Event Details
Reducing Legal Risks: Equal Pay, Discrimination and Retaliation Guidelines
Overview of state and federal developments pertaining to equal pay, discrimination, and retaliation claims, including relevant cases, to provide guidance on how employers can maintain compliance and reduce their risk of such claims.
The Regulatory Rundown: Review of all of the Final Rules issued for IC, PWFA, and Non-Competes; proposed rules for white collar exemption
Discussion of new rules and regulations pertaining to 1) independent contractors, 2) pregnancy in the workplace, 3) non-compete agreements, and 4) exemptions to overtime pay requirements of the FLSA, and the best practices to avoid significant financial liability.
Fact-Finding Framework: Conducting investigations of employee misconduct and claims of harassment
Answering the questions on when, who and what to investigate including guidance on confidentiality, questioning, and reaching a conclusion. Our panel of experts chart the course for a thorough and defensible investigation.
Charting New Paths: New guidance from the EEOC on sexual orientation and gender identity accommodations
In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the Supreme Court held that firing individuals because of their sexual orientation or transgender status violates Title VII’s prohibition on discrimination because of sex. The HCRC and EEOC has taken the position that employers may not deny an employee equal access to a bathroom, locker room, or shower that corresponds to the employee’s gender identity. Panelists will discuss new EEOC guidance on harassment and recent case law.
