Employment Law Seminar - Biloxi

Balch and Bingham LLP
Employment Law Seminar (Biloxi)

If you attend one seminar this year
- this should be the one -

Technology is constantly changing. You don't have to feel constantly left behind.

• Thursday, October 26 - Friday, October 27
  Beau Rivage Resort & Casino - Biloxi, Mississippi

Seminar Agenda

Thursday
• Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:15 - 8:45 a.m.
• Sessions end at 4:40 p.m.

Friday
• Registration & Continental Breakfast 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
• Sessions end at 12:30 p.m.

Seminar Topics

• Recent statistics on fillings and other trends
• Supreme Court decisions on burdens of proof for discrimination, compensability of dressing and walking time, and retaliation claims
• Recent developments in the immigration debate
• Further fallout from the AFL-CIO spilt and the Change to Win coalition

• Proper use and storage of I-9 forms
• SSN verification and mismatch letters
• English-only rules and multilingual job notices

• Stalking and domestic problems following employees into the workplace
• Employee assistance programs
• Crisis management — what to do when the unthinkable happens

• How judges view employers in their courtrooms
• What juries are looking for in making decisions concerning you
• Multicultural issues in the federal court system

• Legislative reforms and developments
• What the bills pending in Congress could mean for employers

• What pushes a plaintiff over the edge
• Why some plaintiffs will take a settlement — and some never will
• How to spot and prevent potential litigation before it starts

• Studying the Doe v. XYC Case
• Now that an employer has been found liable for an employee’s Internet usage, how should employers respond?
• Could it be that “Ignorance is bliss”?

• How to use available information to avoid bad hiring decisions
• Best practices — does one size fit all?
• Legal considerations

• Ethical limitations on advocacy
• Dual representation and conflicts of interest
• Preparing for depositions and court testimony
• Approved for 1.0 hour of Alabama Professional Responsibility CLE Credit

• A look at unsuccessful employment and decisions
• Documents and statements that came to haunt the employer
• Evidence that turned the jury off

• Legal and Practical Considerations
• Why to do it — or not
• Doing it right

• The emerging cause of action
• The key facts HR managers need to know

• Mistakes even good employers make
• Donning and doffing time
• Collective action alert

• As our troops return home, what are the employer’s obligations?
• In-depth discussion of new regulations
• Service-Related Injuries and Disability

• Is it time to sound taps for defined benefit plans?
• Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) and Health-Care Savings Accounts (HSAs) — what’s the difference?
• Other current topics of interest to compensation and benefits professionals

• Protecting employee information, HIPAA protected information, trade secrets and business data
• How to protect your competitive edge through technology and policy
• Legal issues surrounding surveillance and monitoring of information systems and communications, and noncompete agreements