Pittsburgh Workplace Law Symposium Brochure (Apr2014)
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PRESENTS Join us for a half day of interactive discussions and practical solutions addressing the latest developments in workplace law. This unique, fast-paced seminar is geared towards in-house counsel, management and human resources professionals. Thursday, May 22, 2014 Heinz History Center 5th Floor Mueller Center • 1212 Smallman St Pittsburgh, PA 15222 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Self-Guided Tour of The History Center (optional) 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Registration 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Program 5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception 3.50 credit hours for HRCI recertification are currently pending. 3.50 credit hours for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) are currently pending. 10:00 a.m. – Noon Self-Guided Tour of The History Center (Optional and Complimentary) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Registration 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. Finally: A Fully Confirmed NLRB Board – Watch Out! Presented by: Lynn C. Outwater and Michael J. Stief, III Discussion Topics Include: • New rule-making initiatives • Emerging cautions for union free employers • What you need to be doing now to ensure compliance 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. WHAM! Wage Hour Anxiety Minimized (Seriously!) Presented by: Melissa L. Evans and James A. Prozzi Discussion Topics Include: • Highlights of agency enforcement efforts and what they might mean for your organization • Review of common wage and hour pitfalls • Effective ways to limit risk of exposure 3:00 – 3:50 p.m. FMLA Update Presented by: Donna J. Geary and Sheri L. Giger Discussion Topics Include: • A review of FMLA caselaw • What it means to you 4:00 – 4:50 p.m. Round and Round We Go: Small Group Roundtable Discussions of Hot Topics in Employment Law Presented by: Jackson Lewis Subject Matter Specialists Round Table Topics Include: • Protecting business assets • Effective hiring and firing • The essential employee handbook 5:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception About Jackson Lewis P.C. The firm has 55 locations throughout the United States and over 770 attorneys, representing management in all aspects of employment law. Jackson Lewis attorneys represent clients The registration fee is $50 per organization. before state and federal courts and administrative agencies on a wide range of issues, including discrimination, wrongful To register more than one person from your discharge, wage and hour, affirmative action, trade secrets and organization, please contact JoAnn Mazza at unlawful competition, immigration, and pension and benefits (412) 338-5160 or [email protected]. matters. Jackson Lewis negotiates collective bargaining agreements, participates in arbitration proceedings and represents union-free and unionized employers before the To register, please use the link in NLRB and other federal and state agencies. The firm counsels the email invitation. employers in matters involving workplace health and safety, family and medical leaves and disabilities. LOCATION, DIRECTIONS AND PARKING Heinz History Center 5th Floor Mueller Center • 1212 Smallman St Pittsburgh, PA 15222 • www.heinzhistorycenter.org H Complimentary valet parking will be provided. From the North and West (via Ohio and PA Turnpikes): From Exit 28 (Cranberry, old Exit 3) on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, take Interstate 79 South to Interstate 579 (the Veterans Bridge). Drive across the bridge and follow signs for Seventh Avenue. Turn right onto Grant Street. Go one block, get in the left lane and turn left onto 11th Street. Go two blocks and turn right onto Smallman Street. *Alternatively, stay on I-279 S. Get in the left lane as you cross the bridge and take the left-most exit, following overhead signs to the Convention Center and Strip District (via the 10th Street Bypass). At the red light go straight, traveling under and around the Convention Center, then take the first left turn onto Smallman Street. From the East (via Pennsylvania Turnpike and Parkway East): Take Exit 57 (Pittsburgh, old Exit 6). Follow signs to Pittsburgh via From the South and West (via Interstate 79 and Parkway West): Interstate 376 East. Take the Grant Street exit. (Exit from the left Take Interstate 79 North to Interstate 279 North toward Pittsburgh. Go lane.) Stay on Grant Street and after the Seventh Avenue intersec- through the Fort Pitt Tunnel.*Stay in right lane across Ft. Pitt Bridge and tion, get into the left lane. Turn left onto 11th Street. Go two blocks curve right to access Interstate 376 East. After about a quarter mile, exit and turn right onto Smallman Street. Grant Street on the left. Follow Grant Street, and after the Seventh Avenue *Alternatively, take Exit 57 (Pittsburgh, old Exit 6). Follow signs intersection, get into the left lane. Turn left onto 11th Street. Go two blocks to Pittsburgh via Interstate 376 East. Take the Ft. Duquesne and turn right onto Smallman Street. Bridge/North Shore exit. *Stay in right lane across the bridge, *Alternatively, get in the left-most lane through the tunnel. After exiting following signs to Interstate 279. After crossing the bridge, stay to the tunnel, move to the far left lane of the bridge. Take the left-most exit, the right and take exit 7C, to PA 28 North. Immediately after this following overhead signs to the Convention Center and Strip District (via the exit, take the Chestnut Street exit. Take a right and cross the 16th 10th Street Bypass). At the red light go straight, traveling under and around Street Bridge. After the bridge, take the first right on Penn Ave. the Convention Center, then take the first left turn onto Smallman Street. Take a right on 14th Street. and the next left is Smallman Street. HOTEL RESERVATIONS • Hotel room reservations are the responsibility of the registrant, and they must be booked in addition to the Conference registration. We have arranged a group rate at the following hotels for the evening of May 22. Hampton Inn and Suites Westin Pittsburgh Convention Center Hotel (Located directly across the street from the History Center) (Located within walking distance to the History Center.) 1247 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 • (412) 288-4350 1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 • (412) 560-6364 Book before May 1 to receive a group rate of $169 per night Book before April 21 to receive a group rate of $149 per night (exclusive of tax and incidentals). Please reference Jackson Lewis when (exclusive of tax and incidentals). Please reference Jackson Lewis completing your reservation. when completing your reservation. JACKSON LEWIS P.C. | One PPG Place, 28th Floor | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 | (412) 232-0404.