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Program Material: Outline with sample employee application, referral and evaluation form. Questions for interviews

Discusses keys to successful outsourcing and contract services, as well as legal pitfalls to avoid.

One of the greatest areas of growth for plaintiffs' lawyers is class actions for violations of wage and hour laws. The FLSA and state laws allow for a wide net to be cast in such cases resulting in huge potential liabilities and settlements. No company is immune, but you can reduce your risk of becoming a target. Whether you've already been sued or are trying to avoid it, you can't afford to miss this session.

Workplace harassment can occur at any level resulting in a significant negative impact on your entire work force and subjecting your company to new levels of exposure for harassment claims. What are the appropriate mechanisms a company must have in place to prevent harassment from happening, thwart litigation from ever materializing, and/or successfully assert an affirmative defense should a case be filed?

From the board room to the store room, diversity is an issue that's "top of mind" within the business community. But even the most successful companies and people managers recognize that with this topic, there's still much to learn. This is your chance to ask the experts!

Compensation is a key issue at any company. As legal counsel, you are sure to deal with this question on a regular basis. But are you as well versed in the topic as you should be? If not, allow our employment experts to share their insights on this hot topic including ways to identify and avoid potential problems. The session will present a discussion of compensation topics including elements of executive compensation, international compensation, and how recent legislation affects them.

It is a competitive hiring world out there. Once you’ve hired just the right team, your job isn’t over. As a manager you are expected to encourage your employees to excel, allow them opportunity to grow, and maintain an open dialogue to promote sharing of ideas. Our panel will share practical advice on how to hire the staff you need and insights on how to manage and motivate your most valuable resource, your staff.

Regardless of your industry, your company has employees. With employees comes potential liability. This session will highlight the hot spots that every in-house counsel needs to know about federal and state employment law.

Read an informative overview for corporate counsel charged with managing, overseeing, or handling the company's worker’s compensation risk. Discussion topics will include utilization of in-house counsel, billing arrangements for outside counsel, the legal ramifications of medical issues peculiar to workers’ compensation cases, different types of workers’ compensation policies (including self insured/high retention options), the interplay of various laws impacting injured workers and significant jurisdictional issues.

Our panel discussion will assist corporate practitioners to evaluate, analyze, and prioritize the myriad operational issues that arise in an organization when it is confronted with natural disasters and other crises. This panel of experts who have experience in dealing with recent disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina will explain the challenges confronted by their respective companies, and share the lessons learned from these trying circumstances.

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