Key Issues for Employers in the Last Year of the Obama Administration

As the current administration draws toward a close, important issues have arisen for employers, including changes to federal guidelines and regulations from the EEOC, NLRB and other agencies. This will be a fast-moving review of the most current and important employment and labor law developments, how they impact employers and what to expect and prepare for.

Topics:

• EEOC’s proposed pay reporting rule
• A rush of other federal rules
  • Revamped overtime pay guidelines
  • New federal contractor requirements
  • Electronic reporting of injury and illness data
• NLRB efforts to expand the scope of the NLRA (focus on e-mail)
• The NLRB’s Browning-Ferris joint employer decision: why it matters and whether it will it survive
• Update - EEOC continues to pursue criminal convictions through disparate impact theory
• What about all these overtime lawsuits?
• How a Supreme Court vacancy will affect employment law
• EEOC: Trying to make Title VII cover sexual orientation 

Registration and Breakfast: 8:00 – 8:30 am

Program: 8:30 – 10:00 am