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Day 1: Leave Laws
Monday, September 10

 

7:30-8:45

         Registration & Hosted Breakfast
8:45-9:00

         Introductory remarks and announcements
9:00-10:30



         Session 1: FMLA/CFRA and Intermittent Leaves: Notice, Eligibility, Duration, and Records
Myron D. (Mike) Moye, Esq., Hanson Bridgett
10:30-10:45

         Break
10:45-12:15



         Session 2: Interplay of FMLA/CFRA, Workers' Comp, and the ADA: The Proper Designation and Allocation of Leaves
John P. LeCrone, Esq., Davis Wright Tremaine

12:15-1:30

        
Hosted Lunch
1:30-3:00



         Session 3: Pay During Leave and Reinstatement/Accommodation for Returning Employees
Dale A. Hudson, Esq., Nixon Peabody

3:00-3:15

        
Break
3:15-4:45



         Session 4: Spotting and Preventing Leave Abuses, Without Opening Yourself Up to a Lawsuit
Jeffrey Wortman, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw

 


Day 2: Discipline/Terminations
Tuesday, September 11

 

8:00-8:45

         Hosted Breakfast           
8:45-9:00

         Introductory remarks and announcements           
9:00-10:30



         Session 1: Progressive Discipline, Warnings, and Performance Improvement Plans
Harold M. Brody, Esq., Proskauer Rose
10:30-10:45

         Break
10:45-12:15



         Session 2: Misconduct- and Performance-Based Terminations: Investigations, Necessary Documentation, and Avoiding Allegations of Retaliation or Bias
B. Scott Silverman, Esq., Morrison & Foerster

12:15-1:30

        
Hosted Lunch
1:30-3:00



         Session 3: Layoffs, RIFs, Severance, and Releases; Making Your Releases Stick
Kurt A. Franklin, Esq., Hanson Bridgett
3:00-3:15

         Break
3:15-4:45



         Session 4: The Termination Process: Exit Interviews, The Last Day, and Post-Termination Steps to Stay Out of Court
Marcia Pope, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
                                          


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