Employers continue to search for ways to control payroll costs in response to economic uncertainty. Layoffs and force reductions have pared many workforces to the bone, but the pressure to manage costs is relentless. Adjustments to compensation and to working time can be viable alternatives to job cuts, but they are not without legal risk. This teleconference will address the legal and business cases for compensation adjustments and provide a road map for implementing wage cuts, caps and freezes so that employers can realize their goal of cost savings without buying expensive legal claims as part of the package. This teleconference will also outline the best way to adjust working hours and to create a successful furlough programs. Additionally, this teleconference will discuss the viability of these cost savings measures in the cross border context.

Get the training you need to avoid compliance confusion and expensive litigation.

Prevent the financially crippling employee claims and lawsuits that plague employers in hard financial times. Register for this seminar and get the money-saving employment savvy your company has been looking for.

Let local experts teach you how to create compliant practices and bulletproof policies. With a slew of responsibilities already on your plate, how can you keep up with all the new developments? Easy – enroll today and discover the latest techniques to keep your company out of trouble.

Benefits for You
• Update your company’s FMLA policies in light of new regulations
• Prevent claims from the beginning – learn the right way to hire
• Protect yourself and your company with up-to-date harassment policies
• Find out what most managers don’t understand about at-will employment and its exceptions
• Boost your bottom line by increasing employee productivity, morale and retention

Get the training you need to avoid compliance confusion and expensive litigation.

Prevent the financially crippling employee claims and lawsuits that plague employers in hard financial times. Register for this seminar and get the money-saving employment savvy your company has been looking for.

Let local experts teach you how to create compliant practices and bulletproof policies. With a slew of responsibilities already on your plate, how can you keep up with all the new developments? Easy – enroll today and discover the latest techniques to keep your company out of trouble.

Benefits for You
• Prevent claims from the beginning – learn the right way to hire
• Stop pay claims before they start – keep your wage and hour policies in line with the law
• Do your part to save the company money by learning how to terminate without causing claims
• Stay safely in compliance with immigration regulations to avoid audits and fines
• Protect yourself and your company with up-to-date harassment policies

Employers who sponsor ERISA covered health and welfare plans are required to communicate the terms of the plan to participants in a summary plan description. The SPD is an important disclosure document that describes, in understandable terms, the rights, benefits and responsibilities of participants and beneficiaries in ERISA covered health and welfare benefit plans. The SPD must include important information regarding the plan, such as information on how the plan works, eligibility requirements, what benefits the plan provides and how those benefits may be obtained. The Summary of Material Modification describes changes made to the plan and changes in the information in the SPD. This teleconference will help you understand what a summary plan description is, what ERISA requires to be included in the document and how to distribute the SPD. You’ll also discover what a summary annual report is, what is required under ERISA and the distribution requirements.

Now more than ever, employers are seeing former employees trying to jump start their career moves – voluntarily or involuntarily – by cashing in on the employer’s investment in relationships and information. Quite simply, the most effective way to protect your company’s resources against the actions of departing employees is the noncompete agreement. But effectively using noncompetes requires knowledge of your and other states’ laws, and good decisions both in the design and enforcement of the noncompetes. This teleconference will give you the tools to start effectively using noncompetes or, if you already are, to improve your company’s program.