New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development 2011 in Review Featuring Commissioner Harold J. Wirths

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
8 a.m. to noon

Hosted By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Fox Rothschild LLP
75 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 200
Roseland, New Jersey 07068

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Registration and breakfast: 8 to 8:30 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m. to noon

Join us for this complimentary seminar as we explore key legal developments from 2011 that directly impact your workplace.

Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Harold J. Wirths to this special presentation that will look back on pivotal workplace-related cases, issues and rulings at both the federal and New Jersey level that occurred in 2011. Commissioner Wirths joins a panel of Fox Rothschild labor and employment attorneys who will examine these developments and explain their short- and long-term impact on your company's policies and operations.

Topics to be discussed include:

Major employment-related NJ Supreme Court decisions in 2011, including Quinlan, Stengart and Roa
OSHA's "no texting while driving" initiative
EEOC's position on no-fault attendance policies and employers' interactive process obligation under the ADA
Recent developments relating to independent contractor status, including IRS and U.S. DOL workshare arrangements and the IRS voluntary compliance initiative
A close look at some NJDOL changes, such as the rounding rule, exemptions, misconduct rule and UC notification rule
Best practices for creating social media policies in the workplace