33 rd Annual Conference Heartland Labor and Employment Law Institute “The Heartland’s premier alliance of human resources, academic and legal advisers promoting workplace excellence.” Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Live Webcast via Zoom Webinar Technology and In person attendance at Overland Park Convention Center 6000 College Blvd. Overland Park, Kansas (in person attendance limited to 125) Registration $195 full day registration; $125 SHRM member 2021 Co-Chairs: Robert J. Hingula Polsinelli PC Leyla McMullen Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm CLE credit hours: Missouri 8.0 includes 1.0 ethics and 1.0 elimination of bias Kansas pending HRCI credit: pending / SHRM credit: pending For information contact UMKC CLE 816-235-1648 or [email protected]Cosponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management of Greater Kansas City, Society for Human Resource Management of Johnson County and University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law
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33rd Annual Conference Heartland Labor and Employment Law Institute
“The Heartland’s premier alliance of human resources, academic and legal advisers promoting workplace excellence.”
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Live Webcast via Zoom Webinar Technology and
In person attendance at Overland Park Convention Center
6000 College Blvd. Overland Park, Kansas
(in person attendance limited to 125)
Registration $195 full day registration; $125 SHRM member
2021 Co-Chairs: Robert J. Hingula Polsinelli PC
Leyla McMullen Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm
CLE credit hours: Missouri 8.0 includes 1.0 ethics and 1.0 elimination of bias Kansas pending
8:00–8:50 a.m. Early Bird Legal Ethics Update for Labor and Employment Law Attorneys
Douglas S. Laird Polsinelli PC
9:00-9:05 am Welcome and opening announcements
Robert J. Hingula and Leyla McMullen
9:05-9:55 am. Legal Update: Key Court Decisions and Regulatory Developments This session will address key federal, Missouri, and Kansas court decisions from the past year that affect employers, with lessons learned and best practices going forward. The session also will cover major labor/employment cases pending in the courts, which are expected to be decided in the coming year. We also will discuss important developments for employers taking place in the federal agencies
Michael Blumenthal, Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC Casey P. Murray, Spencer Fane LLP Kimberly F. Seten, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
9:55-10:10 a.m. Break
10:10-11:00 a.m. HR Bootcamp: COVID and Beyond – Part 1 COVID-19 has forced companies to reevaluate every aspect of their businesses – including how to address brand new problems and issues, and address old issues under new circumstances. In the first part of this two-part session, we will discuss vaccines and whether they can be mandated by employers, ADA accommodations and considerations, FMLA leave, and addressing and supporting employees through mental health concerns due to the COVID pandemic. These topics will cover both COVID-specific considerations, as well as issues and principles employers need to navigate even after the COVID crisis recedes.
Shelly Freeman, FineLine HR Consulting, LLC and Freeman Martin McKee, LLC Kimberly A. Jones, Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC Kyle B. Russell, Jackson Lewis P.C.
11:00-11:50 a.m. HR Bootcamp: COVID and Beyond – Part 2 COVID-19 has forced companies to reevaluate every aspect of their businesses – including how to address brand new problems and issues, and address old issues under new circumstances. In the second part of this two-part session, we will discuss various health and safety/OSHA requirements regarding infectious diseases, discipline and policies in the new teleworking and remote work environments, and wage and hour concerns. These topics will cover both COVID-specific considerations, as well as issues employers need navigate even after the COVID crisis recedes.
Patricia A. Konopka, Stinson LLP Bridget B. Romero, Lathrop GPM LLP Robert J. Hingula, Polsinelli PC
11:50 am-12:30 pm Lunch break
12:30-1:20 p.m. How to Identify and Counteract Unconscious Bias and Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) Discrimination at Work It may be easier for us to identify obvious cases of bias and illegal discrimination, but what about those quick decisions that we may be making below our level of awareness? Could we be making less than ideal decisions that affect our business growth, or even lead to legal liability? Leyla and Ted will discuss facets of diversity and inclusion that may be different from our every-day knowledge and perception. They will discuss how to recognize and address unconscious bias and IRCA discrimination in the workplace from a legal and business growth point of view. This presentation will address diversity dimensions, define unconscious bias, discuss privilege, and suggest strategies for identifying and counteracting unconscious bias at work. In addition, this training will cover how workplace policies related to addressing implicit bias need to synergize with federal policy, such as the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA).
Ted R. McKnight, V.P. Employee Benefits, CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services, Inc. Leyla McMullen, Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm
A). Labor Law for all Employers---Back to the Future? A new administration means a change of direction at the National Labor Relations Board. Union, and non-union, employers need to be alert to the plot twists which have occurred, and may be expected, as the latest sequel unfolds.
Melody Rayl, Fisher & Phillips LLP Brian N. Woolley, Lathrop GPM LLP
B). International Personnel – Virtual I-9s
Mira Mdivani, Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm
2:20-2:30 p.m. Break 2:30-3:20 p.m. Panel Discussion – Lessons learned what ER’s can do to avoid lawsuits
Eric E. Packel, Polsinelli PC
3:20-4:10 p.m. The Art of Conducting Sensitive Internal Investigations - Human Resource
professionals and employment lawyers are increasingly called upon to perform internal investigations on sensitive employee issues such as alleged harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or whistle-blowing. Conducting appropriate investigations that generate the information needed to confidently make sound business decisions, and then to defend those decisions, is an art not a science. This session will address the legal and practical considerations when conducting internal investigations – including special considerations arising during the COVID era – and closely examine the art of interviewing through scenarios and practical application.
Julie R. McKee, FineLine HR Consulting, LLC and Freeman Martin McKee, LLC Amy M. Fowler, HF Law Firm LLC Nancy Burford, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Director Human Resources, Avila University
2021 Heartland Labor & Employment Law Institute Planning Committee
Chairpersons: Robert J. Hingula, Polsinelli P.C. Leyla McMullen, Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm
Committee: Michael L. Blumenthal, Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC Nancy Burford, Avila University
Amy M. Fowler, HF Law Firm LLC Shelly Freeman, FineLine HR Consulting, LLC and Freeman Martin McKee, LLC Kimberly A. Jones, Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC Patricia A. Konopka, Stinson LLP Daniel J. McCarroll, UMKC School of Law CLE Julie R. McKee, FineLine HR Consulting, LLC and Freeman Martin McKee, LLC Mira Mdivani, Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm Casey P. Murray, Spencer Fane LLP
Eric E. Packel, Polsinelli P.C. Melody Rayl, Fisher & Phillips LLP
Bridget B. Romero, Lathrop GPM LLP Kyle B. Russell, Jackson Lewis, P.C. Kimberly F. Seten, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP Brian Woolley, Lathrop GPM LLP
Emeritus: Michael F. Delaney, Spencer Fane, LLP William C. Martucci, Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP John R. Phillips, Jay Daugherty Mediation and Arbitraion Jack D. Rowe, Lathrop GPM LLP Sue K. William, Spencer Fane LL Registration KB485
Visit http://umkclaw.link/heartland2021 for information and online registration or make check payable to UMKC and mail to: UMKC CLE 4825 Troost Ave., Suite 211, Kansas City, MO 64110.
Registration fee: $195 $125 SHRM KC or SHRM JC Chapter member
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