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SUMMARY:2016 Employment Law Update
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 15\, 2016\n\n8:00-10:30 am\n\nThe Plaza Club\, 900 Fort Street Mall\n\n\n\nJoin the Chamber and Torkildson\, Katz\, Moore\, Hetherington & Harris for an update on personnel law trends and recent court decisions in labor and employment cases. The session will be followed by Q&A session. \n\n\n\nTopics:\n\n\n	Federal Agency Aggression:  What the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are doing\, including revised guidance on interns and independent contractors\, and the pending revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act white collar exemptions\, as well as EEOC's new disclosure of position statement policy and sexual orientation coverage.    John S. Mackey                 \n\n\n\n	Medical Marijuana and Disability Law:  What will the courts do in Hawaii and what policies should you implement to comply.   Joseph A. Ernst\n\n\n\n	The Latest Absurdity from the NLRB on Handbook Rules and Policies:  In recent years the National Labor Relations Board has outlawed commonly accepted rules found in employee handbooks that employers maintain for a variety of legitimate business reasons. The Board's irrational interpretations create a serious headache for employers.    John L. Knorek\n\n\n\n	Thinking About Juries When Deciding Why to Fire:  12 people decide whether your termination decision discriminated or retaliated. What questions will we ask to find out who will be the best three to strike from the list or try to disqualify? What can you do when explaining the termination decision to help find the right ones?  How can that avoid a dispute in the first place?   Jeffrey S. Harris\n\n  Presented in partnership with:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>Friday\, April 15\, 2016<br />\n8:00-10:30 am<br />\nThe Plaza Club\, 900 Fort Street Mall</strong><br />\n<br />\nJoin the Chamber and&nbsp\;Torkildson\, Katz\, Moore\, Hetherington &amp\; Harris for an update on personnel&nbsp\;law trends and recent court decisions in labor and employment cases. The session will be f<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">ollowed by Q&amp\;A session.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><u>Topics:</u></strong></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="vertical-align:baseline\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt\;">Federal Agency Aggression</span></strong><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">:&nbsp\; What the D</span></span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">epartment of Labor</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"> and </span></span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission </span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">are doing</span></span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\,</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"> including revised guidance on interns</span></span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"> and</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"> independent contractors</span></span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">\,</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"> and the pending revisions to the F</span></span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">air Labor Standards Act</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"> white collar exemptions\, as well as EEOC</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">&rsquo\;s new disclosure of position statement policy and sexual orientation coverage. <em><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;background:white\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></em></span></span></span><em style="font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, 'Trebuchet MS'\; font-size: 16px\; line-height: 25.6px\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">&ndash\; John S.&nbsp\;</em><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"><em><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">Mackey</span></span></em>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="vertical-align:baseline\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt\;">Medical Marijuana and Disability Law</span></strong><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">:&nbsp\; What will the courts do in Hawaii and what policies should you implement to comply. <em>&ndash\;</em></span></span>&nbsp\;<em><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;background:white\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Joseph A. Ernst</span></span></em></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="vertical-align:baseline\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt\;">The Latest Absurdity from the NLRB on Handbook Rules and Policies:</span></strong>&nbsp\; <span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">In recent years the </span></span><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">National Labor Relations Board</span></span><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"> has outlawed commonly accepted rules found in employee handbooks that employers maintain for a variety of legitimate business reasons. The Board&rsquo\;s irrational interpretations create a serious headache for employers.&nbsp\;</span></span>&nbsp\;<em><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">&ndash\; John L. Knorek</span></span></em></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="vertical-align:baseline\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt\;">Thinking About Juries When Deciding Why to Fire:</span></strong><span style="border:1pt none windowtext\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">&nbsp\; 12 people decide whether your termination decision discriminated or retaliated.&nbsp\;What questions will we ask to find out who will be the best three to strike from the list or try to disqualify?&nbsp\;What can you do when explaining the termination decision to help find the right ones?&nbsp\; How can that avoid a dispute in the first place? &ndash\; <em>Jeffrey S. Harris</em></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"> <span style="font-family:arial\;"> Presented in partnership with:</span></span><br />\n<a href="http://www.torkildson.com/" target="_blank"><strong style="line-height: 18.9091px\;"><img alt="" height="203" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2453/Image/Torkildson_Logo_JPG.JPG" style="width: 200px\; height: 203px\;" width="200" /></strong></a><br />\n&nbsp\;
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