In the last twelve months, employers have seen the explosion of social media in the workplace, a reinvigorated National Labor Relations Board mandating a new workplace poster, and the highest number of discrimination charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the history of the agency. Times are changing fast and the employment laws are struggling to keep up, with new developments happening weekly.
Please join our guest, Joe Bontke, Ombudsman and Outreach Manager for the EEOC's Houston office, as he offers practical advice for employers on how to avoid becoming part of his agency's record setting statistics.
David Barron from Cozen O'Connor will provide an update on critical developments in employment law which affect all employers, and provide practical takeaways to help ensure that your organization's employment policies are where they need to be for 2012. Topics covered in the seminar will include:
- Latest developments on social media in the workplace
- New NLRB poster requirement and changes to timetables for union elections
- Update on trends in harassment and discrimination claims, including systemic and class actions
- Important updates to employee handbooks for 2012
- Status of health care reform litigation and important deadlines for employers under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)