Forward Thinking: 2023 Employment and Labor Law Issues on January 26

When:

January 26, 2023 at 12:00pm – 4:45pm EST

Hosted By:

Fox Rothschild

People:

Catherine T. Barbieri, Skylar A. Sherwood, Alexander Bogdan, Nicole E. Price, Jasmine L. Anderson, Christin Lawler, Elizabeth G. Litten, Pamela A. Thein, Margaret J. Davino, Jenny H. Fuller, Elizabeth A. Patton, Ellie J. Barragry, Andrew M. MacDonald, Kirsten B. White, Nancy Yaffe, Steven P. Gallagher, Daniel V. Kitzes

Location:

Virtual

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12 – 12:10 p.m.                 Welcome

Speakers: Catherine Barbieri, Skylar Sherwood

12:10 – 12:55 p.m.          Mental Health Disabilities and Employment Accommodations

Speakers: Alexander Bogdan, Nicole Price

• Factors to consider when determining whether an employee’s mental health condition constitutes a disability
• Obligation to provide reasonable accommodation(s) under the ADA
• Best practices for engaging in the interactive process and finding reasonable accommodations
• Trending increase in EEOC charges and lawsuits alleging mental health discrimination

1 – 1:30 p.m.                      Show Me the Money: Pay Transparency Laws

Speakers: Jasmine Anderson, Christin Lawler

• Compliance with pay transparency laws
• Best practices for managing remote workers
• Potential risks associated with applicants and current employees
• Advantages of conducting privileged equal pay audits

1:30 – 1:40 p.m.               Break

1:40 – 2:25 p.m.               Post-Dobbs Implications for Employers

Speakers: Catherine Barbieri, Elizabeth Litten, Pamela Thein, Margaret Davino

• Employer perspective and applicable state and federal laws
• Employee benefits and ERISA issues
• HIPAA and privacy
• Considerations for health care providers

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.               Independent Contractor or Employee: A Legal Update and Practical Dos and Don’ts

Speakers: Jenny Fuller, Elizabeth Patton, Ellie Barragry

• Proposed DOL rule with a new test for independent contractor classification
• Proposed rule’s practical impact on employers’ relationships with contractors/consultants
• Engaging contractors in light of new proposed rule
• Tips for crafting independent contractor agreements
• Litigation risks of misclassification and a summary of key misclassification case law

3:15 – 3:25 p.m.               Break

3:25 – 3:55 p.m.               What Nonunionized Employers Need to Know About Labor Relations

Speakers: Andrew MacDonald, Kirsten White

• Increases in union organizing
• NLRB developments of importance
• Avoiding common employer pitfalls

4:00 – 4:45 p.m.               Why Everything That Is Legal in Other States Won’t Work in California

Speakers: Nancy Yaffe, Steven Gallagher, Daniel Kitzes

• Disability requirements
• Wage and hour differences
• Catch-all agreements

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