Labor Relations Update 2016
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| Organizer: | Lisa Callaway |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 |
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| iCal link | September 15, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
Changes and new mandates are coming quickly and often with little advanced notice to employers. Is your organization prepared for the bargaining implications of the new overtime exemptions and joint employer rulings, as well as other aggressive labor policies pursued by the DOL and NLRB? What will a new presidential administration bring? Other topics to be discussed at this session include the implementation of discipline in a unionized environment and the NLRB’s intrusion into employer handbooks and the workplace.
Legal Update - OSHA and New Illinois Laws
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| Organizer: | Michael Hughes |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 |
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| iCal link | October 20, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
Legal Update - OSHA and New Illinois Laws
Unemployment - best practices for minimizing costs and exposure
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| Organizer: | Jorie Cummins |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 |
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| iCal link | August 18, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
Best practices for minimizing Unemployment costs and exposure. The presentation will provide an overview of the Unemployment system including the life span of an unemployment claim and hearing procedures. Ms. Cummis will also discuss what is effective documentation for protesting unemployment claims.
Benefit Trends in the World of the ACA
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| Organizer: | Kelly Haab-Tallitsch |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 |
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| iCal link | June 16, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
Join us for a one-hour program on the continuing impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on benefit plan design. Employee Benefits Attorney Kelly Haab-Tallitsch will cover strategies for addressing the upcoming non-discrimination provisions and the Cadillac Tax on high-cost health plans, navigating conflicting guidance on wellness plans, and differentiating your benefits program in the highly regulated, post-ACA environment. She will also discuss strategies to reduce employers’ potential liability under the ACA whistleblower provisions and emerging claims for benef
Trends in Compensation, best practices and helpful tips
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| Organizer: | Donald Hubbartt |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 - members; $25 - member's guests; $40 - non-members for all monthly programs unless otherwise indicated. |
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| iCal link | May 19, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
Trends in Compensation, best practices and helpful tips
Straight from the Horses Mouth - DOL Investigations
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| Organizer: | Gilbert Herrera, US Dept of Labor & Sara Zorich, Smith Amundsen |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 |
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| iCal link | April 21, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
The seminar will consist of a power point presentation that describes the investigation process. The investigator will discuss in great detail why an employer is investigated, records that need to be kept and presented to the Department of Labor, and give examples of questions asked of employees during the interviews. The investigator will discuss the fact-finding process and give an estimate of how long an investigation lasts.
Labor Market Trends in Illinois, incl Tips for Using Careerbuilder
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| Organizer: | Peter Chung, CareerBuilder |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 - members; $25 - member's guests; $40 - non-members for all monthly programs unless otherwise indicated. |
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| iCal link | March 17, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
Labor Market Trends in Illinois, incl Tips for Using Careerbuilder
CB Candidate Behavior Study 2015
New Developments at the EEOC
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| Organizer: | Julie Bretz, EEOC |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 - members; $25 - member's guests; $40 - non-members for all monthly programs unless otherwise indicated. |
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| iCal link | February 18, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
**Registration is now full for this event.**
This program will cover new developments at the EEOC, current Strategic Enforcement Priorities and the mediation program. New development covered include the EEOC's move to digital charge processing and National Universal Agreements to Mediate.
Temporary Workforce - Hidden Potential Liabilities
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| Organizer: | Katherine Goyert & Sarah Flotte |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 - members; $25 - member's guests; $40 - non-members for all monthly programs unless otherwise indicated. |
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| iCal link | January 21, 2016 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
Employers increasingly rely on their temporary workforce as a way to reduce expenses and limit exposure to liability. What some employers do not take into account, though, are the hidden potential liabilities of using a temporary workforce. We will discuss those potential liabilities and suggest steps for reducing employers’ exposure from using a temporary workforce.
New DOL Exemption - Keys to the New Regulation
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| Organizer: | Sara Zorich, Smith Amundsen |
| Location: | Elgin Community College, University & Business Center- Dining Room, 1700 Spartan Drive - Building E, Elgin, Illinois 60123 |
| Price: | $20 - members; $25 - member's guests; $40 - non-members for all monthly programs unless otherwise indicated. |
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| iCal link | November 19, 2015 - 11:15am to 1:00pm |
This seminar will focus on what the new DOL Exempt rule is proposing, including salary change and a mechanism for it to increase on a yearly basis. The seminar will provide tips and suggestions on how employers can prepare now for this change and creative solutions to address changing someone’s pay. Finally, the seminar will cover how to determine whether the employee properly meets the duties test for the exemption along with the salary inc



