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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Employment Issues in the Buying and Selling of Businesses – Conducting Effective Employment Due Diligence, Protecting Talent and IP, and Integrating Workforces
A discussion of the employment-related issues that can arise when one business acquires or merges with another, including conducting effective due diligence and protecting both companies' talent and intellectual property. In addition, this session will address legal issues relating to integrating the workforces of the acquiring and acquired companies.
– Patricia A. Konopka; Stinson LLP
– Kristin Berger Parker; Stinson LLP

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
The Basics and Best Practices of I-9 Compliance
A discussion of key I-9 compliance best practices including a review of I-9 basics, establishing compliant procedures for remote/ hybrid employment, and preparing for a post-COVID I-9 compliance world.
– Loan T. Huynh; Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Today’s Multi-Generational Workforce – How to Foster Respectful Workplace Cultures that Avoid Age-Based Stereotypes, Decision-Making, and Legal Claims
It is now the norm for employees spanning multiple generations (Gen Z to Baby Boomers, and everything in between) to be working together on the same team or in the same department. While age-based diversity is critical for organizations to function at their highest potential, a multi-generational workplace is not without its challenges for business leaders, HR managers, and legal personnel. This panel will discuss what they find helps to foster respectful workplace cultures while avoiding age-based stereotyping and legal claims.
– Joseph G. Schmitt; Nilan Johnson Lewis PA
– Michelle A. Miller; Medtronic Inc.
– Loan T. Huynh; Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
– Beth E. Bertelson; Bertelson Law Office PA (moderator)

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Sex Harassment – The Newest Cases and Developments, Including the #MeToo Act
Analysis of the latest case decisions and other developments regarding workplace sex harassment – including the #MeToo Act – and the implications for employees and employers and the lawyers who represent them.
– Leslie L. Lienemann; Culberth & Lienemann, LLP
– Laurie Vasichek; Attorney at Law

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Protecting Employee Privacy: Biometrics, Location Tracking, and More – How to Incorporate 3 Important New Developments into Employer Policies and Practice
Organizations that embrace remote work have an advantage in a tight labor market. That advantage can be squandered, however, if an employer uses employee monitoring and surveillance techniques that foster resentment or distrust. We will review a variety of methods and policies designed to respect privacy and promote employee accountability at the same time.
– Tedrick A. Housh; Lathrop GPM

Wednesday, July 13, 2022
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
When a “Problem Employee” Is a High-Impact Player – Executives, Top Salespeople, People with Access to Sensitive Data, and More
So-called “problem employees” can reside anywhere in an organization, and there are special legal and practical considerations that come into play when the problem employee is, for example, a top salesperson, an executive, or an IT person with access to sensitive data. Get the plaintiff and defense perspectives on thorny issues that come back time and again, and options for dealing with those matters.
– Howard Bolter; Bolter Law, LLC
– Gregory Stenmoe; Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Wednesday, July 13, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
OFCCP Compliance Fundamentals and New Developments – Key Employment Law Requirements for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
A review or refresher on the key fundamental employee-related requirements for covered federal contractors and subcontractors, including affirmative action programming. And, the latest information on the OFCCP’s enforcement focus under the current administration to date and where the agency may be headed next.
– Lindsey M. Hogan; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
– Kristin Jones Pierre; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Wednesday, July 13, 2022
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Presenting a Compelling Fact Section in Briefs
Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman reports that our minds will automatically make up a story to fit whatever facts we see. This session discusses how to use these facts to tell a compelling story supporting your case theory. Discussing both legal writing basics and more advanced techniques, this course aims to improve your brief’s fact section.
– Faris Rashid; Greene Espel PLLP

$295

Other discounts that may apply:

• Season Pass Discount
• New Lawyer Discount

Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.

This package provides 8.0 total CLE credits. Credits should be reported individually for each webcast attended, not the package as a whole.

Minnesota CLE has applied to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for the standard, ethics, and elimination of bias CLE credits as listed below. Application has been made to the Minnesota State Bar Association for any "specialist" credits and to the Supreme Court ADR Program for any continuing education in ADR credits.

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Employment Issues in the Buying and Selling of Businesses – Conducting Effective Employment Due Diligence, Protecting Talent and IP, and Integrating Workforces
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit
1.0 SHRM credit

The Basics and Best Practices of I-9 Compliance
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit
1.0 SHRM credit

Today’s Multi-Generational Workforce – How to Foster Respectful Workplace Cultures that Avoid Age-Based Stereotypes, Decision-Making, and Legal Claims
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit
1.0 SHRM credit

Sex Harassment – The Newest Cases and Developments, Including the #MeToo Act
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit
1.0 SHRM credit

Protecting Employee Privacy: Biometrics, Location Tracking, and More – How to Incorporate 3 Important New Developments into Employer Policies and Practice
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit
1.0 SHRM credit

When a “Problem Employee” Is a High-Impact Player – Executives, Top Salespeople, People with Access to Sensitive Data, and More
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit
1.0 SHRM credit

OFCCP Compliance Fundamentals and New Developments – Key Employment Law Requirements for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit
1.0 SHRM credit

Presenting a Compelling Fact Section in Briefs
1.0 standard CLE credit
1.0 labor and employment law specialist credit
1.0 HRCI credit
1.0 SHRM credit