WELCOME & INTRODUCTION  (5 MINUTES)

Proper Employee Classification and Why It Matters  (60 MINUTES)

• Is your “independent contractor” really an “employee”? If so, huge liability awaits.
• Is your employee exempt or non-exempt? Why proper classification matters.

– Leonard B. Segal

The “Leave Mess” – Federal FMLA, Minnesota Earned Safe and Sick Time, the Coming Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave Law, and More – How to Make Sense of It All  (120 MINUTES)

• What do each of these laws require?
• Is it really possible to comply with all of them... and how?
• Learn from a practitioner who handles these issues in her workplace.

– Leonard B. Segal & Jillian M. Flower

Unlawful Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation – How to Ensure Compliance and Not Be on the Wrong Side of a Claim  (90 MINUTES)

• When is a company liable for unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation and how to prevent it.
• Responding to and investigating workplace complaints.
• Learn from a plaintiff’s attorney what he looks at when evaluating a potential claim.

– Leonard B. Segal & David E. Schlesinger

8 Liability Hot Spots: How to Avoid Common and Costly Mistakes  (90 MINUTES)

1. Restrictions on non-competition agreements and the proper use of non-solicitation agreements.
2. Hybrid and remote work challenges.
3. Testing for cannabis in the workplace.
4. Pay transparency and inquiries into pay history.
5. Minnesota update to parenting and pregnancy leave and laws related to nursing mothers, lactating employees, and pregnancy accommodations.
6. Obtaining employment law releases as part of a separation agreement.
7. Good disciplinary practices, including the use of performance improvement plans.
8. Payment of wages, including final paychecks.

– Leonard B. Segal

$295

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• New Lawyer Discount

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Minnesota CLE is applying to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 6.0 standard CLE credits. The maximum number of total credits attendees may claim for this program is 6.0 credits.

Minnesota CLE also has applied to the Minnesota State Bar Association for 6.0 labor and employment law specialist credits.

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