Events & Speaking Engagements

This new law will impose significant new requirements on all employers when it goes into effect on April 2, 2020. During this webinar, Dykema labor and employment attorneys Jim Hermon and Dan Stern discuss the act and address many frequent questions being asked by employers.

There’s no question that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting many industries across the nation, and the dental industry is no exception.

This program will discuss key legal issues that arise in many corporate compliance programs and internal investigations. We will examine government enforcement trends aiming to expand the False Claims Act to more industries. We will also offer insight on the use of data analytics in investigations. We will review recent cases addressing the expansion of the “crime/fraud” exception to attorney-client privilege, and its ramifications for in-house counsel. Additionally, we will discuss the trend of applying 4th and 5th Amendment protections to electronic data and devices, both commercial and personal. 

During this webinar program, we will discuss what duty employers have to protect employees from the coronavirus, what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising, what Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) obligations may exist, the impact of reasonable accommodations and what personnel policies may be implicated, and whether updates to employer policies are in order.

This webinar will discuss drafting legal strategies that help mitigate these risks, including damage and ADR provisions. In addition, we will review key legal issues to keep in mind during litigation – from the investigation/fact-gathering stage through trial.

Join us for a complimentary webinar where we will discuss a practical guide, tips, and legal strategies to enforcing judgments by looking at post-judgment proceedings and ancillary litigation needed to recover assets.

Please join Dykema attorneys David West and Dawn Williams for a presentation regarding fiduciary duties impacting (i) digital assets of trust and estates and (ii) mortgage servicing.

Please join us for a presentation discussing the recent slew of employment laws in Illinois. This presentation will assist employers, HR professionals, and in-house attorneys in reviewing their policies and practices to ensure compliance with recent state, local, and federal employment law changes. 

In recent years, the international activities of US corporations have grown at a remarkable rate. As a result, more clients and potential clients are encountering international business disputes, which present legal risks, challenges and opportunities that can differ substantially from the usual course of wholly domestic disputes. This program will cover those differences, and set out basic measures to manage the risks of an international dispute and prepare the ground so that, if one does arise, clients will be well-positioned to achieve efficient and effective results.  

We invite you to join us in Dallas on Thursday, October 10, 2019 for our Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Roundtable: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are and Where We are Going… and How to Be Ready. Our interactive session will provide an opportunity to learn from presenters with unique and highly relevant “real world” experience.

On September 25th, the Department of Labor published new regulations increasing the minimum salary most exempt employees must be paid in order to continue being deemed exempt, from $23,660 per year to $35,568. The regulations also modify other salary-related issues for exempt employees. This brief webinar will cover the legal changes and options for employers to respond for retaining exempt status, minimizing overtime liability for those losing their exempt status, and otherwise understanding how the new regulations may be applied.