Due to overwhelming demand, registration for Butzel Long's Labor, Employment, and Immigration Law forum is now closed.  If you are interested in attending future events covering these topics, please click here. 

Butzel Long's Labor, Employment, and Immigration Law Forum will provide attendees with information regarding a wide variety of labor, employment, employee benefits, and immigration issues facing employers today.

During our Lunch and Learn session, seminar participants are invited to a strolling lunch, with a “Meet the Attorneys” session that includes opportunities for additional directed questions/discussions of the various workshop issues and other items of interest.

Registration fee for 2010 is $145 and includes continental breakfast, lunch, reception, and seminar materials.  For information on our New York CLE Financial Aid Policy, please contact Kurt Maaske at or (313) 983-7462.

GENERAL SCHEDULE

WORKSHOP SESSION I: 10:25 – 11:25 A.M.

• Recent Developments in Immigration Law
• Federal Labor Law and the Non-Unionized Employer: What You Need to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask
• Wage and Hour: The DOL's New Enforcement Initiatives and Common Employer Mistakes to Avoid
• Employee or Independent Contractor?  Proper Classification and New Enforcement Programs

WORKSHOP SESSION II: 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

• Immigration: Workplace Enforcement
• Protecting Your Trade Secrets and Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements
• The Multicultural Workplace: Employers’ Obligations to Accommodate Religious and Cultural Practice in the Workplace
• FMLA: Adapting to the Latest Regulations and Curbing Abuses

WORKSHOP SESSION III: 2:15 – 3:15 P.M.

• Employment-Sponsored Permanent Resident Status (Green Cards)
• Practical Guidance on Addressing “Real Life” ADA, FMLA and GINA Issues
• Technology in the Workplace: Issues and Strategies
• Hot Topics in Employee Benefits, Including the Latest on Health Care Reform
• Employee Meltdowns: How to Prevent Them and What to Do When the Employee Jumps Off the Plane

For detailed descriptions of all workshop sessions, please click the link under Related Files to view the complete registration brochure. 

If paying by check, please send by November 1, 2010 to:
Ms. Kristi Kauffman - Butzel Long - 150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100 - Detroit, MI 48226

For inquiries, please contact Ms. Kristi Kauffman at or (313) 983-7486

This program has been pre-approved for 4.5 (General ) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute (HRCI).  For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HR Certification Institute website at www.hrci.org.