Four - Session Series Fall 2014
During its recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued some important and far-reaching employment law decisions affecting employers nationwide.
In response, Constangy will present a series of webinars discussing the implications of these decisions that involve four federal statutes:
Session One - Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
Heimeshoff v. Harford Life & Accident
Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer et al.
Issues of Concern to Employers:
- Are the time limits for filing a lawsuit, set out in a benefit plan, enforceable?
- When a company is not doing well how does this affect contributions to an ESOP?
Session Two - Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Session Two NEW DATE - Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores
Issues of Concern to Employers:
- Will Hobby Lobby impact the "identity" of a corporation, open up the "piercing the corporate veil" arguments?
- Could the Religious Freedom Restoration Act provide a defense against other civil rights laws that prohibit gender and disability discrimination?
- Will the contraceptive requirements under the Affordable Care Act impact other employment laws?
Click HERE to register for Session Two
Session Three - Fair Labor Standards Act
Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
Sandifer v. U.S. Steel
Issues of Concern to Employers:
- How does the Supreme Court define the term "clothes changing" found in the FLSA?
- How is an employer to calculate the time spent donning and doffing respirators, earplugs, and safety glasses?
Session Four - National Labor Relations Act
Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (ET)
National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning
Issues of Concern to Employers:
- What will happen to cases decided by Board Members on a "Recess Appointment"?
- NLRB's continuing intrusion into internal employer investigations, social media and employee handbooks.
- Plymouth Court and the duty to engage in effects bargaining over unilateral acts allowed under a management rights clause.
Click HERE to register for Session Four
For additional information about these webinars please contact Kian Wint at kwint@constangy.com