McAfee & Taft's Fall 2009
Labor & Employment and
Employee Benefits Seminar

McAfee & Taft's “LEEB University” Fall 2009 Labor & Employment and Employee Benefits Seminar offered courses in a variety of workplace-related issues. Below are downloadable resources from the seminar.

Seminar Booklet

Individual presentations:

• LE.101 – Employment Law Update : An introduction to the most recent and significant changes to state and national labor and employment laws.
• LE.201 – Employee Privacy : A study of recent cases involving employee privacy and what those cases tell us about employee rights.
• EB.202 – Employee Benefits : With a focus on recent legal developments, this course will also cover timely case studies relevant to employee benefits professionals.
• LE.301 – Avoiding Litigation : This course introduces students to real life case studies and provides them with practical tips and strategies to avoid litigation.
• EB.302 – Health Plan Savings : Featuring guest instructor Teah Corley with PremierSource, this course is a study of cost-saving strategies for employer health plans.
• LE.401 – Administrative Agency Proceedings : An in-depth look at administrative agency proceedings and practical application methods for handling unemployment claims, Oklahoma Department of Labor claims and EEOC charges.
• LE.402 – Non-Traditional Employees : This course examines the issues and pitfalls employers face with independent contractors, temporary employees and employees working from home.

RESOURCES REFERENCED DURING SEMINAR:

From LE.101 - Employment Law Update

• Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)
  • Download Form I-9 English (Rev. 8/7/09) (447KB PDF)
  • Download Form I-9 Spanish (Rev. 8/7/09) (443KB PDF)

From EB.302 - Health Plan Savings

• Resources to help Health Plan participants become better consumers:
  • http://www.vimo.com/ - provides information and price comparisons by procedure and by provider by zip code
  • www.healthgrades.com - provides its proprietary quality ratings for providers and hospitals

From LE.402 - Non-Traditional Employees

• Telecommuting Information:
  • http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/telework.html - Work At Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
• H1N1 Information:
  • http://eeoc.gov/facts/h1n1.html - Employment discrimination and the 2009 H1N1 flu virus
  • http://eeoc.gov/facts/h1n1_flu.html - ADA-compliant employer preparedness for the H1N1 flu virus 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• McAfee & Taft on Facebook: Become a fan of our Facebook page and get our news updates, alerts and event announcements.
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• PremierSource , human resources and employee benefits consulting, including a no-obligation complimentary diagnostic analysis of existing benefits plans.
   
• U.S Department of Labor  (DOL)
• Bureau of Statistics (BLS)
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Code of Federal Regulations
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• Oklahoma Department of Labor
• Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
• Oklahoma Worker's Compensation Act - Oklahoma State Title 85
• Oklahoma Legislature
• Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN)
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• National Workers' Compensation Defense Network
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• Labor and Employment Laws of the Fifty States,
  District of Columbia and Puerto Rico  
  (published by Cornell University Law School)
• U.S. Code Collection
  (published by Cornell University Law School)
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• Oklahoma Employment Law Letter
• HRhero.com , an online resources to help human resource professionals find quick answers to their employment law and management questions
   
• Oklahoma State Council for Human Resource Management
• Society for Human Resource Management  (SHRM)