Meeting/Event Information

This is a hybrid event. In-person attendees will meet at Belle Square (232 3rd Street North, La Crosse, WI). Enter the doors at the corner of 3rd Street and Vine Street. Lunch catered by Schuby's!

The laws, technology and the workforce keep changing. HR professionals are challenged to keep up. Learn about the most recent developments, hot topics, mistakes you can avoid, and what to expect in the coming year.  

During this meeting, the speakers will discuss:

• Recent laws and new regulations.  The new FLSA Independent Contractor Rules become effective March, 2024. Are you Prepared?
• Significant cases on FMLA, Reasonable Accommodation, discrimination, personal liability and the "most unusual cases of the year"
•  Coming attractions and trends

Lessons of the Past Year. Every year key court cases are decided which reveal errors HR and managers could have avoided.  Some cases involve poor decisions by managers which could also create personal liability, and these risks might have been reduced if the involved supervisors and managers had only conferred with HR before they acted, and for that matter, if HR had, in certain instances, only sought advice before taking action. Some of the important court decisions which may be problematic in the future involve: The explosion of religious discrimination cases; impacts of remote work, Independent Contractor Rules; “The wages of obstinance;” not to mention some of the dumbest errors of the year!

More about the Speakers: 

Bob Gregg, with Boardman Clark LLP, Madison, Wisconsin is an employment relations attorney with over 30 years of legal, speaking and training experience.  Bob litigates employment cases, representing employers in all areas of employment law.  Bob brings his years of employment law experience to solve problems before they generate lawsuits.  Bob's career has included canoe guide, carpenter, laborer, Army Sergeant, beer taster, social worker, educator, business owner, Equal Employment Opportunity officer, and employment relations attorney.  Bob has conducted over 3,000 seminars throughout the United States and authored numerous articles on practical employment issues.  He is a nationally recognized authority on workplace issues.  Bob is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, the National Speakers Association and the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity.  

Storm Larson, with Boardman Clark LLP, Madison, Wisconsin practices primarily in the area of labor and employment law. He takes a practical approach in counseling employers on how to resolve problems before they escalate but is unafraid to litigate when conflict cannot be resolved absent court intervention. Storm regularly appears before agencies as well as state and federal courts to advocate for his clients. Storm is a La Crosse native and UW La Crosse graduate.

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