PPTs
Welcome & General Session 8:00 am to 9:00 am
Presenting Attorneys: Nate Plantinga & Sarah Willey
- During this live presentation, we are using polling software, so bring your smartphone to participate. Here’s how to get WiFi at DeVos Place.
Miller Johnson Highlights Mentioned During Presentation:
Best Lawyers In America | Project Giveback | Miller Johnson Resource Center
National Employment Law Compliance Bulletin | Free Webinars available on our YouTube Page | Upcoming Events | Government Affairs Practice Group
Insider’s Perspective + Forecast w/ Guest, Sean Egan 9:10 am to 10:10 am
Presenting Attorneys: Nate Plantinga & Sarah Willey
Special Guest Presenter: Sean Egan, Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
This PPT will be available after the live presentation on October 7, so please check back!
Breakout Session 1 10:20 am to 11:20 am
1 – Workplace Safety In The Spotlight: The Latest COVID-19 And Other Safety Rules
Presenting Attorneys: Sandy Andre & Patrick Edsenga
2 – Employee Benefits Update
Presenting Attorneys: Jeff Gray & Tripp VanderWal
3 – Options For Changing Up Hiring Practices In A Difficult Labor Market
Presenting Attorneys: Tony Comden & Rebecca Strauss
4 – We Allow Remote Work and Now Have Employees Across the Country! Strategies for Handling Remote Workers In and Out of State
Presenting Attorneys: Bill Fallon & Matt O’Rourke
Breakout Session 2 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
5 – Fundamentals of Evaluations and Discipline
Presenting Attorneys: Kelley Stoppels & Mike Stroster
6 – Advanced ADA/FMLA: Recognizing And Responding To Employee Requests For Leave Or Accommodations For Mental Health Issues
Presenting Attorneys: Jeff Fraser
7 – Unions In The Biden Era: Organizing, Employee Policies, And Employer Strategies
Presenting Attorneys: Keith Eastland & Brett Swearingen
8 – Sexual Harassment Has Gone Viral!
Presenting Attorneys: Mary Tabin & Cathy Tracey
On-Site Agenda Breakout Sessions Map
Event Registration + Details Page
Recordings Available Here – Starting October 14
Questions
If you have questions about this seminar, please email Amy Sgro.
Continuing Education Credits
Only those in attendance will receive continuing education certification documentation. The documentation will be available in your packet at registration. It is your responsibility for tracking and holding onto this information.
COVID-19 Protocols for the Employment Law Seminar
Miller Johnson is committed to the safety of all, and have taken all necessary precautions in hosting in-person events. These include:
- Enforcing local or venue COVID-related protocols in place at the time of the event.
- We understand there are a wide range of perspectives on masks, but we ask you all to wear a mask during this event in order to comport with CDC guidance, to show consideration for others in the room, and to provide an additional layer of protection for those we will all interact with at work and at home after the event is done.
- Encouraging social distancing of 6 feet in both indoor and outdoor spaces.
- Supplying masks, hand sanitizer, and soap across the facility to minimize the risk of viral transmission from guest to guest.
- Requiring all staff members of DeVos Place Convention Center to wear masks.
We will continue to maintain both the CDC’s and the State of Michigan’s recommended guidelines for gathering during the COVID-19 outbreak and will update you with any changes to the protocol. DeVos Place has also made efforts to protocols by implementing VenueShield. Please click here to view their strategy and protocols.
Email Amy Sgro to transfer your registration to the virtual recordings if you have registered for this event, and any of the following apply:
- if you have tested positive for COVID-19,
- are waiting for COVID-19 test results,
- have COVID-19 symptoms, or
- if you have had close contact with a person who has tested positive for or who has symptoms of COVID-19.
WiFi Instructions at DeVos Place
- Go to Wi-Fi settings on your device and click “DeVos Place.”
- Device should automatically redirect to the DeVos Place splash page, if not, open an internet page to continue to connect.
- Click on “Event Access”
- Check “I agree to the Terms & Conditions” and press “Submit”
- Click on your event name: Miller Johnson Employment Law 2021
- Type in the password for your event in the “Voucher” box
Voucher: MJ2021
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