Training

Thursday, June 19 | Webinar
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Navigating compliance for leave and accommodations across the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is complicated for employers. Each employee’s needs and what you may be legally required to provide (or not) can vary drastically.  Join Scott Cruz, Labor and Employment Attorney at UB Greensfelder, LLP, in which Scott will address and discuss practical approaches for developing compliant, leave policies that reduce organizational risk, and what steps you need to take to manage employee leaves of absence and accommodations under both the ADA and FMLA.

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Thursday, June 24 | Webinar
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Every business struggles with negative online reviews and commentary. The source is often unhappy clients and customers, or business competitors. Other times, a business faces internal threats from disgruntled employees. Dealing with these unique scenarios requires focusing on minimizing the effect of the publication and resisting the urge to respond in a way that compounds the damage to your business’s reputation and management.

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Wednesday, June 25 | Webinar
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Join Attorney Jeff Risch of Amundsen Davis LLC as he explores the latest developments concerning issues involved with recruiting and hiring directly from business competitors.  Attorney Risch will discuss and analyze legal issues involved with non-compete agreements, confidentiality and trade secrets obligations, along with non-solicitation provisions that are often involved in navigating the sometimes confusing and complex waters of hiring employees subject to certain restrictions.  Attorney Risch will also dive into the latest developments concerning the enforceability of relevant contract provisions and what employers should know and recognize in 2025 pertaining to such provisions. 

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Wednesday, July 16 | Webinar
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us for a discussion regarding recent Illinois Appellate Court and Commission cases decided in the past year and an examination of how those cases may affect claims decision-making processes. Each case was selected with the goal of exploring practical applications these recent changes in Illinois workers’ compensation law may suggest.

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Thursday, July 17 | Microsoft Teams
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Why should you join our Virtual HR Roundtable?
- This roundtable is for you - your hot topics, not a webinar where we present to you and determine the agenda.
- There will be an HR consultant acting as facilitator (with hot topics in mind if needed) along with an attorney to answer any legal questions you may have.
- This is a great way for you to network and discuss your issues along with working through them with a group of HR professionals.

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Thursday, July 24 | Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join Scott Cruz, Labor & Employment Attorney at UB Greensfelder LLP as he presents on key legal labor and employment developments for Illinois and Wisconsin employers.  Scott will discuss new labor and employment laws that took effect in 2025, and will look ahead to 2026 to discuss any pending or soon-to-be new or amended labor and employment laws for Illinois and Wisconsin employers.

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Tuesday, August 19 | Webinar
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

In this webinar, Attorney Peter E. Hansen will discuss how to create job descriptions that help employees understand their job functions and responsibilities, and help employers comply with applicable state and federal laws.  Topics include:

• Best practices for what to include in a job description;
• Common mistakes and how to avoid them;
• How state and federal laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Illinois Equal Pay Act impact job descriptions;
• When and how to update job descriptions; and
• How a job description can be used against you in a legal battle.

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Thursday, August 28 | Webinar
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Once you have determined the scope and breadth of your intra-corporate investigation, it’s time to begin interviews. As an investigator, how can you ensure that you are extracting credible information from your interviewees? This program will introduce attendees to the basics of conducting witness interviews, utilizing time-tested methods of eliciting truthful responses from interviewees based on tactics adopted from the legal field and law enforcement. During the information-gathering process, and especially once it is complete, an investigator must carefully assess witness credibility to best understand the reported events and make appropriate and effective recommendations regarding outcomes. This webinar will instruct attendees in methods of evaluating testimony for credibility purposes. This webinar will benefit HR personnel, in-house and general counsel, external personnel who regularly conduct investigations, and anyone else involved in determining who did what at work.

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