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December 8, 2016

Three attorneys from McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, will host a webinar in conjunction with Bloomberg BNA titled, “2016 Year in Review: Key Developments in Labor and Employment Law” on December 8.

The webinar will focus on major developments in labor and employment law over the past year and the panelists from McNees will discuss proactive steps that employers should consider moving forward.

Topics will include:

• The new FLSA overtime regulations
• Recent NLRB decisions affecting non-union employers
• Medical marijuana in the workplace
• Sexual orientation/gender identity under EEO laws
• New regulations on paid sick leave for federal contractors
• How the ACA impacts your employee handbook
• The impact of Trump’s Presidency on all the above

The webinar will provide an overview of the major changes in labor and employment law, and steps that employers can take in order to ensure they keep up with these developments.

McNees speakers in are Eric Athey, co-chair of the Labor and Employment Group. He provides counseling and representation to employers on a wide range of labor and employment matters, including compliance assistance with laws such as the Affordable Care Act, FMLA, ADA, OSHA and wage and hour laws.

Joining Athey will be Adam Santucci, a McNees member-elect, who works in the Labor and Employment Group. Santucci represents employers with respect to labor and employment law matters and helps employers solve problems that arise in today’s workplace. Member-elect Kelley Kaufman also will speak in the webinar. A member of the Labor and Employment Group, Kaufman regularly defends clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as well as in employment-related litigation in federal and state court.

Completion of the webinar will qualify attendees for one HRCI credit and one SHRM credit.

For more information and to register for the complementary webinar, visit the website hosted by Bloomberg BNA at: http://www.bna.com/2016-year-review-m57982078986/.