Opening General Session:
Federal and Wisconsin Employment Law Update

• Presenter: Bud Bobber, Foley & Lardner LLP

Breakout Sessions (choose one):

• Session I: The Skinny on Wellness Programs From an Employment Perspective - Ann Mennell, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
  
  • Most employers have implemented or considered a wellness program for their workers in an effort to improve employee health and curb medical costs. This session will explore the employment issues raised by wellness programs such as its influence on hiring, confidentiality issues, and discrimination on the basis of age, national origin, and disability.
    
    
• Session II: Testing 1-2-3: Employment Testing Issues -
  Dan Kaplan, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
  
  • Testing of employees and applicants can raise complicated legal issues. This session will cover many forms of employment testing—drug and alcohol, psychological, aptitude—and show you how such tests can be used effectively and legally to hire and retain the best employees for your organization.

Breakout Sessions (choose one):

• Session III: What HR Needs to Know About Immigration Issues
  - Anita Sorenson, Special Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP
  
  • There is no more timely topic than immigration. While immigration issues used to be the concern of a few, now everyone in HR needs to have an understanding of the issues relating to Social Security no-match letters, verification of employment eligibility, completing the new 1-9 form, and Department of Homeland Security audits and raids on employers suspected of employing illegal workers.
    
    
• Session IV: FMLA Open Forum - Ann Mennell, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
  
  • Back by popular demand! Here is your chance to ask any FMLA question of Foley & Lardner attorneys and MRA HR professionals. This session will be based on situations and questions submitted by attendees ahead of time or raised by attendees at the session.

• Knowing what to expect if your organization is ever involved in employment litigation will help you structure your policies and practices to lead to a successful outcome in court. An HR professional has many roles in litigation—as the documenter of events, the keeper of records, the guardian of legal compliance in the organization, the advisor to supervisors and managers, and possibly, the decision-maker. Learn how these many hats are best managed and how managing them successfully will lead to a more satisfactory litigation experience.