Firm presents Employment Law Symposium March 19

Maddin Hauser will conduct its 2024 Employment Law Symposium titled “Navigating the New Landscape” on Wednesday, March 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Saint John’s Resort, 44045 Five Mile Road in Plymouth.

Featured topics and speakers will include:

• So, You Think You Can Leave?, with Andrew M. Creal
   - Navigating FMLA
   - Worker’s Compensation
   - ESTA Issues as an Employer in 2025

• FLSA – Common Pitfalls – What you Don’t Know Can Hurt You, with Kathleen H. Klaus
   - Misclassification of employees
   - “Off the Clock” work
   - Bonuses and overtime calculations

• Accommodating Successfully: Navigating the ADA and PWFA, with Mariel G. Newhouse
   - Overview of the ADA interactive process
   - Common types of requests and accommodations available
   - How the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act fits into this framework, and where additional assessment is needed

• Labor Pains: Navigating the NLRB’s Shifting Standards, with Jonathan M. Sollish
   - Overview of National Labor Relations Act and National Labor Relations Board
   - NLRB Structure and Outlook
   - General Counsel Policy Changes

• HR, AI, FCRA, NLRB, and Every Acronym in Between: Best Practices and Risks during the Onboarding Process, with Jordan M. Small
   - The proliferation of AI in hiring and its potential risks
   - New NLRB handbook rules and how they affect the policies that should – or shouldn’t – be included in handbooks
   - FCRA update – proposed rule changes and how they would affect employers

• Workplace Retaliation, with Rita M. Lauer
   - What is retaliation
   - The hallmarks of retaliation claims
   - Damages awarded

• Non-Competes, Duty of Loyalty, Work for Hire, Confidentiality and IP, with Nolan J. De Jong
   - So, are non-competes really enforceable?
   - Protecting our stuff
   - What are the non-contractual obligations of workers?

• Updates in Discrimination Law, with Ronald A. Sollish
   - What’s going on at the EEOC
   - Race, Age and National origin issues
   - Gender, Pregnancy and Disability Claims

For additional information on the Symposium, visit https://maddinhauser.com and click on “events.” Anyone with questions may email Events@MaddinHauser.com.