Data Analytics: What Every Business Must Know About Big Data And Data Science

Plenary session day 1 --
regulatory developments. OSHA: new guide to restroom access for transgender workers
 new joint plan with the Department of Justice regarding criminal prosecution for hazardous workplaces / Toni L. Haleen --
NLRB: new rules on union organizing
 new decisions regarding employee rights on social media and email, confidentiality in internal investigations and more / Paul J. Zech --
DOL: the proposed new white-collar exemption regulations / Michele R. Fisher --
New independent contractor interpretation
 focus on joint employer liability / David S. Fortney --
EEOC: new requirement for reporting pay data / David S. Fortney --
SEC: new pay-ratio reporting / David S. Fortney --
OFCCP / David S. Fortney --
State Law trends around the country --
marijuana legislation and its impact on employers
 paid sick leave and other local ordinances / Shalanda D. Ballard --
Alternate plenary session --
day 1. Why employees do what they do: what every workplace advisor needs to know about how emotional intelligence --
or lack thereof --
plays out in the workplace / Kevin Leahy. Plenary sessions --
day 2. The 2016 Minnesota update / Ellen G. Sampson --
The U.S. Supreme Court update / Mandana Massoumi --
The 2016 EEOC update --
important policy developments and enforcement efforts / Peggy Mastroianni --
Alternate plenary session --
day 2. Attracting and keeping top talent --
keys to recruitment, engagement and retention in a tight market / Paul DeBettignies & Teresa M. Thompson. Breakout session A. The FMLA --
basic law and practice / Leonard B. Segal --
Difficult discharge situations --
4 real-life case studies / M. William O'Brien & Melissa Raphan --
10 tips for assession applicants through aptitude, skill and personality testing / Daniel G. Prokott --
Independent contractor or employee? 15 mini hypotheticals to test your knowledge / Mary B. Thomas --
Defensible investigations --
an advanced session / Fran A. Sepler --
Retaliation update --
the effect of key federal and state cases / Cynthia A. Bremer & Steven Andrew Smith --
The art of legal argument: how to create winning arguments using logic and theory / Dr. Terence Morrow. Breakout session B. Employment law basics for government contractors / David J. Goldstein --
Drafting separation agreements and releases (including an annotated document) / Howard B. Tarkow --
Pregnancy accommodation and discrimination --
5 tough cases / Jenny Gassman-Pines & Steven Andrew Smith --
Meals, breaks, technology and more --
the new world of off-the-clock wage and hour issues / Brian T. Benkstein & Christopher D. Jozwiak --
The employment litigator's update / Martin B. Ho & Gabrielle Wirth --
Litigating defamation arising in high profile cases: proof, privileges, and the newspersons shield / Clifford M. Greene & Janine A. Kimble --
The art of legal argument: how to deliver winning arguments in the courtroom or the boardroom / Dr. Terence Morrow --
The 2016 public sector case law update / Professor Stephen F. Befort. Breakout session C. Business immigration basics / Beth E. Carlson & Loan T. Huynh --
WESA --
2 years later: insights and compliance / Ingrid N. Culp & Jessica K. Looman --
The EEOC's answers to your questions abut its new digital charge system and portal / Julianne Bowman & Julie Schmid
 Mark J. Girouard (moderator) --
Prayer breaks and other religious accommodation questions / Sheila A. Engelmeier & Thomas E. Marshall --
Effective workplace communication --
the Well Talk© model / Kevin Leahy --
Wage and hour compliance gems you do not want to miss / Mary M. Krakow --
FMLA update --
new cases and other important developments / Kathryn A. Mrkonich-Wilson & Kaarin S. Nelson --
Using temporary restraints and preliminary injunctions to enforce non-compete covenants / Daniel R. Kelly --
Just a number: age discrimination claims in the public sector / Margaret A. Skelton. Breakout session D. Workplace investigation basics from start to finish / Leonard B. Segal --
7 best practices to beter your pre-employment screening an dhiring process / Tracey H. Donesky --
The ADA and FMLA intersection --
a beyond the basics session / Penelope J. Phillips --
Expanding sexual orientation protections in the workplace --
legal risks and practical solutions / James R. Rowader, Jr., Lawrence P. Schaefer & David M. Wilk --
Union organizing --
significant changes impacting unions and management / Michael J. Moberg & William O'Brien --
This is your brain on ethics: attorney ethics frontiers of the neuroscience range / Kevin Leahy --
Using "big data" analytics in employment / Dr. Zev J. Eigen & Marko J. Mrkonich --
Title VII update --
the cases and their impact / Howard L. Bolter & John D. Thompson --
One of the traits of a great employment lawyer --
the ability to tell a story / Honorable Mark W. Bennett --
Post employment restrictive covenants / Joseph W. Hammell & Jeffrey B. oberman
 Roy A. Ginsburg (moderator) --
Important considerations when handling a public sector matter that involves a subcontractor / Timothy J. Louris & Emily Marshall. Breakout session E. Fundamentals of effective discipline and discharge process / Alice O'Brien Berquist & Liane M. Wong --
Corporate wellness update --
what can you do? What can't you do? / Charles F. Knapp & Maureen M. Maly --
Getting mdeical information from doctors --
to better handle FMLA and ADA cases / R. Ann Huntrods --
Penalties, liabilities and risks --
misclassification of employees and joint employment consequences / Rebecca J. Bernhard & Timothy D.S. Goodman --
8th circuit and federal district court update / Justin D. Cummins & Susan E. Ellingstad --
The art of legal argument: ethical constraints on argument / Dr. Terence Morrow. Breakout session F. EEOC developments in-depth --
a detailed lok by EEOC legal counsel Peggy Mastroianni / Peggy Mastroianni --
An overview of employment law in an age of technology / Kate C. Bischoff & Judith B. langevin --
10 important wage and hour matters every employer must understand and handle correctly / Penelope J. Phillips --
Ethical use of evolving technologies: where ethical decision points and metadata meet / Honorable DanielJ. Crothers & Mark T. Lanterman. Breakout session G. The basics of interactive process and ADA accommodation / Mary M. Krakow --
The 10 rules of termination decision-making / Robert C. Boisvert, Jr. --
Workplace bullying: what is is and what to do about it / Fran A. Sepler --
Answers to 20 of the biggest employment law questions racing employers in 2016 / Marko Mrkonich --
Changing leave laws around the country --
both state and local / V. John Ella & Beverly W. Garofalo --
Best practices for protecting your company data --
an interview with an FBI agent and a directory of security / Shana B. Crowe, Teresa M. Thompson & Mary Welsh --
The most important wage an dhour developments this year --
and what they mean to both plaintiffs and defendants / Paul J. Lukas & Christopher A. Parlo --
Top 10 employment claims plaintiffs' lawyers overlook / Christopher D. Jozwiak & Joni M. Thome --
Litigating the reprisal claim --
focus on the big issues / Cynthia A. Bremer, Barbara J. D'Aquila& Claydon D. Halunen
 Lawrence P. Schaefer (moderator) --
Minnesota's Veteran's Preference Act: overview, tips and 2015 changes / Joseph A. Kelly, Mathew M. Myer & Rachel Tierney
 Patricia Y. Beety (moderator). Breakout session H. Employment privacy basics --
from GPS tracking to locker searches / Norah E. Olson Bluvshtein --
FCRA liability --
background screening is more dangerous than you think / Joseph G. Schmitt --
The nitty gritty of the FMLA --
only for those who already understand the basics / Penelope J. Phillips --
The changing nature of accommodation --
pregnancy, disability and religion / Sheila A. Engelmeier, Kathleen A. Hughes & Laurie A. Vasichek
 Michael J. Moberg (moderator) --
Reacting to the newest OFCCP requirements: government contractor compliance --
are you keeping up? / Matthew J. Camardella --
Preparing for the new overtime regulations --
they're almost here! / Katherine A. Lawler, Sara G. McGrane & Mary B. Thomas --
The new federal rules, preserving privilege & handling disruptive trends: 3 hot e-discovery topics for the employment litigator / Christine J. Chalstrom --
Minnesota government data practices and the public sector workplace / Stacie Christensen. Breakout session I. Wage and hour basics --
the fundamentals you must know / Andrew E. Tanick --
The four rules of disciplinary documentation / Robert C. Boisvert, Jr. --
A guide to the top 10 immigration law developments in 2016 / Loan T. Huynh & John Medeiros --
More ethics issues, more evolving technology: cyborsecurity, smartphones, tablets & wi-fi / Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, Mark T. Lanterman --
Hiring an employee with a non-compete agreement --
including the latest cases, trends, traps and strategies / Jeffrey B. Oberman --
California update --
all the latest developments from new pay equity to wage and hour and more / Gabrielle Wirth --
ADA litigation in 2016 --
the biggest issues / Sara G. McGrane, Frances E. Baillon & Gina K. Janeiro
 Douglas L. Micko (moderator) --
Lawyer, heal thyself: practical responses to troubling new report on attorney addiction and mental health issues / Link Christin --
How to effectively structure and execute your investigative interview --
an in-depth analysis / Fran A. Sepler --
The new federal "Defense of Trade Secrets Act: --
important implications for employment advisors and litigators / Randall E. Kahnke.