Date |
Speaker |
Location |
Topic |
For more information or to register for any of these events, please contact
Edi Cole Heavner at 205-326-3002 or eheavner@lehrmiddlebrooks.com |
Sep 18, 2008
9:00 am -
12:30 pm |
LMV Attorneys |
Bruno Conference Center
Birmingham, AL |
Banking, Insurance & Finance Industry Update
Executive employment and non-competition agreements - - what are an employer’s legal rights in today’s ever changing banking environment? Other subjects covered will include ethical issues and “whistle-blowing” issues, exempt or non-exempt status of outside sales employees (including loan officers) and other job classifications, special issues in reductions-in-force, and harassment issues, including behavior from or toward third parties, such as customers or members. |
| Oct 2, 2008 |
Donna Brooks |
Holiday Inn Express
Huntsville, AL |
The Effective Supervisor
Over 5,500 business professionals have attended this conference in the past 12 years! For 2008, this popular, one day-program continues to emphasize the fundamentals of successful supervision (by exploring such topics "lawful leadership," performance evaluations, discipline, and discharge), and will include discussions of particular importance to Alabama's business community, including hiring and retention strategies. Cost is $150.00 each, for 1-2 attendees; $135.00 each, for 3-9 attendees; $110.00 each for 10 or more attendees. |
| Oct 8, 2008 |
Donna Brooks |
Cahaba Grand Conf. Center
Birmingham, AL |
| Oct 16, 2008 |
Donna Brooks |
Marriott Shoals
Muscle Shoals, AL |
| Oct 22, 2008 |
Donna Brooks |
Ashbury Hotel
Mobile, AL |
| Oct 30, 2008 |
Donna Brooks |
Hilton Garden Inn
Auburn/Opelika, AL |
| Dec 9, 2008 |
Donna Brooks |
Bruno Conference Center
Birmingham, AL |
Affirmative Action Update
Do you have a handle on OFCCP basics, but you're looking to stay up-to-date? This is the seminar for you. This 1/2-day program is geared to those professionals who have an understanding of affirmative action basics and are looking to increase their effectiveness in managing OFCCP compliance efforts. David Middlebrooks and Donna Brooks will lead this session, focusing on recent regulatory and policy changes. The program will focus on topics such as: what's new about compensation discrimination, how do you handle the changes to the EEO-1 and conflicting ethnicity requirements for your Adverse Impact Analysis, what to do in the face of the return of "glass ceiling" audits, where the dust has settled regarding the Internet Applicant regulation and compensation analysis, and what are your best strategies for handling the OFCCP's new enforcement approach. |
| Dec 10, 2008 |
LMV attorneys and consultants |
Vulcan Park
Birmingham, AL |
Wage & Hour Compliance Workshop
In this full-day workshop, we take an in-depth look at the trouble spots in your pay system most likely to provoke litigation. In addition to identifying frequent problem areas (like travel, time, breaks and docking), we'll review strategies for fixing problems while minimizing the risk of lawsuits. The Workshop will also cover issues with independent contactors, record-keeping requirements and child-labor obligations.
Cost: $145 each; $125 each, for 2 or more attendees |
| Dec 11, 2008 |
Donna Brooks |
Holiday Inn Express
Huntsville, AL |
Affirmative Action Update
Do you have a handle on OFCCP basics, but you're looking to stay up-to-date? This is the seminar for you. This 1/2-day program is geared to those professionals who have an understanding of affirmative action basics and are looking to increase their effectiveness in managing OFCCP compliance efforts. David Middlebrooks and Donna Brooks will lead this session, focusing on recent regulatory and policy changes. The program will focus on topics such as: what's new about compensation discrimination, how do you handle the changes to the EEO-1 and conflicting ethnicity requirements for your Adverse Impact Analysis, what to do in the face of the return of "glass ceiling" audits, where the dust has settled regarding the Internet Applicant regulation and compensation analysis, and what are your best strategies for handling the OFCCP's new enforcement approach. |
TBA
9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
LMV Attorneys and Alison Wingate of the Alabama Retail Association |
Vulcan Park
Birmingham, AL |
Retail Service and Hospitality Industry Update
Our featured speaker will be Alison Wingate, Vice-President, Legislative Affairs of the Alabama Retail Association. Ms. Wingate will highlight legislative initiatives regarding retailers doing business in Alabama. Additionally, LMV attorneys and consultants will discuss wage and hour compliance issues (exempt or non-exempt?), workplace harassment; immigration issues, EEOC initiatives focused on the retail, service and hospitality industries; “English-only” work rules and other hot issues. |
For more information or to register for any of these events, please contact
Edi Cole Heavner at 205-326-3002 or eheavner@lehrmiddlebrooks.com |
| Recorded Webinars Available On Demand |
| Recorded session |
Matt Stiles |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR AVAILABLE ON DEMAND.
Click here for more information and to register
Attendance provides 1.5 credit hour for PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. |
FMLA Amendments & Proposed Regulations De-Mystified - Practical Tips For FMLA Compliance
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is starting 2008 with a bang! On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed the National Defense Authorization Act, including significant expansions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for families of military service members. This is the first major revision to the FMLA since its enactment in 1993. Then, on February 11, 2008, the Department of Labor published a series of new proposed FMLA regulations. Is your business ready to comply with the new amendments? How will the proposed regulations affect your work place? We’ll de-mystify these developments and explore their practical impact on FMLA compliance.
HRCI Credit: This program, ORG-PROGRAM-27256, has been approved for 1.5
(Specified-Strategic International) recertification credit hours toward
PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource
Certification Institute (HRCI). Please be sure to note the program ID
number on your recertification application form. For more information
about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage
of www.hrci.org <http://www.hrci.org/> .
Cost: $85.00 per connection site |
Recorded session
|
David J. Middlebrooks
Michael Thompson |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR AVAILABLE ON DEMAND.
Click here for more information and to register
Attendance provides 1.0 credit hour for PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. |
New Military Leave Regulations
The Department of Labor recently issued new regulations which clarify the requirements of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). These complex regulations became effective on January 18, 2006, and fill more than seventy-five pages of text. LMV attorneys will explain these rules using "plain English" so that you can begin to consider USERRA's impact upon your employees immediately! Cost: $85.00 |
Recorded session |
Lyndel Erwin
Richard Lehr |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR AVAILABLE ON DEMAND. Click here for more information and to register
Attendance provides 2.0 credit hours for PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. |
Wage and Hour Compliance
The recent $38 million damages award against Family Dollar stores for inappropriately classifying store managers as exempt from overtime serves as a wake up call to employers to self-audit for wage and hour compliance. This briefing will address the most likely problem areas for employer compliance.
Agenda:
• Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer and Sales Employee Exemptions: What are the key risk areas for employers?
• Deductions from pay: What is permissible? What is not permissible? How and when should you make such deductions for lost tools, cash shortages and damaged property?
• Travel time: When is it owed?
• Incentive pay: How and when to include in overtime calculations.
Cost: $115.00 |
Mar 13, 2007
10:00 am - 11:30 am |
Jen Howard |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR COMING SOON. |
A Natural Disaster - Will it Devastate Your Business?
Although you cannot predict the next Hurricane Katrina or outbreak of bird flu, you can minimize its financial, legal and psychological impact on your business and employees. The key is being prepared to implement and maintain a crisis management plan. Learn how to outline your plan and facilitate you company's survival and recovery. Cost: $125.00 |
Recorded
Jul 24, 2007
10:00 am - 11:30 am |
Richard Lehr and Lyndel Erwin, Wage and Hour Consultant |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR AVAILABLE ON DEMAND.
Click here for more information and to register | Wage and Hour
The recent $38 million damages award against Family Dollar stores for inappropriately classifying store managers as exempt from overtime served as a wake up call to employers to self-audit for wage and hour compliance. This briefing will address the most likely problem areas for employer compliance. Covered topics will include: Executive, Administrative, Professional, Computer and Sales Employee Exemptions and the key risk areas for employers, permissible deductions from pay, when is travel time owed, and how do you calculate incentive pay and when is it included in overtime calculations. Cost: $125.00 |
Recorded
Nov 6, 2007
10:00 am -
11:30 am |
Matt Stiles |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR COMING SOON.
|
Whistle-blowing/Retaliation/Protected Conduct
Retaliation claims are the fastest-growing source of employment litigation nationally. This briefing will review what is protected employee speech, what is disloyal employee speech, and employer rights regardless of what the employee says or does. The scope of employer actions which may be considered retaliatory will be reviewed, with practical suggestions for how employers can make aggressive decisions affecting employees who may have engaged in protected conduct. Cost: $125.00 |
Recorded
Nov 7, 2007 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
Jen Howard and John Hall, OSHA Consultant |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR COMING SOON. |
An Employer's Guide to the OSHA Inspection and Citation Process
OSHA’s knocking at the door; do you let them in? Attendees of this presentation will learn the circumstances under which OSHA inspections are likely to occur, ways to reduce the chances of being inspected, and strategies for dealing with inspections and contesting citations. Cost: $125.00 |
Recorded Nov 13, 2007
10:00 am - 11:30 am |
Al Vreeland |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR COMING SOON.
|
Can I Get a Witness?: How to Conduct Internal Investigations
Internal complaints are your last opportunity to fix a problem before it leaves the workplace and falls into the hands of a government agency, employee’s lawyer or labor union. And your response to the complaint may be your best defense if you later get sued. We’ll review the investigatory process from beginning to end, starting with how to pick the best investigator, how to conduct an effective interview, how to handle electronic evidence, how best to document the investigation and what to do with the results. Cost: $125.00 |
Recorded Dec 11, 2007
10:00 am - 12:00 noon |
David Middlebrooks and Donna Brooks |
Webinar
RECORDING OF WEBINAR COMING SOON.
|
Affirmative Action Basics
What is required for an affirmative action plan under the most recent OFCCP regulations? What happens during an OFCCP audit? What are OFCCP compliance officers looking for? This two-hour webinar will be geared to those companies and professionals who are just entering the strange world of compliance with Executive Order 11246 as well as those who want to ensure they understand the fundamentals and basic techniques for compliance. Covered topics will include: key regulatory requirements of every affirmative action plan and how to satisfy those requirements, "dos and don'ts" for successful affirmative action plans and policies, and important tips and practices to help your company successfully avoid and/or survive OFCCP audits. Cost: $125.00 |
