Make sure you are up-to-date with recent changes to Minnesota employment laws. Maintaining best employment practices is critical to the success of every organization. Each year brings new and amended rules and regulations that govern the employer-employee relationship. These constant changes can challenge employers in keeping up with the law and ensuring their practices are compliant. Learn about recent changes to Minnesota and federal law; en...

How has new technology brought more issues to the OFCCP Internet Applicant Rules? The OFCCP continues to clarify what constitutes an internet applicant. Make sure you're up-to-date on all the latest guidance and know what parameters to follow. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs continues to clarify the definition of an internet applicant and the evolving guidance gives employers additional direction and assistance. Moreover, th...

Are you up-to-date with the new regulations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Right-of-Way? The new Bureau of Indian Affairs' Right-of-Way regulations have a considerable impact throughout Indian country, for both tribes and businesses involved in negotiations and economic opportunities on tribal lands. This topic will provide you with an overview of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' New Right-of-Way requirements. The new regulations will be compar...

Learn about key issues including keeping trespassers off utility or other easements. This topic will include legal and practical advice on identifying the priorities in land rights and responsibilities regarding easements and rights of way as the dominant estate and as to competing interests with respect thereto. Whether the servient estate holders, other easement holders or other third parties, determining what can, may and can't be done on t...

Make sure you understand the requirements with the new I-9 Form to ensure accuracy with employment eligibility verification. With immigration reform on hold and the President's Executive Orders being challenged in the courts, employers may find themselves becoming lax. Immigration compliance and monitoring may not seem like a priority. Considering that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to audit Form I-9s and fine noncompliant...

Continuity of government planning can be complex - walk away better equipped to improve your plan with actionable recommendations. Is your government entity or agency fully prepared for the next disaster? How does your Continuity of Government Plan measure up to current best practices? This topic will answer both of these questions by taking you through a scorecard assessment of your current plan, followed by a detailed review of current best...

Make sure you are up to speed on the top issues in Arizona employment law and keep your company compliant. It is not if your understanding of employment law will be tested - it is when. Prevent the financially crippling employee claims and lawsuits that plague employers in hard financial times. With changes in the law and court interpretations, periodic reviews of your human resource forms, policies and procedures are critical to ensure compli...

Gain key ways to resolve Natural Resource Disaster Damage Liabilities and how to avoid common pitfalls in the resolution process. Many potentially responsible parties and Trustees struggle with coming to resolution of a NRD claim. This topic helps both the PRP and the Trustee outline the steps and key decision points in resolving NRD claims. The material also offers some insights into avoiding common pitfalls in the resolution process. By succ...

Understand the ins and outs of California's open meetings and open public records and how they can affect you. Are you a reporter, a public information and records manager, city manager, special district, county or municipal official, law enforcement official, attorney or school administrator? Are you uncertain about how the Ralph M. Brown Act and the California Public Records Act laws apply to you? Nearly 60 years ago, when enacting the open...

Keep your organization in compliance with the EEOC's regulations and avoid being part of the ADA litigation epidemic. The sweeping changes to the ADA in the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) and the EEOC's final regulations under that act have drastically changed the ADA challenges faced by employers. ADA claims are now over 30% of all EEOC charges and at their highest level ever. 2015 EEOC ADA enforcement netted almost $130 million. The focus has sh...