Illinois (IL) Employment Law CLE Course Catalog

Listen as experienced labor and employment lawyers Edmund J. O’Meally (Pessin Katz Law, P.A.) and Jonathan Sulds (Greenberg Traurig, LLP) provide a comprehensive discussion of the ever-evolving landscape of wage and hour compliance, including recent court decisions and emerging issues. Speakers, among other things, will offer practical insights and strategies to avoid common pitfalls and ensure compliance with FLSA regulations.

With a myriad of new and amended labor & employment laws going into effect on both a national as well as state and local level, employers need to be aware of the many nuances of the changing regulation as well as significant considerations due to the potential shifting political climate. Join this session to discover the laws your business may be subject to and discuss ways GCs can minimize the likelihood of costly fines and potential lawsuits down the road. Our expert panelists will share best practices for in-house counsel to deal with the patchwork of rules in different places and across jurisdictions, including the changing landscapes due to pay equity, remote workforce, and the residual effects on policies.

As hybrid has become the new normal for the present workforce, learning how to work effectively as a more geographically dispersed team is very relevant. Engaging your team can be extremely difficult through video calls, but it must be done in order to maintain your legal department culture in this environment. Join as expert panelists navigate the reality of a hybrid workforce and how to best manage and engage teams. Leave this session with an understanding of what accountability and flexibility looks like in the future of work, and what needs to change in order to accomplish your goals.

The many nuances of the changing regulation for labor and employment are front and center for GCs and their companies right now. This session will dive deep into understanding how to deal with the different patchwork of rules in different places and across jurisdictions, including the changing landscapes and residual effects of COVID-19. Join our speakers as they discuss the current labor and employment landscape, the most pressing challenges and how to avoid future pitfalls in this space.

This panel will discuss the WARN Act, KERPs and KEIPs, vacation/sick time and the ??507(a)(4) cap, varying state laws on severance claims that are driving the locations of filings, and more.