Labor & Employment

UT Specific

Utah Human Resource Law 2025

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 52 minutes
Sean Monson
David Holdsworth
D. Scott Crook
Susan Motschiedler
Judson Stelter
With Sean A. Monson from Parsons Behle & Latimer + 4 others
Recorded March 27, 2025
Product ID 99844

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Overview

A Timely Update You Can't Afford to Miss!

Are you up to speed on the latest human resource law changes in Utah? This up-to-the-minute online seminar provides you with best practices for navigating problems in the virtual workplace, drafting and updating policies, hiring and firing workers, and much more. Stay up to date on new rules and regulations - register today!

  • Find out what's happening in wage and hour law.
  • Gain insights on how to address current concerns surrounding hybrid and remote working.
  • Determine what updates you need to make to your handbook this year.
  • Come away with best practices for investigating complaints.
  • Hear the latest guidance on hiring and firing employees.
  • Discover tips for handling new leave and accommodation issues.
  • Analyze emerging issues and solutions regarding social media and the workplace.
  • Learn the dos and don'ts of addressing drug and alcohol use.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Wage and Hour Updates
  2. Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers
  3. Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies
  4. Investigating Employee Complaints: Your Guide
  5. Hiring and Firing: Legal Dos and Don'ts for Crucial HR Functions
  6. Leave and Accommodation Considerations
  7. Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights
  8. Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace: Marijuana and Other Considerations

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Product ID 99844

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
SHRM CP/SCP Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Wage and Hour Updates

    1. Primary Duties Test: Recognizing the Top Pitfalls
    2. Salary Test Legal Essentials
    3. Independent Contractors: Updates and Current Issues
    4. Off-The-Clock Work and Unauthorized Overtime
    5. Addressing Employer Errors: Essential Safe Harbor Policies to Have
    6. Wage and Hour Litigation and Case Law Update

  2. Hybrid and Remote Work: Current Issues and Answers

  3. Drafting Employee Handbooks and Policies

    1. Handbook Scope: How Much Is Too Much?
    2. What Topics You Must Include (With Example Language)
    3. Avoiding Implied Contractual Relationships
    4. Critical Updates to Make to Employee Handbooks (With Checklist)
    5. Top 5 Handbook Policy Mistakes to Avoid

  4. Investigating Employee Complaints: Your Guide

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

    1. Crafting Legally Compliant Job Descriptions: What You Must Know
    2. Offer Letters, Background/Credit Checks, and Other Essential At-Hire Documents: Best Practices and Current Developments
    3. How Enforceable Are Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements?
    4. Salary Transparency Laws: Recent Developments
    5. Legally Defensible Disciplinary and Termination Documentation (Including Performance Improvement Plans)
    6. Separation Agreements and Severance Packages
    7. What You Need to Know About Handling Whistleblower Allegations

  6. Leave and Accommodation Considerations

    1. Notable Developments in State Leave and Accommodation Laws
    2. Interactions With State Workers' Compensation Laws
    3. Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
    4. Best Practices for Drafting and Revising Leave and Accommodation Policies
    5. Undue Hardship - The Latest Developments
    6. Terminating Employees on Leave: Current Guidance and Best Practices

  7. Social Media and the Workplace: Balancing Employer Needs and Employee Rights

    1. Social Media and NLRA Violations for Non-Union Employers
    2. To What Extent May Employers Monitor and Limit Social Media Use?
    3. Using Private Social Media Accounts for Business Purposes
    4. The Latest Guidance on Using Social Media in Hiring Decisions
    5. Best Practices for Creating and Updating Social Media Policies
    6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace: What You Need to Know NOW

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

    1. Accommodating Medical Marijuana Users: Do You Have To?
    2. Drug-Testing Considerations for Current and Prospective Employees
    3. Disciplining and Terminating 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 human resource law is of benefit to:

  • Attorneys
  • HR Professionals
  • Accountants
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Sean A Monson
Sean A.
Monson
Parsons Behle & Latimer
David J Holdsworth
David J.
Holdsworth
Law Offices of David J. Holdsworth
D. Scott Crook
D. Scott
Crook
Crook Legal Group PLLC
Susan B Motschiedler
Susan B.
Motschiedler
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Judson D Stelter
Judson D.
Stelter
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Speaker bio
Sean A Monson

Sean A. Monson

Parsons Behle & Latimer
Sean Monson

is a shareholder with Parsons Behle & Latimer, where his practice emphasis is employment counseling and litigation, and real estate litigation and transactions. He has appeared before planning commissions and city councils on behalf of real estate developers regarding entitlement and zoning disputes throughout the Wasatch Front. Mr. Monson is admitted to practice in Utah and is a member of the Utah State Bar. He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan.

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David J Holdsworth

David J. Holdsworth

Law Offices of David J. Holdsworth
David Holdsworth

is the sole practitioner with the Law Offices of David J. Holdsworth, where his main areas of practice include employment law, workers' compensation, dispute resolution and mediation, and Social Security/disability law. Mr. Holdsworth is admitted to practice in Utah and before the U.S. District Court, District of Utah; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association (Board of Directors of the Utah Chapter) and the National Organization of Social Security Claimant Representatives. Mr. Holdsworth earned his B.A. degree from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School.

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D. Scott Crook

D. Scott Crook

Crook Legal Group PLLC
D. Scott Crook

is a founding member and the managing partner of Crook Legal Group PLLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of employment and labor, commercial litigation, appellate practice, land use, and water law. He is a member of both the Utah and Idaho state bars, and has extensive experience in both states. Mr. Crook has spoken on or written articles about employment issues, local government law, boundary law, road and access law, jury selection, law firm management, and appellate practice. He is a member of the Utah State Bar (Employment and Labor Section, Litigation Section, Solo Small Firm & Rural Practice Section, and Appellate Practice Section). He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Weber State and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School.

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Susan B Motschiedler

Susan B. Motschiedler

Parsons Behle & Latimer
Susan Motschiedler

is a member of Parsons Behle & Latimer's employment and labor law and litigation practice groups. She maintains a civil litigation practice with a focus on employment litigation and counseling, and business litigation. She earned her B.A. degree from Rhodes College and her J.D. degree from the University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law. Ms. Motschiedler has been in practice since 2005.

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Judson D Stelter

Judson D. Stelter

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Judson Stelter

is a partner with Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, and a member of their Labor and Employment Relations Practice Group. Mr. Stelter focuses his practice on counseling and litigating in all aspects of employment law, including wage and hour, non-compete, trade secrets, discrimination, harassment, and other matters. He also has experience representing clients before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, DOL, and NLRB. Mr. Stelter is licensed to practice law in Ohio and Utah and before the U.S. District Courts District of Utah, Northern District of Ohio, and Southern District of Ohio. He is a member of the American Bar Association, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, and the Society of Human Resource Management. Mr. Stelter has been recognized multiple times by Best Lawyers in America, Mountain States Super Lawyer, and Utah Legal Elite for his Labor and Employment practice. He earned his B.S. degree from Brigham Young University; his M.S.S.A. degree from Case Western Reserve University; and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Cleveland State University.

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