Faced with a changing workforce, a changing work environment, and the
ever-changing rules and regulations, the road ahead can seem daunting
for even the most informed employers.
McAfee & Taft's Spring 2010 Labor & Employment and Employee Benefits Seminar took a look at the changes ahead and other issues affecting employers
of all sizes and industries. Below are downloadable resources
from the seminar.
Seminar Booklet
Individual presentations:
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Employment Law Update
The latest information about changes in federal and state laws, policies and regulations that affect Oklahoma employers.
Presenter: Charlie Plumb
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Document Retention
This session covers the different forms, files and documents
— from government agency forms to personnel files and employee
evaluations — employers must keep or should keep, as well as information
storage and document destruction.
Presenters: Nathan Whatley,
Sharolyn Whiting-Ralston
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Independent Contractor Issues
With employee classification under increased scrutiny from the
federal and state governments, understanding the impact of worker
classification has never been more important. This session covers government actions, as well as how to determine proper classification
and the benefits issues and legal consequences of misclassifying
workers.
Presenters: Dudley Hyde, Tony Puckett, Alison McCalla
Patel
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Remote Employees: Issues Related to Employees Working
Outside the Workplace
This session will cover the hurdles and potential pitfalls
employers may encounter when their employees work remotely, including
wage and hour, Title VII, ADA and workers’ compensation issues, as well
as employee responsibilities and employer obligations.
Presenters:
Natalie Ramsey, Josh Solberg
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Health Plans and the New Laws
This session with cover the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act and how the
law affects health plans, as well as a timeline of changes employers can
expect and the health care reform challenges in tracking your health
plan expenses.
Presenters: John Papahronis, Jim Prince
Guest
Presenter: Teah Corley of PremierSource
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How to Terminate Legally
From pre-issue planning to communicating a termination and
handling any subsequent disputes, this session will cover the legal
issues employers face when planning for and dealing with terminations as
well as recent wrongful termination claims of interest.
Presenters:
Paul Ross, Lauren Barghols Hanna
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Electronic Delivery of Benefits-Related Documents: Cheaper,
Faster, Riskier?
For HR professionals responsible for the
administration of a 401(k) plan, this session will cover what a 401(k)
plan administrator must do to effectively deliver required
communications through e-mail or a website and when it is necessary to
obtain participant consent to the electronic delivery of
benefits-related documents.
Presenters: Bill Freudenrich, Brandon
Long
RESOURCES REFERENCED DURING SEMINAR:
From "Independent Contractor Issues"
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: