Please join us at the following complimentary, half-day session designed for in-house counsel and human resources professionals, led by the attorneys of Vedder Price.

Agenda Topics

  • Need-to-Know Developments

    • Do the Illinois, Chicago and Cook County sick leave statutes apply to you and what do they require?
    • Do you need to change your vacation policy to comply with new sick leave laws?
    • What can you ask about your employees' personal social media presence?
    • What is the latest on confidentiality and privacy at the workplace?
    • Do your employment contracts impermissibly chill federal whistleblower rights?
    • What actions have been taken (or promised) by the new administration that impact employers?
    • What recent cases should employers know about?
  • Status of Affordable Care Act/Benefits Update
  • Peering Ahead to the First Full Year of a Trump NLRB: How Much Change Can Employers Really Expect?
  • Business Immigration Law Update – Compliance and Work Authorization
  • Class Action and Wage/Hour Update

    • Future of DOL Salary Threshold Regulations
    • Wage/Hour Trends & Trouble Spots
    • Independent Contractor Status/Sharing Economy
    • Class Action Waiver Update – Still Valid or Not?
  • Keynote Address and Panel Discussion:
    The Disruptive Employee

    Keynote Address: When Disruptive Becomes Dangerous



    Panel Discussion: Managing the Disruptive Employee

    • Having the right policies in place
    • Navigating ADA and FMLA compliance
    • Mitigating workplace violence risk
    • Protecting employee privacy
    • Does OSHA matter?
    • Will a union help or hinder?

When & Where

Thursday, June 1, 2017
8:00 a.m.–Noon (CT)

Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park
200 North Columbus Drive
Chicago, IL 60601

Breakfast provided;
Lunch to follow.

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CLE & HRCI Credit

Vedder Price is an accredited CLE provider in California, Illinois and New York; and, when possible, a sponsor in Virginia.

This program has been pre-approved for HRCI credit.