Agenda / Content Covered

1. A Look Back on Biden's First Two Years
   10:00 - 11:00, John K. Baker
   1. Rollback of Executive Orders
   2. NLRB Update
   3. OFCCP Developments
   4. OSHA and COVID-19: Impact on Guidance, Enforcement, and More
   5. Immigration and the Workplace: The Latest Developments
   6. U.S. Supreme Court Decisions in 2021-2022
2. Thorny Issues Related to the ADA and the FMLA
   11:00 - 11:30, Joanne L. Butler
   1. ADA and LGBTQ+ Rights Explained
   2. Reasonable Accommodations and Teleworking: What You Need to Know
   3. Mental Illness and the Workplace
   4. Handling Intermittent Leave Issues
   5. Leave Misuse and Abuse: Strategies for Spotting It and Putting an End to It
3. Wage and Hour Law: Current Issues and Legal Updates
   11:45 - 12:45, Ralph R. Smith III
   1. Overtime Thresholds: What You Need to Know NOW
   2. Differentiating Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees
   3. Independent Contractors - The Latest Developments
   4. Tipped Workers: Recent Developments
   5. The Joint Employer Rule: What You Need to Know
   6. Changes in Workforce and Pay: Legal Essentials
   7. Handling Employee Misclassifications, Benefit and Wage Errors, and Other Mistakes
   8. Other Recent and Proposed Rule Changes
4. Marijuana, Drugs, and Alcohol in the Workplace
   1:15 - 2:15, Christopher M. Galusha
   1. State vs. Federal Marijuana Laws: The Current Landscape
   2. Recent Trends and Case Law Update
   3. Tips for Addressing Employee Drug Use
   4. Testing Employees for Drug or Alcohol Use: Extents/Limitations
   5. The Biden Administration and Marijuana Legalization: What's on the Horizon?
   6. Medical Marijuana and Disability Laws: What You Must Know
5. Handbook Changes You Need to Make
   2:15 - 3:15, Ralph R. Smith III
   1. Wage and Hour Policies: What Employers Need to Know
   2. Non-Compete Agreements - The Latest Developments
   3. Updating Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Policies: Legal Best Practices
   4. Creating and Updating Leave Policies
   5. Social Media Policies: What They Must Contain
   6. Drafting and Updating Remote Work Policies
   7. Dos and Don'ts of Employee Handbooks: With Examples
   8. Other Essential Updates to Make
6. Preventing and Responding to Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims
   3:30 - 4:00, Michael S. Horn
   1. Reviewing New 2022 Whistleblower Laws
   2. Retaliation Claims Related to COVID-19: Trends, Challenges, Fraud, and More
   3. Preventing Whistleblower and Retaliation Claims: Ensuring Legal Best Practices
   4. Whistleblower Rewards, Damages, and Remedies
7. Ethics
   4:00 - 5:00, Joanne L. Butler
   1. Conflicts of Interest
   2. Confidentiality
   3. Privileged Communications
   4. Key Rules of Professional Conduct

Accreditation Details:

John K Baker is of counsel with the firm of White and Williams LLP, where he focuses his practice in labor-management relations. Mr. Baker has guided management through virtually every conceivable labor issue, including mass picketing, political pressure, unfair labor practice charges, arbitration, collective bargaining, and contract administration. He also represents employers in matters involving discrimination and civil rights, wage and hour issues, retaliation claims, wrongful discharge, defamation, unemployment compensation, trade secrets, and restrictive covenants. Mr. Baker is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Lawyer's Assistance and Federal Practice committees. He serves as contributing editor to an ABA publication, The Developing Labor Law, and has been a contributing writer for Pennsylvania Law Weekly. Mr. Baker has served as adjunct faculty for labor relations and employment law courses at Penn State Lehigh Valley, Penn State Berks, DeSales University, Muhlenberg College, and Harcum College. He earned his B.A. degree from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania; and his J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Joanne L Butler is a partner in the law firm of Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP. Ms. Butler's law practice is primarily devoted to the areas of education and public employment law. She represents numerous boards of education as general or special counsel. In addition to providing her school district clients with counsel in the many components of school law, including student, staff, and board operations issues, Ms. Butler represents her clients in litigation matters, including student residency, discipline, and special education hearings, staff tenure proceedings, employment discrimination matters, grievance arbitrations, unfair practice proceedings, and bid/contracting disputes. She regularly appears before the Department of Education, the Office of Administrative Law, the Public Employees Relations Commission, the Division on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the various state and federal courts. Ms. Butler is a trustee of the New Jersey Association of School Attorneys and a member of the National Council of School Attorneys. She also is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association's School Law Committee and its Labor and Employment Law Section. Ms. Butler frequently lectures and provides in-service training on various education and employment issues. After attending Penn State University for two years, she graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, summa cum laude. Ms. Butler attended the Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America. She served a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Clarkson S. Fisher, former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

 

Christopher M Galusha is a vice president, senior counsel for Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. In that role, Mr. Galusha advises as to various labor & employment issues that impact the company globally. Prior to his corporate position at Broadridge, he was a partner with a large national law firm where was a member of the labor and employment group. Mr. Galusha has extensive experience in employment related disputes at the administrative, federal, and state court levels. He has also practiced before arbitral forums across the country, including the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the American Arbitration Association, and JAMS. Mr. Galusha has represented companies of various sizes across many industries in wrongful discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment, and hostile work environment matters. He also has experience drafting employment policies and procedures, negotiating and drafting employment contracts, and conducting internal investigations involving employee misconduct. Mr. Galusha received his B.S. degree from the University of Buffalo, his M.B.A. degree from Niagara University, and his J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar Association, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Galusha is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, Sidney Reitman American Inn of Court, The Sports Lawyers Association, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, and the United States Supreme Court Historical Society.

 

Michael S Horn is an attorney with Archer & Greiner, P.C., where he practices in the area of general litigation, with an emphasis on commercial litigation, UCC claims, contractual disputes, real estate litigation, products liability litigation, complex litigation, insurance coverage disputes, and environmental litigation. He is a former member of the Bergen County Committee. Mr. Horn is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey; and before the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; Northern, Western, Eastern and Southern districts of New York; the 2nd Circuit Federal Court of Appeals; the 3rd Circuit Federal Court of Appeals; and the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Tulane University; and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Syracuse College of Law.

Ralph R Smith III is a shareholder and co-chair of the labor & employment group of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. Mr. Smith focuses his practice in employment litigation and preventative employment practices, including counseling employers on the creation of employment policies, non-compete and trade secret agreements, and training employers to avoid employment-related litigation. He represents both companies and individuals in related complex commercial litigation before federal states courts and administrative agencies in labor and employment cases, including race, gender, age, national origin, disability, workplace harassment and discrimination matters, wage-and-hour disputes, restrictive covenants, grievances, arbitrations, drug testing, and employment-related contract issues. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Temple University; and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University School of Law.