Model Employee Policies for the 21st Century - Agenda


8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast (provided)

8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Legislative Update

John Hughes, Manager, Public Affairs, Kentucky Chamber

8:45 a.m.
Recent Kentucky Employment Laws and Cases

Isaac Fain, Associate, Fisher Phillips LLP
•    Tip Pooling
•    Kentucky Pregnant Worker’s Act
•    Right to Work
•    KOSH
•    Federal Cases
•    State Cases

9:45 a.m.
Introduction to Drafting and Maintaining an Excellent Employee Handbook

Chad Zimlich, Associate, Fisher Phillips LLP
•    Handbook Myths
•    Handbook Objectives
•    Handbook Mistakes
•    Implementation
•    Handbook Essentials
•    Thorough At-Will Language
•    Promises that Jeopardize At-Will Employment
•    Preamble
    
10:40 a.m.
Basic Employment Policies

Chad Zimlich , Associate, Fisher Phillips LLP                        
•    Job Duties and Responsibilities
•    General Rules and Regulations
•    Enhanced Union-Free Policy
•    No Solicitation/Distribution and Access Policies
•    Visitors in the Workplace
•    Outside/Competing Employment
•    Employment of Relatives
•    Employee Apparel

11:10 a.m.
Discipline Policy

Isaac Fain, Associate, Fisher Phillips LLP
•    Model Policies
•    Case studies where employers haven’t followed their policies.

12:00 p.m.
Lunch (provided)

1:00 p.m.  
Wage and Hour Issues and Policies

Tim Weatherholt, Partner, Fisher Phillips LLP
•    Timekeeping Requirements
•    Meals and Rest Periods
•    Training Time
•    Travel Time
•    Timekeeping Abuse
•    Regulating Off-Duty Use of Texting and Email
•    Exempt/Non-Exempt Status
•    Improper Deductions
•    Nursing Mothers
•    Rounding
•    Overtime
•    Bonuses
•    Pay Day
•    Compensation Adjustments
•    Garnishments
•    Benefits

2:00 p.m.  
Employment Law Jeopardy

Aleksandr Litvinov, Associate, Fisher Phillips LLP
•    Quiz on various employment law issues in an interactive format.

3:30 p.m.            
Attendance and Time Away from Work Policies  
    
Aleksandr Litvinov, Associate, Fisher Phillips LLP                    
•    No-Fault Attendance
•    No Call/No Show
•    Vacation, Personal Days, Sick Days and PTO
•    Medical Leaves of Absence
•    Personal Leaves of Absence
•    FMLA
•    Military Leave
•    Kentucky Family Military Leave
•    Medical Leave of Absence/Dual Employment
•    Inactive Status/Job Abandonment
•    Bereavement Leave

4:30 p.m.     
Model Employee Policies for the 21st Century adjourns