2007 Midwest Employer

Littler Mendelson is pleased to invite you to our 2007 Midwest Employer Conference. Based on the annual Executive Employer conference held earlier this year in Phoenix, Arizona, this full-day seminar is designed specifically for Midwest corporate counsel and human resources professionals who are interested in keeping compliant with the latest legal and HR trends impacting the workplace. In addition to up-to-the-minute employment law developments, attendees will learn strategies for effectively managing the realities of today’s ever-changing workplace.

The 2007 Midwest Employer Conference will focus on many of the compliance issues that are of greatest concern to employers, including:

• General Session: The 2007 Littler Report – Littler’s round-up of key national and global employment and labor development
• Who Are You? Are Your Employees Really Who They Say They Are and What Do You Do If They’re Not? – Documenting employee identity and dealing with aggressive enforcement initiative
• Sex, Lies & Stereotypes: The Challenge of Addressing Emerging Bases of Discrimination – Examining new employee protections like Gender Identity Disorder and Family Responsibility Discrimination
• Community Outreach Programs in the Workplace: A Panel Discussion – Realizing the positive internal and external benefits of community outreach
• New Rules, New Technologies, New Headaches: How to Manage the Evolving Demands of Workplace Privacy – What are your companies’ obligations in the digital age?
• Secrets and Lies: Avoiding the Sting of Unfair Competition - Examining the cycle of an unfair competition matter
• Incentive to Litigate: The Changing Rules for Bonus, Commission and Incentive Compensation Plans – Strategies for drafting a compliant plan
• We Shall Be Released: Is It Possible to Draft an Enforceable Release Agreement? – Dealing with the new challenges facing release agreements
• Labor Law Update: What Every Non-Union Employer Needs To Know – A comprehensive update on pending acts, corporate campaigns and local NLRB activity
• I’ll Get You for That! How to Combat the Expanding Threat of Retaliation – Stemming the tide of retaliation claims in light of new standards
• My Employee Claims to Have Been Hurt on the Job, Now What? Managing the Workers’ Compensation Process – Responding effectively to workplace injuries

Staying compliant in today’s workplace is a full-time challenge for legal counsel and human resources professionals. Drawing upon its experience working with thousands of employers, Littler Mendelson will define the legal compliance challenges and provoke discussion of effective solutions for 2007 and beyond.

Registration Fee:
$195 per person

Registration Includes:

• Conference Program
• Continental Breakfast
• Lunch
• The 2007 National EmployerTM on CD-ROM

CLE Credits
This activity is pending approval for continuing legal education in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
PHR/SPHR Certification Credits:
This program is approved for recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI at www.hrci.org.

For questions regarding the 2007 Midwest Employer Conference, contact Susan Thompson at sthompson@littler.com or 612.313.7619.