2024 Labor & Employment Seminar Agenda and Materials | Tulsa
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center
8:00-8:25 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast
8:25-8:45 | Welcome
Adam W. Childers
8:45-9:35 a.m. | Trick or Treat: Unmasking Internal HR Investigations
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This presentation will delve into the spookiness of internal HR investigations and provide HR professionals with a fun and informative look at the often-daunting task of conducting internal investigations. Topics will include:
- The Witch’s Cauldron: Identifying and addressing workplace misconduct
- The Haunted House: Navigating the investigation process from initial complaint to final report
- The Ghoul’s Graveyard: Understanding legal and ethical considerations in investigations
- The Vampire’s Bite: Avoiding common pitfalls and best practices for conducting effective investigations.
9:40-10:30 a.m. | Hocus Pocus and Female Focused
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Its just a bunch of hocus pocus. This presentation will cover pregnancy and family leave issues, including the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, gender neutral policies and procedures, and avoiding sex discrimination and sexual harassment claims. Not only will this session address various legal issues women in the workplace might face, but it will provide an overview of how to combat these issues. Attendees will learn approaches to improve recruiting, retention, and employee morale not only for women, but for everyone in the office.
Jaycee Simon and Katie Campbell
10:30-10:40 a.m. | Break
10:40-11:30 a.m. | Untangling the Spider’s Web: Best Practices to Manage Online Workplace Issues
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This presentation will cover some of most common “web”-related issues for employers. In particular, attendees will learn about accommodations for remote and hybrid workers, the dos and don’ts of protecting confidential information online and through employment agreements, and how to handle political discussion occurring online and at the physical workplace. Learn our best practices so you aren’t tangled up this Halloween season.
Allen L. Hutson and Logan C. Hibbs
11:30 a.m. | Lunch
12:10-1:00 p.m. | A Nightmare on HR Street…. The Crowe Dunlevy Gameshow Returns with a Vengeance!
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Labor & Employment Practice Group Chair Adam Childers reprises his role as host of the game show in which attendees are presented with case summaries from real employment law cases around the country and then engage in an interactive discussion about those facts. The discussions will revolve around liability exposure, best practices for these scenarios, and strategies for diffusing and/or outright avoiding similar employment law issues in the attendees’ own workplaces. All of this takes place in the context of a fun and lively game show setting that pits the “Crowes” versus the “Dunlevys” in a battle royale for bragging rights and prizes, while never straying from the core exercise of providing informative and practical information and tips on a wide-range of current employment law issues.
Adam W. Childers
1:05-1:55 p.m. | The Witch’s Brew: A Hodgepodge of 2024’s Top Agency Actions
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Attendees at this session will be treated to a view into 2024’s leading agency actions, including tricky provisions and decisions from the DOL, OSHA, the NLRB, and more that can trip up the wary HR professional. The session will provide practitioners with tips and tricks for managing these administrative actions in a competitive business environment.
Michael W. Bowling
1:55-2:05 p.m. | Break
2:05-2:55 p.m. | Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace
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This presentation will provide an overview of the legal landscape as it relates to workplace harassment. Attendees will receive practical guidance for navigating the complex issues that may arise while maintaining a legally compliant workplace. Through practical scenarios, this session will include, among others, EEOC enforcement guidance on race, religion, sexual orientation, age, and disabilities. This presentation will also provide pointers for conducting a prompt and adequate investigation.
Madalene A.B. Witterholt
2:55 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Prizes
Adam W. Childers