Michigan CLE - Employment Law Courses
Michigan CLE
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When Does the Duty to Conduct Workplace Investigations Arise and Other Critical Timing Issues
Are rumors flying in your workplace that could give rise to liability if not investigated? Is the company on notice of a harassment claim where a manager is told of a potential problem over lunch and off company property? What happens if you receive a complaint, but you can't start the investigation immediately? This CLE program will explain your legal obligations under these circumstances and provide you with an understanding of when the duty to investigate arises, when you must start the inves... More Info
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#You're Fired @Will: Social Media and Employment Law
Don't miss this CLE presentation by top employment lawyer Wendy Stryker, as she discusses the ever-changing landscape and the risks and liabilities that you face. Topics include: • Laws governing employee social media communications • When Facebook, Twitter and other social media posts are protected • Recent decisions on social media-based employment terminations • Distinguishing off-duty conduct from on-duty conduct • Weighing disciplinary action • Avoiding retaliation claims • El... More Info
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Understanding COBRA Medical Care: A Legal Guide
The requirement for continued medical coverage for terminated workers has certainly saved countless lives and allowed for people to seek new employment without worrying about getting sick. But what is COBRA? Who is it for? How do you use it? The CLE course will update you on everything you need to know about COBRA, its eligibility requirements, benefits, restrictions and provisions. More Info
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Legal and Practical Considerations for Recruiting, Vetting and Hiring Professional Employees
As representatives of the law, attorneys must be scrupulous in their hiring practices and pre-employment background checks are an absolute must. This CLE course will explain how attorneys can properly use pre-employment checks not only to avoid a bad hire but to maintain legally compliant hiring processes. The course will teach tips and strategies for crafting permissible inquiries, avoiding missteps in new hire compensation and following up on red flags in the hiring process. More Info
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Employment Law for Business Lawyers
Employment Law is about more than just fair treatment, it is a set of legal requirements that employers must adhere to. Intended for business lawyers and meant as a practical guide to the area, this CLE course explains the many misconceptions and legalities that comprise Employment Law. The course covers: Misconceptions about Overtime Employee Position as a determinant of overtime Salary Requirements during Natural Disasters Identifying and employing contractors and unpaid interns... More Info
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Best Practices for Hiring Minors, Interns and Volunteers
Everyone understands that there is a great deal of complexity to today’s employment law, but one would think that by comparison, the hiring of students, interns and volunteers would be relatively simple. That is definitely not the case. Great care must be taken to avoid potential legal ramifications of enlisting underage as well non-standard employees. This CLE course will offer a detailed explanation of what constitutes a minor, intern and volunteer, the various age brackets which affect the... More Info
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Employment Law: An Entertainment Industry Perspective
Media and entertainment companies, which contract with a full-range of employee classifications, are at a particularly high risk for employment law infractions. Actors and independent contractors, interns, volunteers, part-time workers and the various unions involved can open the door to innumerable violations incurring both financial and professional consequences. This CLE course, presented by Frankfurt, Kurnit Klein & Selz, will explain the recent trends and potential pitfalls that medi... More Info
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The Last Person You’d Suspect: Responding to Employee Dishonesty
Employee dishonesty is an age-old problem that plagues businesses in good times and bad. Owners and managers discover problems every day -- ranging from minor transgressions involving petty cash and expense reimbursements to major thefts, diversions of assets, and commercial bribery. This CLE course will outline all the potential issues including the costs to business are not only the funds that are lost and the overpayments that are made, but also the cost of security and prevention measures,... More Info
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Players on the Picket Line: Sports Lockouts
The image of major athletes on a picket line seems so unlikely as to be almost ludicrous. And yet, the major sports leagues have a history of conflict and instances of lockout. Presented by industry expert Robert Boland, this fascinating CLE course will inform agents, attorneys and sports enthusiasts of the differentiation between lockouts and strikes, when they’re used and how they affect players, managers and owners. The course will also offer a history of labor conflicts in sports and review... More Info
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Representing the Players: A Guide to Sports Contracts
Sports representation is exciting, fast-paced and, if you’re lucky, media frenzied. But like any type of representation, the foundation of the relationship with the client is a legal-based contract. This CLE course will explain sports contracts in their entirety and will include a review of: Types of sports contracts Contract restrictions Ethical issues Sports vs. standard contracts Negotiation strategies Contract provisions Mitigation procedures Te... More Info
$291General Credit
