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Employment Law Update 2022

Product ID: CD3315
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

Making a comeback?

Following the lifting of the most severe COVID restrictions in the U.S., is returning to the workplace now the norm? In March, CNBC reported on a study by Microsoft that found 50% of companies wanted their employees back in the office full-time. But that same study found that 52% of employees were interested in switching to fully remote or hybrid job opportunities. With the uptick in people returning to work, the pushback on returning to work by some, and the large numbers of people still working remotely, 2022 may have presented labor and employment lawyers with as many questions as they had in 2020 and 2021.

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Making a comeback?

Following the lifting of the most severe COVID restrictions in the U.S., is returning to the workplace now the norm? In March, CNBC reported on a study by Microsoft that found 50% of companies wanted their employees back in the office full-time. But that same study found that 52% of employees were interested in switching to fully remote or hybrid job opportunities. With the uptick in people returning to work, the pushback on returning to work by some, and the large numbers of people still working remotely, 2022 may have presented labor and employment lawyers with as many questions as they had in 2020 and 2021.

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Program Chairs and Presenters

Colin B. Good
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Madiso

Jordan Rohlfing
DeWitt LLP
Madison

Presenters

Warren E. Buliox
MWH Law Group LLP
Milwaukee

Hon. William M. Conley
U.S. District Court Western District
Madison

Lindsey W. Davis
Quarles & Brady LLP
Milwaukee

Stephen A. DiTullio
DeWitt LLP
Madison

John C. Gardner
DeWitt LLP
Madison

Robert J. Kasieta
Kasieta Legal Group LLC
Madison

Laura A. Lindner
Lindner Law LLC
Milwaukee

Summer H. Murshid
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Milwaukee

Christopher L. Nickels
Quarles & Brady LLP
Milwaukee

Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison

8:00 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. Federal Case Law Update

Jordan Rohlfing

9:20 a.m. Remote Workforce Issues

  • Impacts on employment relationship
  • Wage and hour issues
  • Workplace injuries
  • Protecting company data
  • Complying with civil rights laws

John C. Gardner, Summer H. Murshid

10:10 a.m. Break

10:25 a.m. View From the Bench

Hon. William M. Conley

11:15 a.m. New developments in Wisconsin conviction-record discrimination law

  • The genesis of the Cree case
  • Dissecting the Wisconsin Supreme Court's Cree ruling
  • The implications of the Cree ruling for employers and employees
  • Practical advice for applying the “substantial relationship” test

Lindsey W. Davis, Laura A. Lindner

12:05 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:05 p.m. Wisconsin Case Law Update

Colin B. Good

1:55 p.m. Handling Difficult Disability Accommodation Requests

  • Employee’s legal rights
  • Employer’s obligations
  • Mistakes employers make
  • Addressing leave as a reasonable accommodation under 7th Circuit and Wisconsin Law •
  • How difficult situations play out

Warren E. Buliox, Christopher L. Nickels

2:45 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. Ethics in Employment Law

  • Ethical obligations and privilege issues related to former officers and directors; mid-level managers; and low-level employees
  • Communication with former employees who may have continuing obligations to the Company – disclaimers and other considerations
  • Obligations and remedies when a former employee divulges confidential or privileged information

Stephen A. DiTullio, Robert J. Kasieta, Timothy J. Pierce

4:00 p.m. Program Concludes

  • Stay up-to-date on critical issues brought on by the return to work
  • Pick up practical litigation tips from a federal district court judge
  • Understand what hiring practices related to applicant criminal histories are prohibited
  • Know how to respond to difficult disability accommodation requests
  • Receive federal and state case law updates from the past year
  • Handle attorney-client privilege scenarios in labor and employment law ethically

 

 

 

 

 

  • Labor and employment lawyers
  • Civil rights and individual rights lawyers
  • In-house counsel
  • Attorneys advising small businesses
  • Human resources professionals
  • General practitioners

Wisconsin Employment Law

Save 20% on Wisconsin Employment Law. Plus, all seminar attendees receive a free two-week trial of the Books UnBound® version.* It’s the most comprehensive guide to Wisconsin law governing private-sector, nonunion employment available.

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*Discount applies to both print and digital Books UnBound® editions of this title and cannot be applied to previous purchases. Offer valid as long as CLE credit is available for this program. For Books UnBound users, discount may be applied to purchase of individual Books UnBound title only and may not be used on purchase of full library.

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