Webinar: Advanced Work Comp Challenges: Aging, Obesity & Co-Morbidities

Wednesday, May 10, 10:30 a.m. – noon

The costs for workers’ compensation claims in Illinois continue to rise in spite of prior reform efforts. But you should understand what can also drive costs in way that cannot be controlled by legislation or legal precedent. Employers “take the employees as they find them” at the time the accident occurs. Employers cannot change the facts as to an employee’s age, obesity or co-morbidities and pre-existing conditions, which may delay or prohibit a full recovery. What can an employer do? We’ll discuss strategies for mitigating these claims in this 90-minute webinar.

Taught by attorney G. Steven Murdock, Inman & Fitzgibbons

Webinar: Legal 101: What Claims IL Employers Can Face When Using Background Checks and How to Avoid Them

Thursday, May 11, 10:30 a.m. – noon

One of the most important tools that an employer has in screening and hiring quality employees is the application and hiring process. The law limits what information an employer can request on an application, as well as specific procedures that must be used when conducting background checks, using those background checks to make adverse employment decisions and in storing the background checks after the fact. As such, when using background checks, employers need to know what laws they need to comply with and what claims they should be trying to avoid. Michael D. Wong of SmithAmundsen LLC will present this important webinar. The presentation will include important information and strategies for structuring an application and hiring processes to minimize potential liability and risks.

Topics will include:

• What laws Illinois Employers should be aware of;

• Types of information employers should not use – and should be careful in using;

• Using the Internet and Social Media when hiring;

• The potential claims Illinois Employers can face; and

• Recent developments in federal and state laws and cases Illinois Employers should be aware of.

Workers’ Comp. Workshop for Illinois Employers

Wednesday, May 17, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Naperville

Workers’ Compensation in Illinois is complicated…. Do you know everything you need to know about the Illinois WC system?

Attorneys from Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates will begin with a review of the basics of Workers’ Compensation in Illinois, including benefits, the Workers’ Compensation Commission, and handling a claim of injury from the beginning to end. They will then analyze and discuss in-depth important topics such as Temporary Total/Partial Disability, Nature and Extent of Injury, Wage Loss Differential, Discovery, Liens and related claims against WC benefits in Illinois, Surveillance, Retaliatory Discharge and How to Handle WC Death Claims.

The final section of the day will include a number of essential factors to be considered when you are dealing with any workers’ compensation claim. You will receive helpful information on pushing your claim targets, using real time examples. Keeping in touch with your workers and how to drive claim closure are key, so these will also be discussed.

Taught by attorneys from Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates

Webinars: Federal Employment Policy- An Update for All Illinois Employers

$79 per webinar for Chamber members

$249 for all five in series for Chamber members (plus receive 2017 HR IL Compliance Certificate

Part 1: Federal Employment Policy and the Trump Administration: The Impact on Employers – Introduction, May 24, 1:30–3:30 pm

And Federal Wage and Hour Compliance – An Update on What Employers Should Expect from the Trump Administration. Trump’s first 100 days started out with a flurry of activity including executive orders, working to fill positions, and starting to fulfill campaign promises. The first section will review actions, then will move on to talk about the next steps. Wage and Hour compliance discussion will include what may happen with the enjoined increase in salary test for white collar exemptions, opinion letters, joint employment, leave laws, and other DOL actions. Presented by attorneys Patrick Rock and Matthew Brown.

Part 2: The Future of the ADA and the DOL Fiduciary Rule, May 25, 10–11 am

How soon will Trumpcare replace Obamacare and what will it look like? And taking a look at the DOL Fiduciary Rule –and Retirement Accounts. Presented by attorneys Natalie Nathanson and Joshua Rafsky

Part 3: Immigration Policy: An update on policy in the Trump Administration, May 25, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

How might Trump impact Immigration? We’ve already seen executive orders on increased regulation and enforcement. How will E-Verify affect immigration? H-1B Visas? Deportation? This discussion will center on what has already taken place and what further actions may be forthcoming. Presented by attorney Jessica Feinstein

Part 4: The EEOC’s Strategic Plan: A Look Ahead, May 31, 10 -11 a.m.

How might Trump change the EEOC? And, the updated Strategic Enforcement Plan was issued in Oct. 2016 – What has changed in their priorities and the commitment of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission? Presented by attorneys Paul Patten and Jason Selvey.

Part 5: The Impact of the Elections on Recent NLRB Decisions, May 31, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

How might Trump change the NLRB? Possible scenarios and what a quickly seated business-oriented NLRB might mean for employers? And, how will recent decisions be affected? Important issues for both union and non-union employers will be discussed. Presented by attorney Greg Andrews.

Supervisor Training for Effective Management

Wednesday, June 21, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Naperville, IL

One of the most difficult tasks ANY supervisor faces is how to provide leadership to employees. It takes experience and training for one to obtain and constantly maintain the skills necessary to manage others effectively. Supervisors of all levels (especially in this day and age) need to know and understand areas of vulnerability and realize that those are constantly changing. This is an interactive half day seminar which will provide insight and guidance to help YOUR supervisors become stronger leaders and manage YOUR employees more effectively within the always developing labor and employment laws.

HRCI, SHRM, CLE available for each topic.