Event Details
CANCELED: 2020 Labor & Employment Law Conference
Date: | November 4, 2020, 7:30am – 4:00pm |
Organizer: | Cheryl Knight & Nichole Seick |
Location: | Lacey Community Center 6729 Pacific Ave SE Olympia, WA 98503 |
Price: | See below! |
Event Type: | Conference |
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CANCELED DUE TO COVID
*SHRM Olympia is currently in the process of issuing refunds to those who previously registered. Stay tuned for a replacement meeting to be scheduled in November!
Join SHRM Olympia at our annual conference! We have some amazing presenters lined up to provide attendees a variety of legal updates on Employment Litigation Trends, Best Practice Investigations, as well as guidance on Paid Family Medical Leave laws..
Agenda
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7:30am – 8:00am |
Breakfast and Networking City Picnics |
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8:00am – 9:30am |
Speaker #1, Title Announcing soon!! |
1.5 Credits |
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9:30am – 10:00am |
Break Refreshments |
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10:00am – 11:30am |
Kari Hanson, Bio: Kari joined for the Washington State Office of the Attorney General’s Labor and Personnel Division from 2003 through August 2019. While working as an Assistant Attorney General, Kari represented a wide range of state agencies on employment and labor matters, including the Department of Corrections, the Washington State Patrol, the Legislature, the Department of Natural Resources, the Washington State Fruit Commission, and several community colleges. She provided litigation and advice services on diverse legal topics, including employee misconduct; she has reviewed and advised on hundreds of workplace investigations. Summary: Kari will walk participants through the difficult employee investigation process, best practices, and approaches. Additional program information to come! |
1.5 Credits |
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11:30pm – 12:30pm |
Lunch Meconis |
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12:30pm – 2:00pm |
Kate Tylee Herz & Christine Hawkins, Bio: Kate Tylee Herz, from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has significant experience conducting workplace investigations and representing clients in federal and state courts against allegations of discrimination, hostile work environment, sexual harassment, wage and commission disputes, wrongful termination, retaliation, and claims under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII, and Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD). Christine Hawkins, from David Wright Tremaine LLP, assists clients who are restructuring their employee benefits and compensations programs to address changes in law, minimize risk, and offer greater investment flexibility. She regularly advises companies on a wide range of employee benefits and ERISA matters, including plan operational and non-amender failures, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, multiemployer withdrawal liability, healthcare reform compliance, and fringe benefit programs. Summary: Kate will walk you through the labyrinth of PFML in Washington. She will provide an overview of the program and will dive into some of the common issues employers are grappling with: (1) How does this work with other protected leaves? (2) What does this mean for our short-term and long-term disability plans? (3) How do we handle supplemental benefits? (4) Do employees have a right to benefits continuation and job restoration? |
1.5 Credits |
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2:00pm – 2:15pm |
Break Refreshments |
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2:15pm – 3:45pm |
Catharine Morisset, Bio: Catharine is a partner in the Fisher Phillips Seattle office. Her practice focuses on representing local and national employers in litigation in state and federal courts, on appeal, and also before the EEOC and similar state agencies in all aspects of workplace law. Catharine uses her litigation experience to work closely with clients to provide effective preventive counseling and workforce training. This includes regularly advising and training clients on drug tests, hiring, wage-hour compliance, leaves, reasonable accommodations, investigations, contracts, discipline, terminations, and layoffs. She is an accomplished trainer and speaker, and is often invited to address human resources and business leaders across the Pacific Northwest. Summary: Catharine will touch on current employment litigation and enforcement trends with huge impacts on Washington state employers. Additional program information to come! |
1.5 Credits |