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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

1. NEW HIRES – GETTING IT RIGHT FROM THE START
   8:30 - 9:30, Brian M. Garrison
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
   9:30 - 10:30, Dana E. Stutzman
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
   10:45 - 12:00, Michael W. Padgett
   1. An Overview of the Employment Laws Most Often Implicated in the Workplace
   2. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Including Sexual Harassment)
   3. Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA)
   4. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
   5. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
   6. Uniformed Services Employment Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
   7. National Labor Relations Act
4. SENSITIVE ISSUES: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND LEAVES OF ABSENCE
   1:00 - 2:00, Mark J. Romaniuk
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
   2:00 - 2:45, Jeffrey B. Halbert
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
   3:00 - 3:45, Mark R. Waterfill
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, Brian M. Garrison
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

BRIAN M. GARRISON is an attorney with Faegre Baker Daniels, where he concentrates his practice in the counseling and representation of management in labor relations and employment matters. Mr. Garrison has represented employers in various types of traditional labor law matters before the National Labor Relations Board, including defending and prosecuting unfair labor practice charges, representing employers in unfair labor practice trials, and advising clients during union organizing campaigns. His practice also involves representing employers in employment litigation before state and federal courts, and in administrative charges before federal, state, and local agencies. Mr. Garrison regularly advises clients on human resources matters, including disciplinary and termination issues; employment agreements; employment-related policies; and compliance with state and federal employment-related statutes, regulations, and ordinances. He earned his B.A. degree from DePauw University and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Illinois College of Law. He is admitted to practice in Indiana.

JEFFREY B. HALBERT is an equity shareholder with Stewart & Irwin PC, where he heads the firm's labor and employment department. Mr. Halbert has extensive experience litigating all forms of labor and employment matters throughout Indiana. He handles litigation before all state and federal courts in Indiana, including the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. He also practices before numerous state and federal agencies, including but not limited to, the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Indiana Department of Labor. Mr. Halbert has been appointed to the Indiana Association of School Business Officials Human Resources Committee. He also is an officer for the IBA Labor and Employment Section Executive Committee, serving as vice-chairman in 2010 and chairman in 2011-2012. He was selected for inclusion in Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Stars in 2011.

MICHAEL W. PADGETT is a partner in the Indianapolis, Indiana office of Jackson Lewis LLP. His practice covers a broad range of employment litigation and traditional labor matters. His litigation experience includes defending claims of race, age, national origin, and general discrimination, as well as sexual harassment, unlawful retaliation, wage and hour claims (including class actions), non-compete matters, and occupational safety and health matters. Mr. Padgett has handled these matters in federal and state courts in several states, as well as in the 7th and 5th U.S. circuit courts of appeals. He has extensive experience in defending claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the state and local labor and employment agencies. Mr. Padgett earned his B.S. degree from Purdue University and his J.D. degree from Indiana University. He is a member of the Indiana State and Indianapolis bar associations, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, and Indiana SHRM.

MARK J. ROMANIUK is a partner in the law firm of Faegre Baker Daniels, where he concentrates his practice in the area of labor and employment law. Mr. Romaniuk represents management before state and federal agencies, such as the EEOC, NLRB and Department of Labor; defends against union organizing efforts; and represents management in state and federal court. Mr. Romaniuk is a frequent lecturer on his area of expertise. He received his B.S. degree from Indiana University-Bloomington and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington. He is a member of the Indianapolis, Indiana State and American bar associations.

DANA E. STUTZMAN is an attorney at the law firm of Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C., where he counsels clients in numerous aspects of employment law. He advises management on employment-related issues, such as discipline and discharge matters, wage and hour disputes, disability and FMLA discrimination, workplace harassment complaints, covenants not to compete, and policy and handbook review. In addition, Mr. Stutzman regularly appears on behalf of clients in federal and state courts, and agencies in employment-based litigation. His litigation experience encompasses most federal employment laws, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Title VII, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Mr. Stutzman has experience litigating a variety of state law claims, including breach of contracts and covenants not to compete, civil rights claims, and wage payment claims. He earned his B.A. degree from Indiana University and his J.D. degree from the Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis. Mr. Stutzman is a member of the Indiana State Bar Association.

MARK R. WATERFILL is a shareholder at the law firm of Benesch Law where he practices in the areas of employment law, commercial litigation and utility law. Mr. Waterfill is widely recognized in the field of employment law and also focuses on litigating commercial disputes. He has lectured and written extensively on a variety of employment law topics for companies and for professional and trade groups. Mr. Waterfill is a contributing lead editor to the Council on Education in Management's Personnel Law Update, a monthly publication. He has been listed in Indiana Super Lawyers and is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association (Board of Managers; distinguished fellow), the Indiana State (member, Labor and Employment Council) and the American bar associations. Mr. Waterfill earned his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Hanover College and his J.D. degree from Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington.

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