Get up to speed on the most significant Wisconsin employment law and labor issues.

As the COVID-19 public health crisis continues to disrupt workplaces and the economy, Wisconsin employers have also faced new and challenging developments in labor and employment law brought on by COVID-19. Despite this, the usual employment law issues continue to evolve. This topic will be your one-stop shop for an overview of key federal and Wisconsin employment law updates and trends that employers need to know about.

Learning Objectives

  • You will be able to discuss drafting enforceable restrictive covenant agreements.
  • You will be able to define exempt and nonexempt employees.
  • You will be able to review how to prevent discrimination in the workplace.
  • You will be able to identify labor law and collective bargaining trends.

Agenda

New Wisconsin Employment Laws

Hiring Employees in Wisconsin
  • Job Applications
  • Conducting Background Checks
  • Drafting Enforceable Restrictive Covenant Agreements

Worker Classification Issues
  • Exempt V. Nonexempt Employees
  • Properly Classifying Workers as Independent Contractors

Leave of Absences and Disability Accommodations
  • Federal and State FMLA Leave
  • Disability Accommodations Under State and Federal Law

Working Through the COVID Pandemic
  • Leave of Absences
  • Workplace Safety Issues
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employee Privacy Issues

Preventing Discrimination in the Workplace
  • Wisconsin Fair Employment Act
  • Title Vii, ADA, Adea and Other Federal Anti-Discrimination Statutes
  • Workplace Investigations

The Evolving Status of Cannabis in Wisconsin and Beyond

Labor Law and Collective Bargaining Trends

Employee Terminations
  • Reductions in Workforces, Including Warn and Wisconsin's Mini-Warn Act Notice Obligations
  • Unemployment Updates and Required Notices
  • Employee Severance and Separation Agreements

Who should attend?
This live webinar is designed for human resource professionals, Business owners and managers, benefits and payroll professionals, operations managers, presidents, vice presidents, supervisors, managers, controllers, accountants and attorneys.

In Partnership With Lorman Business Center, LLC



Your Instructor

Holly E. Courtney
  • Senior Associate at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
  • Concentrates her practice on labor and employment disputes and counsel; as a litigator, she mounts forceful and persuasive defenses before federal and state courts and administrative agencies on behalf of employers; as an advisor, she helps management develop and maintain compliant employee policies
  • Focus includes issues related to discrimination, including harassment and retaliation; drug and alcohol testing; employee leave; wage and hour law; workers’ compensation; unemployment insurance; The National Labor Relations Act; restrictive covenants; employee handbooks and policies and separation and severance agreements
  • Before joining the firm, she was a judicial intern to the Hon. David T. Prosser, Jr. with the Wisconsin Supreme court and later to the Hon. Richard J. Sankovitz of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court; she has also served as a mediator in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court Small Claims Division
  • J.D. degree, cum laude, Marquette University Law School; B.A. degree, University of Wisconsin-Madison