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He of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American impacting employers. This annual update will provide provides expert strategies to assist clients in all areas of Board of Trial Advocates. Vicki is also a member and 8:10 – 9:15 a.m. Employment Law and practical advice and tips to help HR professionals reach corporate and family immigration law. Tulio serves on former director of the Human Resources Management Legislative Update their corporate goal of a compliant workplace. the Board of Directors for the United Way of Lee and Association of Southwest Florida and is a Master in the Robert C. Shearman, Esq. and Bob is Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law Hendry Counties and American Immigration Lawyers Calusa Chapter of the American Inns of Court. John D. Agnew, Esq. and represents numerous public and private entities Association, Central Florida Chapter. Suzanne assists clients with all aspects of employment- 9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Networking Break with respect to civil rights, wrongful termination, related litigation, claims, and client counseling. She is discrimination, and harassment matters. John represents editor of Henderson Franklin’s Employment Law Update 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. First Report of Injury: employers enforcing non-compete agreements, as well Dealing With the Retaliation Claim Best Practices to Save Your newsletter and lead writer of Southwest Florida HR Law as defending against discrimination, ADA accessibility, and Boom Bottom Line & Solutions, Henderson Franklin’s employment law blog. FLSA overtime claims. John F. Potanovic, Esq. Cora C. Molloy, Esq. and David H. Roos, Esq. Courts across the country have become sharply divided It’s Not the Fruit, It’s the Root on the application of “protected activity” and “adverse” First Report of Injury: Best Practices Guest Speaker: Sean Carter, Esq. 10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Networking Break to Save Your Bottom Line actions. John will provide strategic tips and best practices 10:30 – 11:15 p.m. DHS/DOL Immigration to address these claims and minimize liability. Legal humorist Sean Carter goes beyond the do’s Cora Molloy, Esq. and David Roos, Esq. Audits: Is Your Company John is Chair of Henderson Franklin’s Employment and don’ts of the typical corporate Code of Business Ready? David and Cora will share strategic tips and best Law practice group and is Florida Bar Board Certified in Conduct to get to the heart of the matter – the common Tulio Suarez, Esq. practices HR professionals should keep in mind when Labor and Employment law. He represents employers mindsets that result in unethical behavior. He will provide completing the First Report of Injury. These tips will help tips and insights on how to heal ourselves from these 11:15 – 12:00 p.m. The Retaliation Claim Boom: in all aspects of employment matters including Best Practices to Minimize avoid mistakes, ultimately saving the company money. discrimination, harassment, civil rights, wage and hour mindsets so that our codes of conduct become guide Liability Cora is Chair of Henderson Franklin’s Workers’ disputes and EEOC investigations. posts and not obstacles in our drive for professional John F. Potanovic, Esq. Compensation practice area. She represents insurance success. carriers, third party administrators, and employers in Sean Carter is a Harvard Law School graduate. He 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch the defense of workers’ compensation claims. David is a Employment Law IQ: has crisscrossed the country delivering his “Lawpsided (sponsored by Lykes Insurance) member of Henderson Franklin’s Executive Committee Test Your Knowledge and Issue Seminars” for state and local bar associations, law 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. Employment Law IQ: and also represents insurance carriers, third party Spotting Abilities firms and law schools. He is the author of Test Your Knowledge and administrators, and employers defending workers’ Vicki L. Sproat, Esq. and the first-ever comedic legal treatise, “If Issue Spotting Abilities compensation claims. Suzanne M. Boy, Esq. It Does Not Fit, Must You Acquit. Vicki L. Sproat, Esq. and Your Humorous Guide to the Law.” This fun, interactive presentation Suzanne M. 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