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1. New Hires – Getting it Right From the Start
2. If You're Prepared to be Sued, You're Less Likely to be Sued
3. Employment Laws You Need to be Familiar With
4. Sensitive Issues: Substance Abuse and Leaves of Absence
5. Internal Investigations
6. Wage and Hour Issues
7. Separation of Employment

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1. NEW HIRES – GETTING IT RIGHT FROM THE START
   8:30 - 9:15, John W. Bolanovich
1. Job Applications: Getting the Data You Need
2. The Interview Process: How to Portray Your Message Throughout
3. Screen References Through a Filter of Reality
4. Job Offers, Terms and Conditions of Contracts
5. Orientation and Training: Keeping the “Keepers”
2. IF YOU'RE PREPARED TO BE SUED, YOU'RE LESS LIKELY TO BE SUED
   9:15 - 10:15, Dorothy F. Green
1. Take Inventory of Your Current Handbook and Explore New Ideas
2. Use "Employment At-Will" to Your Advantage
3. Don't be Recklessly Indifferent With Employee Training
4. Tracking of Handbook and Policy Updates Given to Employees
5. Strategies for Management Buy-In
3. EMPLOYMENT LAWS YOU NEED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH
   10:30 - 11:30, Mark L. Van Valkenburgh
   1. The Latest Employment Law Developments and How They Affect You
   2. Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA)
   3. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
   4. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Sexual Harassment
   5. Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
   6. Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
   7. Uniformed Services Employment Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
   8. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
   9. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
   10. Social Security Mismatch Letters and I-9
   11. Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
4. SENSITIVE ISSUES: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE
   11:30 - 12:30, Dorothy F. Green
1. Drug and Alcohol Testing
1. Establish Control By Way of Written Policies
2. Suspicion vs. Random Testing
3. Advise, Establish and Train an Internal Medical Review Officer
4. Local Lab Options
5. Dealing With Test Results
2. Walk Softly When Dealing With "Leaves of Absence"
1. Establish Family/Medical, Victims, Disability, and Worker's Compensation Leave Policies
2. Build a Safety Net for Situations That May Arise
5. INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS
   1:30 - 2:30, Mark L. Van Valkenburgh
1. The New Trend of Outsourcing Investigation - Money Well Spent
2. Equal Employment Opportunity Guidelines
3. Always be Aware of What Will be Discoverable From the Investigation
4. What to do With the Evidence to Resolve the Issue
6. WAGE AND HOUR ISSUES
   2:30 - 3:30, Mark L. Van Valkenburgh
1. State-Specific Wage and Hour Laws
2. What Qualifies as Overtime
3. Differences to be Aware of: Salaried Exempt vs. Salaried Non-Exempt
4. Options for Employees Reporting Time Worked
5. Handling Deductions From Wages
6. Other
7. SEPARATION OF EMPLOYMENT
   3:45 - 4:40, John W. Bolanovich
1. Reviews, Warnings, Discipline and Suspensions
2. There is a Time for Termination
3. Is Your Paper Trail Ready for Possible Litigation?
4. Monetary Transactions to Discuss
5. Severance Packages
6. Separation Pay
7. The Exit Interview
8. Documents and Disclaimers

JOHN W. BOLANOVICH is of counsel in the Orlando office of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation and employment law, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of matters. Mr. Bolanovich has litigated cases before state and federal circuits throughout Florida. He earned his B.A. degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, his M.S. degree from Florida International University and his J.D. degree from the University of Miami School of Law. Mr. Bolanovich is admitted to The Florida Bar.

DOROTHY F. GREEN is a partner with the Orlando law firm of Latham, Shuker, Eden & Beaudine, LLP. She is board certified as a specialist in labor and employment law by The Florida Bar and has practiced labor and employment law representing employers. Mr. Green's practice includes representation of employers before the National Labor Relations Board and the state of Florida Public Employees Relations Commission, as well as the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. She represents employers in labor arbitration and collective bargaining. Ms. Green earned her B.A. degree from Baylor University, her M.S.L.S. degree from the University of Kentucky and her J.D. degree from American University - Washington College of Law. She is a frequent speaker and lecturer on labor and employment law topics. Ms. Green is a member of the Academy of Florida Management Attorneys. She is a member of the Orange County and Federal bar associations, the Virginia State Bar, The Florida Bar, the Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers, and the Society for Human Resource Management. Ms. Green is certified as a mediator by the Florida Supreme Court in County and Circuit courts and certified as a mediator by the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida.

MARK L. VAN VALKENBURGH has been a practicing attorney for 15 years and is approved as a mediator by the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He spent the first half of his career as a trial lawyer, litigating a wide variety of real estate and businessdisputes. During that time, Mr. Van Valkenburgh began focusing his practice on employment related disputes. He has won significant jury trials representing both former employees and employers. In addition to mediating cases, Mr. Van Valkenburgh continues to litigate employment and commercial disputes. He also teaches the art of negotiation to students at the Barry University College of Law in his class "Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation." Mr. Van Valkenburgh earned his B.A. degree from Wake Forest University and his J.D. degree from the New England School of Law. He is a member of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators. Mr. Van Valkenburgh is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and the U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern and Northern districts of Florida.

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