BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230811T173000Z DTEND:20230812T023000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:30th Annual Employment Law Seminar presented by Torkildson Katz DESCRIPTION:ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.\n\n\n\nAttend the 30th Annual Employment Law Seminar to enjoy a full-day of in-person and up to the minute information on recent significant employment law developments. Presenters from Torkildson Katz\, A Law Corporation have extensive firsthand experience and knowledge on some of the most pressing legal issues that impact employers.\n \nA must-attend event each year\, the Employment Law Seminar provides in-depth presentations about the biggest challenges in human resources today and advice on how to navigate these trends. This is an opportunity to update your HR policies and ask your most complicated questions to the panel of experts and receive immediate feedback to your most pressing topics.\n\n \nBingo Card Giveaway with Alaska Airlines\nVisit the exhibitor booths\, collect stickers and enter for an opportunity to win Two Round Trip Tickets on Alaska Airlines. The winner will be announced at the Pau Hana Session.\n\n \nCOMPLIMENTARY HEADSHOTS BY PAULA OTA PHOTOGRAPHY\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Options Include In-Person and Virtual. Click HERE for a shareable flyer. Register to attend with a virtual ticket to watch the presentations from the safety of your home or work office\, without the hassle of coming down to Waikiki. Unfortunately\, no SHRM/HRCI/HSBA credits will be available for virtual attendees. \n\n \n\n\n\nThe Chamber of Commerce Hawaii is recognized by SHRM to offer 5.0 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification activities.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Chamber of Commerce Hawaii is recognized by HSBA to offer 5.0 Continuing Legal Education credit hours for this event.\n\n\n\n\n\nThis program has been approved for 5.00 Seminar recertification credit hours toward aPHR?\, aPHRi?\, PHR \, PHRca \, SPHR \, GPHR \, PHRi? and SPHRi? recertification through HR Certification Institute (HRCI ). The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute?s (HRCI ) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.\n\n \n \n\n\n\nAgenda At-a-Glance\n\n7:30 - 8:30 AM: Registration\, Breakfast and Exhibitor Tables\n\n \n\n8:30 - 9:00 AM: Welcome and Legislative Update \n\n\n Sherry Menor-McNamara\, President & CEO\, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii\n Eliza Talbot\, Vice President\, Business Advocacy and Community Relations\, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii\n\n\n9:00 - 10:00 AM: Group Session #1: From the Beginning: Creating the Employment Relationship Avoiding the trips and falls\, the latest court developments on how to carefully advertise\, hire and onboard in a new era\, including remote work and reasonable accommodation requests. What now - three years into covid?\n\n\n Joseph Ernst\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n Kendra Kawai\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n John Knorek\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n\n\n10:00 - 10:15 AM: Break \n\n\n\n10:15 - 11:15 AM: Group Session #2: Managing the Employment Relationship: Rightful Discipline and Discharge The latest court and legislative developments that must be met to safely terminate employees\, including restrictions on settlement agreements\, nondisclosure and noncompete agreements\, and Equal Pay Act. An update on Supreme Court Religious Accommodation decisions. \n\n\n D. Elliot Gonzalez\, Senior Counsel\, Torkildson Katz\n Jeffrey Harris\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n Rachel Hoke Miyashiro\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n\n\n\n11:15 - 11:45 AM: Group Session #3: Is Your Workplace Expecting? Are You Prepping for 2023's Pregnant Workers? Fairness Act and Review of State Pregnancy Accommodation Requirements. \n\n\n D. Elliot Gonzalez\, Senior Counsel\, Torkildson Katz\n Jeffrey Harris\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n Rachel Hoke Miyashiro\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n\n\n11:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Break\n\n\n\n12:00 - 1:15 PM: Lunch\, Keynote Address and Exhibitor Tables\n\n\n\n \n Rear Admiral Blake L. Converse\, Deputy Commander\n\n United States Pacific Fleet\n \n\n\n1:15 - 1:30 PM: Break\n\n\n\n1:30 - 2:30 PM: Breakout Session #1A: The Biden NLRB - This Board's Not Bored: Coverage of Board policy agenda\, the workplace rules it has changed and it targeting to change. NLRB prohibition against non-disparagement in severance agreements.\n\n\n Jeffrey Harris\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n John Knorek\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n\n\n\n\n1:30 - 2:30 PM: Breakout Session #1B: FMLA and FLSA - Leave and Pay Issues: The US DOL and Hawaii DLIR Audits and Liability Explained. An Update on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decisions and Potential Future Impact. Hawaii Legislature's proposed Pay Transparency Law explained.\n\n\n Joseph Ernst\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n\n\n\n\n2:30 - 2:45 PM: Break\n\n\n\n2:45 - 3:45 PM: Breakout Session #2A: Immigration Law: Update on Audits and Penalties for Non-Compliance.\n\n\n Newton Chu\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n Vaughn Cook\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n\n\n2:45 - 3:45 PM: Breakout Session #2B: ADA/WC/TDI - Alphabet Law Compliance: Disability Law and the Interplay of Worker's Compensation and TDI. Documentation\, Accommodation and Legally Terminating Disabled Employees. \n\n\n Lincoln Ashida\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n Kendra Kawai\, Director\, Torkildson Katz\n D. Elliot Gonzalez\, Senior Counsel\, Torkildson Katz\n\n\n3:45 - 4:00 PM: Break\n\n\n\n4:00 - 5:00 PM: Pau Hana and Exhibitor Tables\n\n \n\n\nIn-Person Registration includes: self-parking\, WIFI\, SHRM/HRCI continuing education credits\, Waikiki Sunrise Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket and 2023 Employment Law Desk Manual book with pdf version. \n\n\n\nExpo Table $700 Registration includes: (1) self-parking\, WIFI\, Waikiki Sunrise Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, (2) Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket\, six-foot expo table and two chairs. \n\n \n\nExclusive Sponsorships includes: (1) Ticket to the seminar\, Verbal and Logo Recognition\, 2-minute speaking opportunity from the stage\, (1) self-parking\, WIFI\, Waikiki Sunrise Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, (2) Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket\, six-foot expo table and two chairs. **There are only (1) sponsorship for each of the items\, so first come first serve.\n\n\n\nVirtual Registration includes: live stream of all presentations\, play-back video links\, and a 2023 Employment Law Desk Manual book with pdf version. The Desk Manual will be mailed to your preferred mailing address after the seminar.\n\n\n\nThe Chamber Desk Manual contains common sense advice concerning Hawaii\, federal employment and labor relations issues\, and continues to an indispensable resource for personnel matters. Published annually by Torkildson Katz this edition features new and revised materials not found in older editions. \n\n\n\nMahalo to our presenting sponsor! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
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\nAttend the 30th Annual Employment Law Seminar to enjoy a full-day of in-person and up to the minute information on recent significant employment law developments. Presenters from Torkildson Katz\, A Law Corporation \;have extensive firsthand experience and knowledge on some of the most pressing legal issues that impact employers.\n
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\nA must-attend event each year\, the Employment Law Seminar provides in-depth presentations about the biggest challenges in human resources today and advice on how to navigate these trends. This is an opportunity to update your HR policies and ask your most complicated questions to the panel of experts and receive immediate feedback to your most pressing topics.
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Bingo Card Giveaway with Alaska Airlines
\nVisit the exhibitor booths\, collect stickers and enter for an opportunity to win \;Two Round Trip Tickets on Alaska Airlines. The winner will be announced at the Pau Hana Session.
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COMPLIMENTARY HEADSHOTS BY PAULA OTA PHOTOGRAPHY

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\nRegistration Options Include In-Person and Virtual. Click HERE  \;for a shareable flyer. \;Register to attend with a virtual ticket to watch the presentations from the safety of your home or work office\, without the hassle of coming down to Waikiki. Unfortunately\, no SHRM/HRCI/HSBA credits will be available for virtual attendees. \;
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\nThe Chamber of Commerce Hawaii is recognized by SHRM to offer 5.0 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP recertification activities.
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The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii is recognized by HSBA to offer \;5.0 \;Continuing Legal Education credit hours for this event.
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\nThis program has been approved for&thinsp\;5.00&thinsp\;&thinsp\;Seminar&thinsp\;recertification credit hours toward aPHR?\, aPHRi?\, PHR®\;\, PHRca®\;\, SPHR®\;\, GPHR®\;\, PHRi? and SPHRi? recertification through HR Certification Institute®\; (HRCI®\;). \;The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute?s®\; (HRCI®\;) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.
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\nAgenda At-a-Glance
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7:30 - 8:30 AM: \;Registration\, \;Breakfast and Exhibitor Tables
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8:30 - 9:00 AM: \;Welcome and Legislative Update \;
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9:00 - 10:00 \;AM: \;Group Session #1: From the Beginning: Creating the Employment Relationship \;Avoiding the trips and falls\, the latest court developments on how to carefully advertise\, hire and onboard in a new era\, including remote work and reasonable accommodation requests. What now - three years into covid?
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10:00 \;- 10:15 AM: \;Break \;
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\n10:15 - 11:15 \;AM: \;Group Session #2: Managing the Employment Relationship: Rightful Discipline and Discharge \;The latest court and legislative developments that must be met to safely terminate employees\, including restrictions on settlement agreements\, nondisclosure and noncompete agreements\, and Equal Pay Act. An update on Supreme Court Religious Accommodation decisions. \;
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11:15 - 11:45 AM: \;Group Session #3: Is Your Workplace Expecting? \;Are You Prepping for 2023'\;s Pregnant Workers? Fairness Act and Review of State Pregnancy Accommodation Requirements. \; \;
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11:45 AM \;- 12:00 PM: \;Break
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\n12:00 - 1:15 \;PM: \;Lunch\, \;Keynote Address and Exhibitor Tables
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1:15 \;- 1:30 \;PM: \;Break
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\n1:30 \;- 2:30 \;PM: \;Breakout Session #1A: The Biden NLRB - This Board'\;s Not Bored: Coverage of Board policy agenda\, the workplace rules it has changed and it targeting to change. NLRB prohibition against non-disparagement in severance agreements.

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\n1:30 \;- 2:30 \;PM: Breakout Session #1B: FMLA and FLSA - Leave and Pay Issues: The US DOL and Hawaii DLIR Audits and Liability Explained. An Update on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decisions and Potential Future Impact. Hawaii Legislature'\;s proposed Pay Transparency Law explained.

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\n2:30 \;- 2:45 \;PM: Break
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\n2:45 \;- 3:45 \;PM: Breakout Session #2A: Immigration Law: Update on Audits and Penalties for Non-Compliance.

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2:45 \;- 3:45 \;PM: Breakout Session #2B: ADA/WC/TDI - Alphabet Law Compliance: Disability Law and the Interplay of Worker'\;s Compensation and TDI. Documentation\, Accommodation and Legally Terminating Disabled Employees. \;

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3:45 \;- 4:00 \;PM: Break
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\n4:00 - 5:00 PM: Pau Hana and Exhibitor Tables
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In-Person Registration includes: self-parking\, WIFI\, SHRM/HRCI continuing education credits\, Waikiki Sunrise Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket and 2023 \;Employment Law Desk Manual book with pdf version. \;
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\nExpo Table $700 Registration includes: \;(1) self-parking\, WIFI\, \;Waikiki Sunrise Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, (2) Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket\, six-foot expo table and two chairs. \;
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Exclusive Sponsorships includes: \;(1) Ticket to the seminar\, Verbal and Logo Recognition\, 2-minute speaking opportunity from the stage\, (1) self-parking\, WIFI\, \;Waikiki Sunrise Continental Breakfast\, Coffee\, (2) Lunch\, Pau Hana Networking Reception with appetizers and one drink ticket\, six-foot expo table and two chairs. \;**There are only (1) sponsorship for each of the items\, so first come first serve.

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\nVirtual Registration includes: live stream of all presentations\, play-back video links\, and a \;2023 \;Employment Law Desk Manual book with pdf version. The Desk Manual will be mailed to your preferred mailing address after the seminar.
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\nThe Chamber Desk Manual contains common sense advice concerning Hawaii\, federal employment and labor relations issues\, and continues to an indispensable resource for personnel matters. \;Published annually by Torkildson \;Katz \;this edition features new and revised materials not found in older editions. \;
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\nMahalo to our presenting sponsor!

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