The HR Specialist and LEAP presenters provide additional materials – white papers, books, sample policies, articles, etc. – for some LEAP 2019 sessions to give you added compliance advice.
These materials, plus the speakers’ PowerPoint presentations, are available here:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
Midday sessions (presentations from sponsors)
Practical Data Management Issues Facing In-House HR
Sponsor: The Claro Group
#MeToo: What Went Wrong & How Can Employers Protect Themselves
Sponsor: Work Shield
- PowerPoint slides
- The Work Shield blog
How to Work with Your Outside Counsel
Sponsor: Sherman & Howard
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Workplace Detox: Strategies to (Legally) Deal with Malcontents and Toxic Employees
- PowerPoint slides
- Managing Problem Employees (PDF article, 3 pages)
- Workplace Conflict Resolution: 10 Ways to Manage Employee Conflict (PDF report, 24 pages)
- 14 Tips on Business Etiquette (PDF special report, 25 pages)
- Fire at Will (PDF special report, 72 pages)
FMLA Master Class
- PowerPoint slides
- FMLA Forms: 7 Forms to Help You Comply with the FMLA (PDF, 22 pages)
- FMLA Intermittent Leave: 5 Guidelines for Managing Intermittent Leave (PDF report, 22 pages)
Employee Handbooks Workshop
- PowerPoint slides
- Bullet-Proof Your Employee Handbook (PDF book, 42 pages)
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Rise and Shine: Yoga & Wellness Talk
- The Healthy Living Workbook, by Kristin DiDomenico, KristinFitness.com (PDF, 28 pages)
Employment Law 2019: Latest & Greatest Developments Impacting Employers
Washington Watch
- PowerPoint slides
- What Employers Can and Can’t Do to Stay Union-Free – article
- I-9 Forms: A Guide to Employment Verification (PDF report, 17 pages)
HR’s Role in Preparing for—and Responding to—a Crisis
- PowerPoint slides
- Active Shooter Response Plan (PDF, 2 pages)
- Yes, You Need a Crisis Plan! Here’s What it Should Say (Business Management Daily article)
So What’s a ‘Reasonable’ Accommodation?
- PowerPoint slides
- A Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF, 26 pages)
LUNCH Presentation: Inside the Mind of a Plaintiff’s Attorney
Recordkeeping and Records Management: What to Keep, What to Toss
- PowerPoint slides
- Record Retention Schedule: Guidelines for Every Office Document (PDF report, 9 page)
- Timekeeping and Payroll Recordkeeping (PDF report, 25 pages)
Arbitration Agreements: The New Benefits and Pitfalls
Federal Contractor Issues
- PowerPoint slides
- An Update on Federal Contractors 2019: The New Transparent OFCCP (PDF white paper, 102 pages)
Employee Leave Roundtables
Privacy in the Digital Age: HR’s Role
- PowerPoint slides
- Sample social media policies (link to HR Specialist website)
Public-Sector Employers: Unique Issues and Risks for 2019
- PowerPoint slides
- Employment Law in the Public Sector 2019 (Paul Plevin white paper, PDF, 12 pages)
Anxiety, Stress and Mental Health: When Care Meets Compliance
- PowerPoint slides
- Beautiful Minds Redux 2019: Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Mental Disabilities in the Workplace under the ADA and ADAA (Paul Plevin white paper, PDF, 22 pages)
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
#MeToo 2.0: The Second Wave of Sexual Harassment
- PowerPoint slides
- Sample investigation report: Dallas Mavericks harassment 2018 (PDF, 46 pages)
- Sample investigation report: Uber harassment (PDF, 46 pages)
- Investigating Harassment: How to Determine Credibility – HR Specialist article
The Psychology of an Employment Lawsuit
Return to Work
Wage & Hour Update 2019
- PowerPoint slides
- New overtime regulations: DOL notice and FAQ document, issued 3/8/19 (PDF, 9 page)
- New overtime regulations: Differences between 2019 and 2016 proposals (PDF, 2 pages)
- Exempt vs. Nonexempt: How to Make the Call and Avoid FLSA Overtime Lawsuits (PDF, 30 pages)
- Chart – Updated Summary of State Equal Pay Laws (PDF, 17 pages)
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
The Hiring Workshop
- PowerPoint slides
- Hire at Will (PDF book, 68 pages)
Preparing for Depositions
California Employment Law: Litigation Here We Come
- PowerPoint slides
- California 2019 Case Employment Law Update – white paper (PDF, 34 pages)
- California 2019 Legislation Update – white paper (PDF, 16 pages)