Webinars & Seminars
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
. - Oklahoma Department of Labor
- Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
- Oklahoma Worker’s Compensation Act – Oklahoma State Title 85
- Oklahoma Legislature
- Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN)
. - National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network
. - 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)
. - 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)
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October 10, 2009