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ILSHRM & CIC-SHRM Annual State Legislative Conference

Date:	April 10, 2013 8:30am – April 11, 2013 4:15pm
Location:	L.L.C.C. Capital City Training Center 130 West Mason, Springfield IL
Event Type:	Conference
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DAY ONE: ADVOCACY and OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH YOUR LEGISLATOR AT THE CAPITAL

Understand how to get the attention and techniques for communicating with your state legislators. You will have the opportunity to speak with your elected official at the Capital Building in the afternoon

Moderator: Tami Ireland, Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center, Springfield will introduce speakers, keep speakers on time, ask questions of speakers as appropriate to keep sessions inter active as time permits

9:30 - 9:55 Registration

9:55 - 10:00 Welcome and opening announcements : Tami Ireland, Lincoln Prairie Behavioral Health Center, Springfield

10:00 - 11:00 HR PUBLIC POLICY: THE 113^TH CONGRESS AND THE SECOND-TERM OBAMA ADMINISTRATION (#132103) : he outcome of the 2012 election provides new energy to the HR issues that will be before the 113^th Congress and to the focus of the second-term Obama Presidency. The workplace regulatory agenda and HR public policy initiatives by the President and Congress will have a real impact on the workplace. Key issues include proposals on deficit reduction, tax reform, and perhaps even immigration reform. The decisions that will be made to bring down the federal deficit and reform the tax code could have a direct impact on employer-sponsored health care, as well as on pension and fringe benefit plans. This presentation will discuss these and other related legislative issues and will provide an up-to-date analysis of current federal regulatory activity. : Lisa Horn, Government Affairs, SHRM, Washington D C

11:00 - 11:15 How and Why to Engage the Business Community and Employees in the Public Policy Debate Andrew Proctor. IL Chamber of Commerce, Springfield

11:15 - 12:00 Techniques; Tips; How To's Related to Legislative Advocacy An advocacy presentation on developing and executing a successful interaction with elected officials in person or through the mail / email. It will also include topical issues (to be determined as the legislative session progresses) mixed in. : Terry Steczo, Lobbyist for Illinois State Chapter SHRM,

12:00 - 1:00 Networking Lunch Provided

1:00 - 5:00 Travel to Capital for opportunity to speak with your elected official

DAY TWO: 2013 HUMAN RESOURSE PRACTICE UPDATE

Moderator: Larry Small, Springfield - will introduce speakers, keep speakers on time, ask questions of speakers as appropriate to keep sessions inter active as time permits

7:45 Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:25 Registration

8:25 - 8:30 Opening Remarks / Welcome - Larry Small

8:30 - 9:30 Case Law update covering U S Supreme Court, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Illinois Supreme Court and Circuit Court : Roland Cross, Brown Hay and Stephens. LLP, Springfield

9:30 - 9:45 Break

9:45 - 10:45 E Discovery - Electronic discovery is no longer a rarity, but a reality that all organizations will encounter. Ensuring the preservation of electronically stored information (ESI) is a key component of discovery today. Litigants who fail to preserve ESI can face severe consequences, including monetary and evidentiary sanctions, the effects of which can last long beyond a single case. Recognizing the potential issues and concerns in the preservation and collection of ESI is critical to an effective electronic discovery strategy. J. Reed Roesler, Davis & Campbell L.L.C., Peoria

10:45 - 12:00 Agency Investigations / EEOC Panel Discussion - EEOC filings continue to soar, with nearly 100,000 claims filed in 2010. The EEOC is vigorously pursuing failure-to-hire claims, issuing multiple commissioner's charges, and filing lawsuits on such issues as the use of criminal background checks and pre- employment testing in hiring. An EEOC investigation is one of the most complex and disruptive events a company will face. EEOC matters involve tricky compliance challenges, delicate privilege issues, and gray evidentiary questions. Litigation arising from EEOC claims costs employers more than $44.3 million annually. What to expect, how to prepare, traps, how to's, when to involve legal counsel, model policies to reduce risk and exposure.

Moderator: Penny McCarty, Southern IL School of Medicine, Springfield

Legal Opinion: J. Reed Roesler, Davis & Campbell L.L.C., Peoria

Cathy Plouzek, IL Chamber of Commerce, Peoria

Donna Rogers, University of Illinois, Springfield

David Ryan, Mel-O-Cream, Springfield

12:00 - 1:00 Networking Lunch Provided

1:00 - 2:00 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aka PPACA Beginning with some history and commentary, but primarily will focus on helping employers of all sizes comply in 2013 and prepare for 2014.- time lines, what is coming, what is on the horizon, new rules and regulations: When do the different provisions of the PPACA go into effect? How is the law being implemented Greg Smith, Group Marketing Services, Springfield

2:00 - 2:15 Break

2:15 - 3:15 Social Media and the NLRB : Once a mainstay of the profession, labor relations is now viewed by many in HR as an archaic hold-over of by gone days. This is far from the truth, and ignoring or overlooking the changing nature of labor relations in the United States could have serious repercussions for your organization. This lively session will bring you to the cutting edge of the new labor relations environment, including a look at recent important NLRB decisions, the status of labor unions, and the rapidly developing alternative labor groups that may ultimately replace unions. We will also examine the rise of social media as a tool for labor activism the NLRB stance on protected activity and your social media policy, and tips on how to create strategies to deal with these issues in your workplace. Michael VanDervort, Publix, Lakeland, FL

3:15 - 4:15 Workplace Violence - Reducing the Risks - Law enforcement's perspective on how to reduce risks, to include who employers should be consulting ( i.e. local authorities) what kind of polices should be in place and enforcement - what works and what is ineffective, warning signs including becoming aware of domestic abuse, nasty divorces and less than sexually faithful employees, what to do and how to address/confront the employee/sThis session will include a Q & A section on "what if's" and "this was /is my situation" how best might it have been handled? Greg Damarin, Director of Security, Southern Illinois University School of medicine,

4:15 Adjourn