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SUMMARY:Business Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Lunch will be provided at this educational event. Recent court decisions and agency initiatives are re-defining who is an "employer" and\, consequently\, who bears the risks of employment related claims. Additionally\, wage and hour issues and new workplace safety initiatives continue to present large risks for employers. Jim Yates\, Esq.\, SHRM-SCP\, SPHR of the law firm of Eastman & Smith Ltd. will discuss these recent legal developments and ways to minimize employer risk. \n\n\n\nOutline \n\n \n\nI.  Independent Contractors \n\n \n\n  A.  Risks of misclassification  \n\n  B.  Who can be liable for claims by independent contractors? \n\n \n\nII.  Joint Employers \n\n \n\n  A.  Joint employer rulings under NLRB  \n\n  B.  Agency initiatives expanding the concept of joint employer  \n\n \n\nIII.  Wage and Hour \n\n \n\n  A.  Update regarding white collar exemption final regulation \n\n  B.  Recent wage and hour court decisions \n\n \n\nIV.  Workplace Safety \n\n \n\n  A.  OSHA/DOJ criminal penalty initiatives \n\n  B.  Severe injury reporting initiative update
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">Lunch will be provided at this educational event. Recent court decisions and agency initiatives are re-defining who is an &ldquo\;employer&rdquo\; and\, consequently\, who bears the risks of employment related claims. Additionally\, wage and hour issues and new workplace safety initiatives continue to present large risks for employers. Jim Yates\, Esq.\,&nbsp\;SHRM-SCP\,&nbsp\;SPHR&nbsp\;of the law firm of Eastman &amp\; Smith Ltd. will discuss these recent legal developments and ways to minimize employer risk.</span><span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">Outline&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; letter-spacing: -0.35pt\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">I.</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Independent Contractors&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt\;">A.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Risks of misclassification&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt\;">B.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Who can be liable for claims by independent contractors?&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">I<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt\;">I.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Joint Employers&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt\;">A.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Joint employer rulings under NLRB&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt\;">B.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Agency initiatives expanding the concept of joint employer&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; letter-spacing: -0.1pt\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">II</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; letter-spacing: -0.35pt\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">I.</span></span></span><span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Wage and Hour&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt\;">A.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Update regarding white collar exemption final regulation&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt\;">B.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Recent wage and hour court decisions&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">IV. &nbsp\;Workplace Safety&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\;">&nbsp\;</span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt\;">A.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;OSHA/DOJ criminal penalty initiatives&nbsp\;</span></span><br style="line-height: 18.9091px\;" />\n<span style="line-height: 18.9091px\; color: black\;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'\, serif\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt\;">B.</span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;Severe injury reporting initiative update</span></span>
LOCATION:Times Gazette Community Meeting Room
UID:e.2005.466
SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20260425T210642Z
URL:https://business.thehighlandchamber.com/events/details/business-symposium-04-07-2016-466
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