Entrepreneur Forum
Date and Time
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM CST
Tuesday, November 17th
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
Location
Metropolis Ballroom
6 S Vail Ave
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Fees/Admission
$12 includes breakfast
Website
Entrepreneur Forum
Description
The Shifting Labor Market
New Employment Laws May Cost Your Business More
Mike Berendt, a recognized employment and labor
law expert with a broad legal and human resources background, will share an update on important employment, labor and HR laws that have a direct effect on how employers of all sizes run their businesses. Topics to be covered include overtime, employee handbooks, and independent contractors.
According to www.dol.gov, "The Department is proposing to update the regulations governing which executive, administrative, and professional employees (white collar workers) are entitled to the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage and overtime pay protections. As proposed, this would raise the salary threshold from $455 a week (the equivalent of $23,660 a year) to about $970 a week ($50,440 a year) in 2016."
According to www.dol.gov, "The Department is proposing to update the regulations governing which executive, administrative, and professional employees (white collar workers) are entitled to the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage and overtime pay protections. As proposed, this would raise the salary threshold from $455 a week (the equivalent of $23,660 a year) to about $970 a week ($50,440 a year) in 2016."
 Mike Berendt Director ? Labor Relations & Employment Law Jewel-Osco |
Mike Berendt is a recognized employment and labor law expert with a broad legal and human resources background. Over his 14 years of labor and employment practice, Mike has represented and counseled businesses of all types and sizes, from F-500 to mid and small-sized companies. Mike acquired much of his deep and diverse experience working in the legal and HR departments of companies such as Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple, and JCPenney. He also represented and advised small and medium size businesses during his years in private law practice. Mike has been the chief strategist and spokesperson for nearly two dozen successful union contract negotiations. He has also led the development and implementation of numerous union election campaign strategies and employee relations / union avoidance programs. He is a trusted advisor to executives and managers alike on a full range of day-to-day employment and organized workforce matters such as discipline and discharge, medical leave, wage and hour law, and performance management. Mike has successfully represented his clients in arbitrations and before numerous courts and administrative agencies such as the NLRB, EEOC, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Illinois Human Rights Commission, the Department of Labor, and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Mike also frequently presents tailored programs to employer and human resources groups on a wide-range of topics in labor and employment law. He has been quoted in Crain?s Chicago Business and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at The John Marshall Law School, where he teaches Employment Discrimination. Mike is a graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, where he was named to the Dean?s List and served on the editorial board of the Journal Computer and Information Law. He earned his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany. Mike enjoys spending his free time with his two children, running, and listening to live music. He is a lifelong and passionate fan of the Cubs, Blackhawks, Bears, and Bulls. |
