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SUMMARY:2025 Employment Law Update
DESCRIPTION:2025 MRA Employment Law Update\n\nJoin us for MRA's 2025 Employment Law Update! Recent changes in federal leadership are shaping new policy and regulatory priorities\, so HR professionals and organizational leaders must stay vigilant to remain compliant. Gain timely insights into evolving federal and state laws and practical knowledge to prepare your organization for the changing landscape.\n\n \n\nLed by expert employment attorneys from the Midwest\, the Employment Law Update will cover crucial topics\, including performance management\, labor relations\, FMLA\, FLSA\, mental health\, and more. Each session will equip you with actionable strategies\, compliance insights\, and guidance to navigate complex regulations confidently.\n\n \n\nDon't miss MRA's 2025 Employment Law Update. Ensure your organization stays compliant\, minimizes risk\, and is prepared to address the challenges and opportunities of 2025. Register now to secure your spot and access session recordings post-event!\n\n \n\nThursday\, February 20\, 2025\n\n	Virtual Delivery: 8:00 am   4:05 pm CST\n	Early bird pricing through 1/31/25:    $275\n	Nonmember pricing:   $350\n	Enroll here (you must be logged into your MRA LMS to register)\n\n \n\nAgenda\n\n\n	\n		\n			Time CST\n			Session \n			Speaker/Firm \n		\n		\n			8:00 - 8:10 a.m. \n			Welcome \n			 \n		\n		\n			8:10 - 9:30 a.m. \n			Session 1 - Employment Law Year in Review & What to Anticipate in 2025\n			Gary Clark\n\n			Quarles & Brady\, IL \n		\n		\n			9:30 - 9:45 a.m. \n			Break \n			 \n		\n		\n			9:45 - 10:45 a.m. \n			Session 2a -  FMLA\n			Jeff Nowak\n\n			Littler Mendelson\, IL       \n		\n		\n			 \n			Session 2b - Handbook Dos and Don'ts\n			Holly Corkery\n\n			Lynch Dallas\, IA\n		\n		\n			10:45 - 11:00 a.m. \n			Break \n			 \n		\n		\n			11:00 am - 12:00 pm \n			Session 3a - 2025 Illinois State Legislative Update\n			Craig Papka & Michael Sherer\n\n			von Briesen & Roper\, WI\n		\n		\n			 \n			Session 3b - 2025 Iowa State Legislative Update\n			Terri Davis\n\n			Shuttleworth & Ingersoll\, IA\n		\n		\n			 \n			Session 3c - 2025 Minnesota State Legislative Update\n			Krista Hatcher & Ayesha Mitha\n\n			Fredrikson Law\, MN\n		\n		\n			 \n			Session 3d - 2025 Ohio State Legislative Update\n			Bill Nolan\n\n			Barnes & Thornburg\, OH \n		\n		\n			 \n			Session 3e - 2025 Wisconsin State Legislative Update\n			Ann Barry Hanneman & Erica Storm\n\n			von Briesen & Roper\, IL\n		\n		\n			12:00 - 12:15 p.m.\n			Break \n			 \n		\n		\n			12:15 - 1:15 p.m. \n			Session 4a - The aftermath of the amendments to the FLSA\n			Beth Odian\n\n			Michel Best\, WI\n		\n		\n			 \n			Session 4b - Unions\n			Joel Aziere\n\n			Buelow Vetter\, WI\n		\n		\n			1:15 - 1:30 p.m. \n			Break \n			 \n		\n		\n			1:30 - 2:30 p.m. \n			Session 5a - Anatomy of a Law Case: What Every Employer Should Know\n			Randi Winter\n\n			Spencer Fane\, MN\n		\n		\n			 \n			Session 5b - Top 10 Mental Health Mistakes in the Workplace: learning to avoid the mistakes that lead to legal liability\n			Frances Haas\n\n			Nyemaster Goode\, IA\n		\n		\n			2:30 - 2:45 p.m. \n			Break \n			 \n		\n		\n			2:45 - 3:45 p.m. \n			Session 6a - Investigations\, performance management/documentation\n			Cynthia Bremer & Jody Ward-Rannow\n\n			Ogletree Deakins\, MN\n		\n		\n			 \n			Session 6b - Cannabis (national scope)\n			Charles "Chaz" Billington\n\n			Vorys\, OH\n		\n		\n			3:45 - 4:00 p.m. \n			Closing
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://learn.mranet.org/learn/course/internal/view/classroom/1815/2025-employment-law-update"><strong><em><span style="color:#00B050"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2025 MRA Employment Law Update</span></span></em></strong></a><br />\n<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Join us for MRA&rsquo\;s 2025 Employment Law Update! Recent changes in federal leadership are shaping new policy and regulatory priorities\, so HR professionals and organizational leaders must stay vigilant to remain compliant. Gain timely insights into evolving federal and state laws and practical knowledge to prepare your organization for the changing landscape.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Led by expert employment attorneys from the Midwest\, the Employment Law Update will cover crucial topics\, including performance management\, labor relations\, FMLA\, FLSA\, mental health\, and more. Each session will equip you with actionable strategies\, compliance insights\, and guidance to navigate complex regulations confidently.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Don&rsquo\;t miss MRA&rsquo\;s 2025 Employment Law Update. Ensure your organization stays compliant\, minimizes risk\, and is prepared to address the challenges and opportunities of 2025. Register now to secure your spot and access session recordings post-event!</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thursday\, February 20\, 2025</span></strong>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Virtual Delivery: 8:00 am &ndash\; 4:05 pm CST</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Early bird pricing through 1/31/25: &nbsp\;&nbsp\; $275</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nonmember pricing: &nbsp\; $350</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Enroll </span><a href="https://learn.mranet.org/learn/course/internal/view/classroom/1815/2025-employment-law-update"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (you must be logged into your MRA LMS to register)</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Agenda</span></strong>\n\n<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse\; margin-left:1.0in\; width:720px">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:20px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Time CST</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:20px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session </span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:20px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Speaker/Firm </span></strong></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">8:00 - 8:10 a.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><span style="font-size:11pt">Welcome </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px">&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">8:10 - 9:30 a.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 1 - Employment Law Year in Review &amp\; What to Anticipate in 2025</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Gary Clark</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Quarles &amp\; Brady\, IL </span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">9:30 - 9:45 a.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><span style="font-size:11pt">Break </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px">&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">9:45 - 10:45 a.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 2a -&nbsp\; FMLA</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Jeff Nowak</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Littler Mendelson\, IL&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 2b - Handbook Dos and Don&rsquo\;ts</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Holly Corkery</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Lynch Dallas\, IA</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">10:45 - 11:00 a.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><span style="font-size:11pt">Break </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px">&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">11:00 am - 12:00 pm </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 3a - 2025 Illinois State Legislative Update</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Craig Papka &amp\; Michael Sherer</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">von Briesen &amp\; Roper\, WI</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 3b - 2025 Iowa State Legislative Update</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Terri Davis</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Shuttleworth &amp\; Ingersoll\, IA</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 3c - 2025 Minnesota State Legislative Update</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Krista Hatcher &amp\; Ayesha Mitha</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Fredrikson Law\, MN</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 3d - 2025 Ohio State Legislative Update</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Bill Nolan</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Barnes &amp\; Thornburg\, OH </span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:20px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="height:20px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 3e - 2025 Wisconsin State Legislative Update</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:20px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Ann Barry Hanneman &amp\; Erica Storm</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">von Briesen</span> <span style="font-size:11pt">&amp\; Roper\, IL</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">12:00 - 12:15 p.m.</span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><span style="font-size:11pt">Break </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px">&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">12:15 - 1:15 p.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 4a -&nbsp\;The aftermath of the amendments to the FLSA</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Beth Odian</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Michel Best\, WI</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 4b - Unions</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Joel Aziere</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Buelow Vetter\, WI</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">1:15 - 1:30 p.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><span style="font-size:11pt">Break </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px">&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">1:30 - 2:30 p.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 5a - Anatomy of a Law Case: What Every Employer Should Know</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Randi Winter</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Spencer Fane\, MN</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 5b - Top 10 Mental Health Mistakes in the Workplace: learning to avoid the mistakes that lead to legal liability</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Frances Haas</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Nyemaster Goode\, IA</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">2:30 - 2:45 p.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><span style="font-size:11pt">Break </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px">&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:17px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">2:45 - 3:45 p.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:17px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 6a - Investigations\, performance management/documentation</span></strong></td>\n			<td style="height:17px\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Cynthia Bremer &amp\; Jody Ward-Rannow</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Ogletree Deakins\, MN</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Session 6b - Cannabis </span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt">(national scope)</span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; width:216px"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt">Charles &quot\;Chaz&quot\; Billington</span></strong><br />\n			<span style="font-size:11pt">Vorys\, OH</span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:108px"><span style="font-size:11pt">3:45 - 4:00 p.m. </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:396px"><span style="font-size:11pt">Closing </span></td>\n			<td style="height:21px\; vertical-align:bottom\; width:216px">&nbsp\;</td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp\;
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