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Welcome to Duane Morris' Developments in Workplace Law and Practice 2007 web program!

This CLE accredited briefing is intended to provide our clients and friends with an update of important employment, benefits and immigration law developments over the past year that may impact your business. Business owners and executives, in-house counsel, human resources directors, benefits and financial professionals, and consultants will benefit from the experience of select Duane Morris partners concentrating in Employment & Labor during this unique presentation.

Total Program Length: 2:10:03

Program Topics:

Introduction and Overview  [04:13]

Developments in Employment Law [42:27]
Eve Klein, Thomas G. Servodidio

• The Supreme Court's new standard for retaliation claims - what can employers do to protect themselves?
• The NLRB's newly refined criteria for supervisory status under the NLRA - what does this mean for newly formed and existing bargaining units?
• Disparate impact claims following a reduction in force - what standards are the courts applying under the ADEA?
• FLSA collective suits and class actions under state wage and hour statutes - what claims are being asserted by the plaintiff's bar?
• The new e-discovery rules - what every company needs to do in order to comply
• State law updates on minimum wage spikes and mandatory leave entitlements

Developments in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Law [38:43]
W. Michael Gradisek, Thomas G. Servodidio

• Pension Protection Act of 2006
• Impact on defined contribution plans - changes for 2007 and beyond
• Impact on defined benefit plans - changes for 2007 and beyond
• Collectively bargained plans
• Update on Code section 409A - recent legislative proposals regarding executive compensation and deferred compensation
• Health and welfare plan updates

Developments in Immigration Law [44:35]
Lisa Spiegel, Thomas G. Servodidio

• Social Security No Match Letters
• I-9 compliance
• Current ICE enforcement tactics
• Immigration reform and the new Congress
• H-1B, quotas and LCA compliance
• PERM updates
• Travel updates and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

Moderator:

Thomas G. Servodidio, Partner, Duane Morris LLP (Employment & Labor)
Tom Servodidio is the Chair of Duane Morris's employment and immigration practice group. A partner in the firms Philadelphia office, Tom handles management labor relations and employment law, employment discrimination litigation, restrictive covenant litigation, COBRA matters and affirmative action issues. Mr. Servodidio also handles arbitrations, collective bargaining negotiations and matters before the National Labor Relations Board.

Speakers:

Eve Klein, Partner, Duane Morris LLP (Employment)
A partner in the firm's New York office, Eve Klein practices in the area of employment law and labor relations.  She has extensive experience advising clients about their rights and obligations regarding laws and regulations which affect the workplace, including the employment discrimination statutes, family and medical leave laws, work eligibility rules, plant closing restrictions, union representation, grievance and collective bargaining issues, wage and hour rules, employment contracts, restrictive covenants, tort laws, and employee benefits rules.  Eve works with clients to provide practical solutions in an effort to avoid employment-based litigation and, when necessary, vigilantly defends their interests in litigation.

W. Michael Gradisek, Partner, Duane Morris LLP (Benefits/Exec Compensation)
A partner in Duane Morris' Philadelphia office, W. Michael Gradisek practices in the areas of employee benefits law, ERISA and executive compensation and chairs the Firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice.  From qualified retirement plans to sophisticated equity compensation arrangements and from executive employment agreements to broad-based health and welfare plans, Mike leads a practice that combines practical experience with service that leads to practical solutions.

Lisa Spiegel, Partner, Duane Morris LLP (Immigration/Nationality Law)
A partner in the firm's San Francisco office, Lisa Spiegel practices in the areas of immigration and nationality law, concentrating in issues related to the employment of foreign nationals.  She has been designated as a certified specialist in immigration and nationality law by the State Bar of California and is a past chair of the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Lisa currently serves on the Association's National Committee on Business for the Association.  Lisa is also president of the Board of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center. She is admitted to practice in New York and California.

For inquiries about this program or Duane Morris LLP's Employment practice, please contact:

Thomas G. Servodidio, Partner
Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
215.979.1844
TGServodidio@duanemorris.com