City of Gainesville

Office of Equal Opportunity

and

Alachua County

Equal Opportunity Office

7th Annual

Gainesville—Alachua County

EMPLOYMENT LAW SEMINAR

SPONSORED BY:

C O N S T A N G Y B r o O K S, S M I T H, p r o p h e t e,

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A discussion of the most common wage and hour violations/issues encountered:

Misclassification (1099ing) of employees: Am I an employee? Hours worked: Do I have to pay them for doing that? Over-time (private

industry) vs. Comp time (govt ): Looking ahead - future changes affecting all; Joint employment liabilities when using staffing

companies: Am I liable for their missed payrolls?

Sales Tax: Define the difference between real property and tangible personal property; Know the general tax rule for real property

contractors; Describe contract types; Discuss fabrication of materials off site.

Re-Employment Tax: Describe who is liable for the tax; Define the employer/employee relationship; Know the difference between an

employee and independent contractor; Discuss tax rates and reporting requirements.

Every year, employers are faced with the task of changing how they do business to adapt to new laws and regulations; decisions by the

National Labor Relations Board, Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and creative new legal claims by

plaintiffs’ attorneys. This session will review the most important new developments in labor and employment law; and will attempt to

provide practical advice to employers to assist their efforts to manage their businesses in the face of these new developments.

The presenters will discuss the purpose of using criminal background checks in employment, Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements,

racial disparities in the criminal justice system, EEOC guidance on the use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions, the

“Ban the Box” movement, and offering second chances to applicants with criminal histories.

The presenter will engage participants in a discussion on implicit bias as an obstacle to diversity and inclusion efforts in the workplace.

Discussion points will include:

- defining implicit bias

- examples of bias in practice

- tools to help overcome/combat implicit bias in the workplace.

Florida Bar CLE Credit and HRCI Certification Pending

This presentation will examine effective ways to manage generational diversity in the workplace. Specifically, the four key generations

within today’s work force will be defined and the presentation will explore the ways in which these different generations view work,

diversity & inclusion, and each other. The presentation will then make specific recommendations for effectively managing these different

generations to achieve common organizational goals.

WORKSHOP PRESENTER

7:30 AM— 8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast & Registration

8:00 AM—

8:15 AM

Welcome/Greetings

City of Gainesville

Alachua County Commission

City of Gainesville Office of Equal Opportunity

Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office

Lauren Poe, Mayor

Robert Hutchinson, Commissioner

Torey Alston, Director Jacqueline Chung, Manager

8:15 AM—9:30 AM

Recent Developments in Employment Law Damon Kitchen, Esquire

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

9:30 AM—11:00 AM

Criminal Background Checks in Hiring and Second Chances

Stephanie Marchman, City of

Gainesville City Attorney’s Office Meshon Rawls, University of Fla.

Levin College Law Dr. Karen Cole-Smith, Santa Fe

College Terrill Gardner

11:00 AM—11:05AM

Break

11:05AM—

12:20PM Implicit Bias in the Workplace

Shirlyon McWhorter, Director Fla. International University

12:20 PM ~Lunch~

(included in registration fee)

Entertainment by the Phabulous Phlegmtones

Lunch sponsored By: Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP

1:30PM—

3:00 PM Department of Labor/Department of

Revenue Updates

William L (Roy) Richardson, Jr. William L (Roy) Richardson, Jr.,

U.S. DOL Mike Romblad, FDOR

3:00 PM—3:10 PM

Break

3:10PM—

4:40 PM Generational Differences in the Workplace

Eric Wild, PH.D. Warrington College of Business

University of Florida

City of Gainesville Office of Equal Opportunity P.O. Box 490, Station 52 Gainesville, FL 32627-0490

Registration Information (Please Print)

Name (First, Middle, Last)

Job Title

Company/Agency Name

Address

City State Zip Code

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Phone Fax

Email

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in the seminar, please contact the Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office at

(352) 374-5275 at least 3 business days prior to the event. TDD users, please call (352) 374-5284 or 711 (Florida Relay Service)

Gainesville-Alachua County

Employment Law Seminar

June 28, 2017