklists

  3. Employee Relations: Legal Solutions for Sensitive Workplace Issues

    1. Granting Employee Leave: FMLA, ADA, and Other Considerations
    2. Return-to-Work Policies After Leave
    3. Disciplinary Actions
    4. Investigating Misconduct
    5. Answering Discrimination and Harassment Complaints
    6. Workplace Safety and Security Issues: Firearms, Disgruntled Employees, Domestic Violence, etc.
    7. Creating Performance Improvement Plans
    8. Employee Evaluations: Best Practices

  4. HIPAA Best Practices for HR: Ensuring Confidentiality of Medical Information

    1. When Does HIPAA Apply to Employers?
    2. Requesting Protected Health Information (PHI): FMLA and Other Purposes
    3. Safeguarding PHI
    4. Putting PHI Policies in Place: With Examples

  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Dos and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions

    1. Crafting Legally Compliant Job Descriptions
    2. What Employers Can and Can't Ask About Criminal Backgrounds, Credit Histories, etc.
    3. How Enforceable Are Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements?
    4. Verifying Immigration Status - E-Verify and Other Considerations
    5. Legally Defensible Termination Documentation
    6. Terminating Employees on Leave
    7. Separation Agreements and Releases: With Examples

  6. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations

    1. Accommodating Medical Marijuana Users: Do Employers Have To?
    2. Drug-Testing Considerations for Current and Prospective Employees
    3. Firing and Disciplining Medical Marijuana Users: Current Legal Perspectives
    4. Creating Drug and Alcohol Policies That Leave No Room for Interpretation

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar on HR legal issues is of benefit to:

  • Human Resource Professionals
  • Attorneys
  • Corporate Executives
  • Accountants
  • Payroll Professionals
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Shawn D Twing
Shawn D.
Twing
Infinite Health Services, LLC
R. Tom Hillis
R. Tom
Hillis
Titus Hillis Reynolds Love, P.C.
Calla J Hackler
Calla J.
Hackler
Select Energy Services
Speaker bio
Shawn D Twing

Shawn D. Twing

Infinite Health Services, LLC
Shawn Twing

is a solo practitioner and general counsel for Infinite Health Services, LLC. His expertise lies in labor and employment law matters, business transactions and agency practice. Mr. Twing is also a writer and speaker on labor and employment issues, and hosts a labor and employment seminar annually at Wayland Baptist University. He represented Lubbock District Court Judge, Bradley Underwood in a civil action by a former court coordinator who alleged sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge. The resulting opinion of this case clarified legal standards regarding the statutory definition of "complaint" for purposes of the Labor Code's limitations provisions. He is a member of various professional organizations, including the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, as well as the College of the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Twing is admitted to practice in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. He earned his undergraduate degree from West Texas State University and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

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R. Tom Hillis

R. Tom Hillis

Titus Hillis Reynolds Love, P.C.
R. Tom Hillis

is an attorney with Titus Hillis Reynolds Love, P.C., where his practice focuses on litigation, defending companies and their directors and officers. He is frequently engaged in labor and employment, and insurance defense cases throughout the country. Mr. Hillis has defended several officers in securities fraud cases, as well as many companies in employment disputes. He is an appointed adjunct settlement judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and is also on the AAA Arbitrator Panel for employment law matters. Mr. Hillis earned his law degree, with honors, from the University of Oklahoma, where he was Order of the Coif.

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Calla J Hackler

Calla J. Hackler

Select Energy Services
Calla Hackler

is a senior corporate counsel at Select Water Services, where she manages the Labor and Employment Division and Commercial contracts. Ms. Hackler serves as an Executive Advisor for Fun Town RV, LP as well. With previous experience as an attorney at Hewlett Law, PLLC/Hackler Law PLLC, Ms. Hackler specialized in civil litigation and business transactions. She earned her J.D. degree from Oklahoma City University School of Law and her B.A. degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

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