Agenda / Content Covered

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern, Peter L. Frattarelli

1. New NLRB Handbook Ruling: Extents and Limitations
   1. New Standard: Employee NLRA Rights vs. Employer Disciplinary Rights
   2. Category 1 Rules: What is Generally Lawful?
   3. Category 2 Rules: Navigating Legal Ambiguity
   4. Category 3 Rules: What is Always Unlawful?
2. Handbooks in the #MeToo Era: Crafting Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation Policies
   1. Current Case Law That Affects Policies
   2. Harassment Policies: Prohibited Conduct, Reporting, Investigation, etc.
   3. Dating Policies: Protecting Against Harassment Claims
   4. Updating Discrimination Policies: LGBTQ, Race, Religion and More
   5. OSHA Anti-Retaliation Rules and Handbook Policies
   6. Policy Violations: Spelling Out Consequences
   7. Other Critical Areas to Update

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Eastern, Ryan T. Neumeyer

3. Handbook Wage and Hour Provision: What They Must Contain
   1. FLSA White Collar Exemptions
   2. Addressing Overtime Pay
   3. Wage and Benefit Discussions Between Employees
   4. When are Wages "Confidential Information"?
4. Creating Workplace Behavior and Misconduct Policies in Light of NLRB Rules
   1. Workplace Confidentiality Rules
   2. Outside Organization Membership, Voting, etc.
   3. Rude and Disrespectful Behavior
   4. Criticism of Employers
   5. Workplace Photography and Recording
   6. Use of Company Name, Logos etc.
   7. Media Relations Policies
   8. False or Defamatory Statements
   9. Intemperate or Abusive Speech
   10. Conflict of Interest Policies

Accreditation Details:

PETER L. FRATTARELLI is a partner with Archer, where he is the chair of the Labor and Employment Department. Mr. Frattarelli regularly represents management and employers in labor and employment litigation and proceedings. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (including an Executive Committee position with the Labor and Employment Law Section); Delaware State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Camden County (New Jersey) Bar Association; barrister, Sidney Reitman Labor and Employment Law Inns of Court; and Justinian Society (Italian-American Attorneys Organization). Mr. Frattarelli is admitted to practice in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and before the U.S. Supreme Court; Third Circuit Court of Appeals; and the U.S. District Court (Delaware, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and District of New Jersey). He earned his B.S. degree from Drexel University and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Widener University School of Law.

RYAN T. NEUMEYER is counsel in the Litigation Department’s labor and employment practice group and came to McDonald Hopkins LLC after 10 years at a boutique labor and employment firm. Mr. Neumeyer has the distinction of being a certified specialist in the practice of labor and employment law by the Ohio State Bar Association. The OSBA undergoes rigorous and continuous review for compliance with the standards established for certification. He represents and counsels management on a variety of employment law matters, such as employee leave, overtime, disability accommodations, termination and layoff decisions, and workplace injuries. Earlier in his career, Mr. Neumeyer was an appellate attorney for the Office of the State Appellate Defender in Chicago and an extern for the Honorable Alice M. Batchelder, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned his B.A. degree from Mount Union College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.