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AGENDA
AND BIOS OF SPEAKERS
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The seminars offer targeted training in legal issues that are
vital to complying with state and federal regulations
and avoiding costly lawsuits. A
total of eight lectures will be offered, from which
attendees may choose six that best suit their needs.
Check the agenda below: |
| 8-9
a.m.
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Registration
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| 9-9:05 |
Welcome
by NCCBI President Phil Kirk
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| 9:05-9:10
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Introduction
of Program by Tom Farr, author and noted attorney
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| 9:10-10 |
Focus
on Wage & Hour
Issues
“Exempt
or Not:
The New Wage and Hour
Regulations”
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| 10-10:50 |
Focus
on Employee Benefits
“COBRA
Strikes Again:
DOL’s New Notice Requirements
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| 10:50-11 |
Break
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| 11-11:50
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Morning
Breakout
Sessions (pick one)
“Avoiding
Lawsuits with
Good Employment Practices: Hypotheticals on Screening
Applicants, Hiring, Counseling,
Discipline
and Discharge.”
or
“Privacy
in the Workplace: Computers,
E-mails and Other Confounding Problems.”
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| 12-1:15 |
Luncheon,
keynote address. See list of speakers below.
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| 1:30-2:15 |
Focus
on Business Insurance
“Everything
You Need to Know About Employment Liability
Insurance”
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| 2:15-3 |
Focus
on Protecting Your Property
“Covenants
Not to Compete
and Trade Secrets”
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| 3:15-4 |
Afternoon
Breakout
Sessions (pick one)
“How
to Defend a Case Before the
Employment Security Commission”
or
“HIPAA
Update for Health Plans:
The First Six Months”
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| 4
p.m. |
Adjourn
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Notes: Ample time for questions from the audience will be
reserved at the end of each lecture. The seminars will be set up classroom style to make it
easy for you to follow the text and to take notes.
Keynote
Luncheon Speakers
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TRIAD:
Oct. 28, at the Grandover Resort
Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable Frank W. Bullock
Jr.,
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North
Carolina.
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TRIANGLE:
Oct. 29, at the North Raleigh Hilton
Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable I. Beverly Lake Jr.,
Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
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CHARLOTTE: Nov.
9, at the Hilton Charlotte Executive Park
Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable Graham C. Mullen,
Chief U.S. District Court Judge for the Western
District of North Carolina
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ASHEVILLE: Nov.
10, at the Grove Park
Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable Richard L.
Voorhees,
U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District
of North Carolina.
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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH: Nov.
18, at the Blockade Runner
Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable James C. Fox,
Senior U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District
of North Carolina.
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GREENVILLE:
Nov. 19, at the Greenville Hilton
Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable James C. Dever
III,
U. S. Magistrate Judge for Eastern District of
North Carolina.
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