If you shoulder HR responsibilities for your organization, this one-hour Conference is a MUST for you!

As the person who handles HR matters for your organization, staying up-to-date on critical changes in federal laws, regulations, and court cases is not something to be taken lightly. You either stay in the know — or you put your organization at serious risk for costly lawsuits.

This year more than any other, changes that impact your organization are rampant. There’s so much to know — and now there’s one place to go to ensure you’ve got the facts you need: Right here at this Conference.

When you attend Human Resources and the Law: What’s New in 2009, you’ll get briefed on the most important changes for 2009, and get a heads-up on changes that could be around the corner. No other training session covers so much, so quickly.

Don’t put your organization — and your career — at risk. Keep your skills and your knowledge up- to- date: Make plans to attend this critically important conference today.

Conference Agenda

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

• How GINA amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from adjusting premium or contribution amounts for a group on the basis of genetic information
• 2 ways GINA amends HIPAA
• How GINA requires you to handle genetic information

Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act 2008 (ADAAA)

• Why ADAAA makes it imperative that you review all of your job descriptions NOW
• Forget about trying to discern whether someone meets the ADA definition of  “disability”— We’ll tell you why
• The 2 “mitigating measures” you can still rely on in determining if someone has an ADA-qualifying disability
• If you regard someone as having a disability, do you reasonably have to accommodate the perceived disability? NO! — We’ll explain why

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Final Rule

• Brand new certification and notification forms you MUST use
• Eight situations that constitute a qualifying “exigency” under the FMLA’s new military leave entitlement
• How the FMLA Final Rule’s treatment of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc., could cost you big time
• Is an employee performing “light duty work” on FMLA leave? — Find out here
• Understand when an employee can waive FMLA rights without either court or Department of Labor approval
• Find out why having usual and customary call-in procedures for reporting an absence is a MUST
• NEW — What you can demand in a fitness-for-duty release under the Final Rule

The Employee Free Choice Act — Get an update on what this act is and what it could mean for you and your organization.

E-Verify and I-9s — Get the latest news on the E-Verify system and how it can be used (and when it must be used) to verify I-9 compliance.

Q&A Session:
Time permitting, your trainer will address questions from Conference participants. Upon enrolling in the Conference, you will have the opportunity to submit your questions via e-mail. Many questions will be addressed in the Conference itself. Others will be addressed in the supporting materials that will be available exclusively to Conference participants.

 Meet Your Trainer: Max Muller