Labor and Employment Law Educational Seminar Materials

2010 Workshop

At the encouragement of long-time seminar attendees, we have changed our seminar format to an annual half-day workshop in one location. The 2010 Workshop was held on Wednesday, May 19 at the Westin Bellevue hotel. Below you will find the handout materials from the 2010 Workshop. Please contact our Registrar, Linda Gordon, at 206.359.8420 if you have additional questions.

2010 Workshop Agenda
2010 Workshop Presenters
Hot Topics: What Employers Need to Know in 2010 (Julie Lucht and Andrew Moriarty) (PowerPoint; Expanded Handout Materials) (Listen to the audio recording Part 1; Part 2) (Audio CLE, WSBA CLE Activity ID 260564)
Conducting Internal Investigations (Fred Rivera and Patrick Collins) (PowerPoint)
Compensation Claims in Wage-Hour Litigation (Jeff Hollingsworth, Michael Ward, Ph.D., Rob Porcarelli) (PowerPoint)
Employer Privacy Challenges with Social Networking (Linda Walton, Susan Lyon, Lorene Novakowski, Eric Heath) (PowerPoint)

Prior Topics

Behind the Scenes of the EEOC's Investigation and Mediation Process (November 2007, Seattle Only) - PowerPoint; Mediation Questions; and EEO Enforcement Guidance: Unlawful Disparate Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
Dealing With Multi-Generational Workplace Issues (February 2006, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Disability Law Update: Mental, Psychiatric and Intellectual Disabilities (March 2005, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Employee Leaves: New Rights, Recurring Challenges (September 2008, Puget Sound Locations) Handout; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; PowerPoint; and Supplemental Information on WA State Domestic Violence Definition
Employment Class Actions: Five Things You Can Do to Protect Your Company (November 2004, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout
Hiring & Firing Employees (February/March 2008, Puget Sound Locations) Handout and PowerPoint
Privacy in the Electronic Workplace (February/March 2007, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Stupid Cupid? When Darts of Love Land in the Workplace (February 2005, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout
Taking Workplace Investigations Seriously (September 2007, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Three Strikes and You're Out: Discipline and Discharge of Employees (September 2005, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout
Unlawful Workplace Harassment: It's Not Just About Sex Anymore (September 2004, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout
Weathering the Storm: Strategies for Avoiding Employment Law Mistakes During Hard Economic Times (March 2009, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint; Appendix A can be found in the handout; Click here for Appendix B

Multi-Topic Updates

Fall 2004 Employment Law Update (October 2004, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout
Fall 2005 Employment Law Update (October 2005, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout
Fall 2006 Employment Law Update (October 2006, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Fall 2007 Employment Law Update (October-November 2007, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Fall 2008 Employment Law Update (October-November 2008, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Fall 2009 Employment Law Update (October-November 2009, Puget Sound Locations) (Handout) (PowerPoint will be posted November 5)
Spring 2005 Employment Law Update (April 2005, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout
Spring 2006 Employment Law Update (April 2006, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Spring 2007 Employment Law Update (April/May 2007, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint
Spring 2008 Employment Law Update (April/May 2008, Puget Sound Locations) Handout and PowerPoint
Spring 2009 Employment Law Update (May 2009, Puget Sound Locations) - Handout and PowerPoint