The 2012 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute – May 21 & 22, 2012
Fredrikson & Byron is pleased to announce that attorneys Robert Boisvert, Mary Krakow, Anne Radolinski, Richard Ross, and Karen Schanfield will host presentations on a variety of topics at the 2012 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute. Our attorneys will educate attendees on subjects ranging from minimizing disputes surrounding religious discrimination in the workplace, to rules and requirements for providing paid and unpaid breaks for employees. Other topics covered will be social media use in the workplace, expatriate employment agreements, discipline and discharge of employees, independent contracting, and ADA case studies. Mary Krakow will also explore case studies regarding the classification of employees in a follow-up webcast “Exempt or Non-Exempt? Classify your Workers Correctly,” on June 19, 2012.
The Data Chase: Responding to Government Subpoenas and Information Demands in the Digital Age – May 31, 2012
Fredrikson & Byron’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group is pleased to present the The Data Chase: Responding to Government Subpoenas and Information Demands in the Digital Age on May 31, 2012. Lousene Hoppe will moderate a panel of experts, including Richard Kyle, Jr. The panel will discuss challenges in responding to search warrants, subpoenas, civil investigative demands, and other pre-indictment and pre-litigation government information requests.
International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo – June 4-7, 2012
International biofuels attorney, and chair of Fredrikson & Byron’s International Law Group, Richard Weiner, will moderate a discussion that will explore the challenges that demonstration scale facilities face in the international market while examining cases with experience in demonstration scale production science. This discussion, “Commercialization Updates: Investigating International Demonstration Facilities and their New Push for Scale-Up,” will take place at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo on June 5, 2012.
Todd Taylor, an attorney in Fredrikson & Byron’s Energy Group, will moderate on June 6, 2012, for the panel “Aligning Management, the Board of Directors and Strategic Planning to Maximize Every Stakeholder’s Return on Investment.” This panel will discuss how a good board operates, and how to create a management team to carry out established goals and policies.
National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting – June 6-9, 2012
Fredrikson & Byron shareholder in the Employment & Labor Law Group, Karen Schanfield, will serve as a panelist at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Arbitrators. The presentation, “What’s up Doc? Medical Conundrums in Arbitration,” will take place on June 8, 2012. Shareholder in the Health Law and Health Care Fraud & Compliance Groups, Briar Andresen, will present during the Invited Papers Session. She will share her writing, “Labor Arbitration and HIPAA,” on June 7, 2012.
Executive Briefing: Growth Opportunities in Emerging Markets – June 20, 2012
Please join us on June 20, 2012 for an Executive Briefing on Growth Opportunities in Emerging Markets. Fredrikson & Byron shareholder, Steven J. Dickinson, along with David Hemming, President, PRA Global Business Development, and David Stene, Partner, Eide Bailly LLP, will discuss the opportunities and challenges companies face in exporting to emerging markets and provide case studies of companies that have been successful in selling into these markets.
HR Back-to-Basics and Beyond Seminar Series: Wage and Hour Issues – June 21, 2012
Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Group is pleased to present the HR Back-to-Basics and Beyond Seminar Series. The next seminar - Wage and Hour Issues - will be held on June 21, 2012. Joseph M. Sokolowski and Pamela Abbate-Dattilo will cover the basics of wage and hour issues, including employee classification, compensable work time, overtime, telecommuting, independent contractors, travel time, off the clock issues and much, much more.
Save the DAte: 28th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar – November 7, 2012
Save the date for Fredrikson & Byron’s Employment & Labor Law Group's 28th Annual Employment & Labor Law Seminar on November 7, 2012. Full agenda, session topics and registration information will be posted in September, 2012.