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The dynamics of today's global economy affect virtually every employer. The issues a company must face are similar from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the solutions often are quite different. Our in-house experts conducted a comparative review of employment law in various jurisdictions and examined such labor topics as integrating the workforce after a merger or acquisition, hiring and firing, obtaining work authorizations, and understanding foreign jurisdiction workplace laws and regulations.

By 2010, nearly one in three workers in the United States will be over the age of 50. As the relative proportion of younger workers declines, attracting and retaining experienced and reliable workers will become a core business strategy for all employers. Our panel discussed the impact that older workers are having on the workplace, legal issues related to phased retirement and nontraditional work arrangements as well as proposed and pending regulations relating to phased retirement.

The hottest class action law suits all focus in on wage and hour. Don’t let it happen to you! Find out what you need to know to help eliminate significant liability in the ever changing, highly regulated, litigious world of wage and hour. You’ll find this program to be of great value as our panel shares with you what you need to conquer the basics of spotting the intricacies of wage and hour law early on.

More and more employees are qualifying for certain benefits deemed for domestic partners. This is a relatively new area for benefits coverage: here is a your chance to get a clear picture up close from your in-house peers as they share their expertise on current legal status of domestic partners and best practices. You will come away from this session with a better understanding of the legal rights, or lack thereof, of domestic partners and their family members to employee benefits and other HR matters.

The employment relationship is a complex and knotty area of the law with a rapidly changing backdrop. With such a dizzying array of employee rights and workplace laws applicable to employers, do you have the necessary tools to protect your company from liability? Learn effective methods to manage employee leave, wage and hour compliance, practical considerations for pre-employment screening and employment verification, useful strategies in drafting employment manuals and non-competition
agreements, and the legal implications of employee benefits and other human resources matters.

In the session, attendees will be divided into groups led by counsel of varying jurisdictions and will conduct the stages of investigating employee misconduct through a case study. The various stages of an investigation will be covered, including: planning the investigation, determining the scope, gathering the evidence, conducting witness interviews and reaching findings.

Gone global? More and more companies are stretching their operations across the world; in-house employment lawyers can no longer afford to be experts only in US employment law. Instead, those who work for multinational companies must be able to manage complex multijurisdictional human resources projects, as well as employment issues arising in many countries simultaneously. This panel will address some of the key challenges such as managing global reductions in force, and provide advice on best practices.

Sarbanes Oxley gave jurisdiction over whistleblower complaints brought under this statute to OSHA and provides that corporate employees can file a complaint if they reasonably believe they were retaliated against for disclosing conduct that violates any provision of federal law relating to fraud against shareholders. Well, you just received a notice from OSHA notifying your company it is a respondent. What next? Learn the developments in SOX whistleblower case law, and strategies for managing whistleblower complaints to avoid high-profile litigation.

In today’s complex and ever growing global business landscape, the need for highly qualified in-house attorneys to support international operations is becoming increasingly more critical. This need is accentuated by the sobering reality that US-based companies face growing compliance issues beyond their jurisdictional borders. While reliance on outside counsel or expatriate attorneys should not be the business case for ongoing legal support in most cases, the demand for top in-house talent is and will continue to be extremely competitive.

America’s increasingly graying workforce means that a growing number of employees have protected status under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and parallel state provisions. However, a declining economy may cause corporate downsizing and other related measures--activities which can significantly affect these employees. And because of the declining economy, older employees may be uninterested in retirement and even seeking new employment. All of these and other factors may create a legal minefield for your organization when it comes to dealing with protected older workers.

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