ÿþ<title>Advanced Employment Issues - Schedule and Faculty</title> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="4"> Schedule and Faculty</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2">Schedule times listed below are for the live seminar. Times for replays may differ due to varied start times and abbreviated lunch and break periods. Please refer to the </font></i><b> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">DATES/LOCATION</font></b><i><font face="Arial" size="2"> tab for individual replay start times.</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:30  8:50 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">CHECK-IN &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:50  9:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">WELCOME &amp; INTRODUCTION BY COURSE CHAIRS</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> David M. Wilk, Course Co-Chair; Larson " King, Saint Paul<br> James M. Zappa, Course Co-Chair; 3M Company, Saint Paul</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Answering Difficult Questions in 6 Areas of Cross-Practice Concern for the Experienced Employment Attorney  Concrete Advice BEYOND the Basics</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Each session will focus on a significant set of issues where employment law intersects with another practice area, analyze and provide practice tips for handling those issues and  as applicable  highlight today s enforcement/litigation concerns in that area.</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px">&nbsp;</p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:00  10:00 a.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">1. Employee Benefits</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What are the potential risks of having separate benefits offerings for different worker categories?</font></p> </li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What are the regulatory compliance implications (e.g., IRS, DOL) and private enforcement opportunities (e.g., litigation) when employers reduce the costs of employer-provided benefits (e.g., reducing or eliminating benefits, cost shifting to employees) or when employers make workforce adjustments (e.g., termination incentives, reductions in hours, layoffs, facility closures)? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">When is a severance &quot;custom&quot; a severance &quot;plan&quot; for ERISA purposes? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What are the rules that must be followed in providing benefits information electronically? </font></p></li> </ul> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Darcy L. Hitesman; Hitesman and Associates, P.A., Maple Grove<br> Laurie Willard Olson; ADC Telecommunications, Eden Prairie</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:00  10:05 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:05  11:05 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">2. Executive Compensation</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What are the options for structuring severance pay to avoid 409A? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What restrictions does 162(m) impose on payment of performance-based pay in the case of a termination during the performance period? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What impact does a post-termination consulting relationship have on payment of deferred compensation? </font> </p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Can I provide for lifetime medical benefits in an employment or separation agreement?</font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">How do I determine whether my client is a &quot;specified employee&quot; of a public company subject to a six-month delay in payment of deferred compensation? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Are tax gross-up provisions still acceptable in employment agreements? </font></p></li> </ul> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Randy L. Gegelman; Faegre &amp; Benson LLP, Minneapolis<br> James G. Ryan; Ryan Law Firm, Minneapolis</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">11:05  11:15 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">11:15  11:30 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="background-color: #D6D0C9">&nbsp;10 LEGAL PRACTICE TIPS: </span>&nbsp;When Government Enforcement Agencies Come Knocking</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Richard G. Erstad, VP, General Counsel &amp; Secretary; Hawkins Inc., Minneapolis</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">11:30 a.m.  12:30 p.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">3. OSHA</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">New developments: What is next on the horizon for OSHA? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">When should an attorney be present during an OSHA inspection? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Should your client refuse entry and, if so, how? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What role does OSHA play in other employment litigation? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">How does OSHA interrelate with other employment laws like workers compensation and the ADA? </font></p></li> </ul> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Jeffrey M. Tanenbaum; Nixon Peabody LLP, San Francisco</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">12:30  1:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">LUNCH (on your own)</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">1:15  2:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">4. Intellectual Property</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What <i>specific</i> provisions to protect IP should employers include in confidentiality agreements that employees, contract workers and consultants sign?</font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What <i>specific</i> steps are employers taking to protect their IP in today s social media context? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What must employers do when they suspect that a current or a departing employee has taken intellectual property? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What can employers do to prevent damage after intellectual property has been removed and disclosed? </font></p> </li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What strategic considerations should employers take into account when evaluating whether to file suit against former employees for misappropriation of intellectual property? </font> </p></li> </ul> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Karen D. McDaniel; Merchant &amp; Gould P.C., Minneapolis <br> David M. Wilk; Larson " King, Saint Paul</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:15  2:30 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="background-color: #D6D0C9">&nbsp;10 LEGAL PRACTICE TIPS: </span>&nbsp;Corporate Data Privacy and Security</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Brad Bolin, Global Information Policy Counsel; Best Buy, Richfield</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:30  2:45 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:45  3:30 p.m. </font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">5. Tax Treatment of Employment Case Settlements and Awards </font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">When may attorneys fees be deducted from gross income, and is that deduction &quot;above&quot; or &quot;below&quot; the line?</font></p> </li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">When can the proceeds of a settlement or verdict be excluded from gross income for tax purposes? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Does it matter whether an insurance company pays the settlement on behalf of the employer? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What types of penalties might the IRS seek, and against whom, for the wrongful misclassification of damages? </font> </p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">How are the proceeds of a settlement or verdict reported to the IRS and the State of Minnesota? </font></p></li> </ul> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> T.J. Conley; The Law Office of T.J. Conley, Minneapolis</font></i></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Thomas M. Regan; Regan Tax Law, Minneapolis</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">3:30  3:45 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="background-color: #D6D0C9">&nbsp;10 LEGAL PRACTICE TIPS: </span>&nbsp;Contract Negotiation Strategy</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Brian Beutner, CEO; mPay Gateway, Inc., Minneapolis</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">3:45  4:30 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">6. Bankruptcy</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What is the Automatic Stay and how does it affect employment law claims and litigation? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">How is a claim affected by the claimant s bankruptcy? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What is the scope of a bankruptcy discharge and how does it affect one s liability for a claim? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What are the special provisions in the bankruptcy law regarding employee claims? </font></p></li> <li> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Practical tips for those who appear only infrequently in bankruptcy court.</font></p></li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Eric J. Sherburne; Stein &amp; Moore, P.A., Saint Paul<br> Steven Andrew Smith; Nichols Kaster PLLP, Minneapolis </font></i> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table>