Michigan Chamber of Commerce recently issued the following announcement.
Event Name: 2020 Employment Law Update: Top 10 Hot Button Topics - Grand Rapids - 1/21/2020
Date: January 21, 2020
Location: Crossroads Conference Center, Grand Rapids
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $270 Members / $295 Future Members
This annual update helps employers comply with ever-changing state and federal laws and regulations that directly impact the workplace.
We’ve all heard the saying: The only constant in life is change. Nothing could be more true for employers who must comply with state and federal laws and regulations that directly impact the workplace - the laws and rules are constantly changing.
Join us for this popular session to get a comprehensive overview of the top 10 legal issues facing Michigan employers and learn what best practices you can implement to manage change and stay compliant.
Top 10 Hot Button Issues:
Employee Hiring & Retention in a Tight Job Market
Background Checks and Expungement Laws
Retaliation - What to Do When a Current Employee Decides to Sue
New Frontiers in Employee Rights: What Employers Need to Know About Pay Equity, LGBTQ Rights, and Employee Hairstyles
Pros and Cons of Employee Restrictive Covenants: Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation, and Non-Compete Agreements
The Continuing Challenges of the FMLA and the ADA
ADA compliance and Employee Request to work from Home
New Developments in Wage & Hour Law
Employee Handbooks – What to Include and Exclude and Why
NLRB Update
Expert Presenters:
Maureen Rouse-Ayoub is a member of Varnum LLP's Labor and Employment Group. Her practice focuses exclusively on working with management to find solutions to complex issues in the workplace. Ms. Rouse-Ayoub has extensive experience representing employees in state and federal court and before administrative agencies including the EEOC, MDCR, NLRB, MIOSHA, and the Unemployment Commission. She works with employers representing many different industries including health care, automotive, manufacturing, energy and logistics.
Six (6) credits for the MI Chamber Human Resource Professional Certification. Four and a half (4.5) HR (General) recertification credit hours for PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute. Four and a half (4.5) PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
What others have said about this program:
Very informative, relevant, organized, delivered by educated people. Very knowledgeable and engaging/interactive. Well-prepared. - Tom Zbikowski, Van Manen Petroleum Group
Knowledgeable and good dialogue with the audience. - Kurt Wagner, EG Workforce Solutions
Knowledgeable speakers, learning environment with ability to ask questions. Speaker, especially Maureen, was knowledgeable and explained topics in an easy to understand manner. – Brenda LaBean, Mott Children's Health Center
Information was very informative and helpful. The presenters were very knowledgeable and were able to give great examples of different situations. – Sharon Spurling, Public Service Credit Union
Very informative exceeded expectations. Highly experienced speakers. – Sharon Beauchamp, Pappas Financial
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