Events & Speaking Engagements

Healthcare delivery represents roughly 18% of the U.S. economy, but recently the headlines related to the industry suggest stormy weather ahead.

Dykema's 5th Annual Definitive Conference for Dental Service Organizations presents an opportunity to learn about current best practices in the areas of legal, regulatory, compliance, tax, consumer finance, billing, operations, M&A, financial reporting and other industry-specific issues. It is an immersive event for practice owners, executives, investors and in-house counsel. If you are new to DSOs or would like to expand or improve your current organization, this event offers solutions for various levels of your organization.

The Supreme Court’s opinion on May 21, 2018 holding that requiring employment claims to be submitted to individualized (rather than class-based) arbitration is sparking a renewed interest among employers in mandatory arbitration for all employees. While mandatory arbitration does have advantages, there are disadvantages as well that should be carefully weighed by employers before deciding to jump on the arbitration bandwagon.

The legal industry continues to forecast an increased need for organizations to conduct internal investigations. Internal investigations are needed to address allegations in many areas including government fraud and False Claims Act issues; breaches of codes of ethics or internal policies; harassment and other employment concerns; and violations of state and federal laws in regulated industries.

Please join Dykema for a discussion regarding protection of company trade secrets, including best practices in hiring employees from competitors and advising departing employees on avoiding claims of theft of trade secrets. The discussion will also include the latest emerging strategies and trends in federal and state trade secrets litigation, including lessons learned from the recent Uber-Waymo lawsuit.

It is not just about the hashtags like #MeToo, #TimesUp, #AllRaise and #MentorHer. The landscape for employers is changing as quickly as internet speeds allow. Not only is it a mistake for employers to fail to take claims of harassment seriously – even if the complaint seems to be “stale” – but employers need to be aware of other changes on the horizon. These changes are taking place through the courts, state and federal legislatures and popular culture.

Please join Dykema employment litigators for a discussion of the challenges and legal obligations faced by employers as a result of the #MeToo movement and the circumstances that led to the movement. Employers are obligated to develop strong anti-harassment policies that include comprehensive complaint procedures. Effective remedial measures must be taken when the facts confirm that inappropriate workplace conduct has occurred.

In recent years, companies have encountered an increased need to conduct internal investigations to address allegations in many areas, including harassment and other employment concerns; government fraud and False Claims Act issues; breaches of codes of ethics; and violations of state and federal laws in regulated industries. But as demonstrated in the Manafort charges, protecting attorney-client privilege has become more perilous and prone to attack.

Please join Dykema for a discussion on Illinois’ law on biometric privacy, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Please join Dykema for a discussion on the new amendments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s Dodd-Frank Act mortgage servicing rules relating to treatment of heirs and other “successors in interest.” These rules, which take effect April 19, 2018, will impose a number of new obligations on mortgage servicers.

Dykema lawyer and Leader of the Firm's Environmental Practice Group, Grant Gilezan, will speak at the 2012 Motor Vehicle Metals & Resins Conference. The event, which is co-sponsored by Dykema, takes place on May 17, 2012 at the Hilton Doubletree Dearborn.

Each year, for the last several years, approximately 2 million workers in the United States claim to have experienced a workplace violence incident. The type of violence ranges from aggressive verbal behavior to active shooters. One FBI study cited 160 active shooting incidents that occurred from 2000 to 2013 with 80% happening in the workplace. The majority of the shooters were not employed with the company where the acts took place.

While California employers were busy keeping pace with changes that took effect in 2017, the California legislature were hard at work drafting and adding a number of new laws, many of which take effect in early 2018. Employers must now turn to the new year and begin preparing for the next set of employment laws poised to go into effect.

Since Dykema’s program one year ago, there have been major developments in federal and state legislation, regulation and policies for Highly-Automated Vehicles (HAV), including the all-new Department of Transportation HAV Policy 2.0, supplanting the one issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the Obama Administration. Moreover, federal legislation has been introduced in the United States Senate for HAV.

Dykema is pleased to co-sponsor the 20th Annual compliance seminar in conjunction with the HFMA Eastern Michigan Chapter and the HCCA. Experienced attorneys from Dykema's Health Care Group will address a variety of key health care compliance issues, with a particular emphasis on practical application.