HR Box Lunch Summer Series for HR Professionals

The Summer HR Box Lunch Series:

• The Nuts and Bolts of Kansas Unemployment Laws: How they work and how best to position your company to avoid an award — July 17, 2012
• Health Care Reform Update — August 7, 2012
• 401(k) Plan Check-Up  — August 22, 2012
• The EEOC’s Coming: Be Prepared for an Equal Pay Act Audit — September 6, 2012

This summer, Foulston Siefkin will be hosting four lunchtime workshops for HR Professionals at our offices in the Waterfront. Each session will address HR issues that are important and relevant to businesses.

The Nuts and Bolts of Kansas Unemployment Laws: How they work and how best to position your company to avoid an award — July 17, 2012

As most HR professionals know, the only constant is change. Even as the economy appears to be rebounding, circumstances will always arise that bring the unemployment benefits process into play. This session will explain how the unemployment process works, from funding your employer’s account through the claims and appeals process. We will also discuss a number of practical tips to help you position yourself as much as possible to (hopefully) avoid benefit awards.

Health Care Reform Update — August 7, 2012

This session will provide an overview of current topics in health care reform, including analysis of the impact, or potential impact, of the Supreme Court’s decision, and guidance on implementation of mandates such as the summary of benefits and coverage (SBC), W-2 reporting, and the cap on health FSA accounts.

401(k) Plan Check-Up — August 22, 2012

This session will look at a recent IRS project on 401(k) plan compliance, highlighting common problem areas and providing a framework for finding and correcting any potential issues with your own plan – before the IRS does.

The EEOC’s Coming: Be Prepared for an Equal Pay Act Audit — September 6, 2012

Most employers are well aware of the potential for audits by branches of the federal government like the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but many don’t realize that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is also getting into the audit game. The EEOC is initiating pilot projects across the country to proactively audit employers to ensure Equal Pay Act compliance. This represents a fundamental change in how the EEOC has sought to enforce the EPA in the past. In this session we’ll discuss the EPA’s requirements and offer some helpful tips for employers so they can evaluate and address any internal issues before the EEOC arrives.

Reasons to Attend

These sessions are designed to benefit human resource professionals and in-house counsel with responsibility in their organization for unemployment benefits, employee health care, 401(k) plans, and meeting the EEPOC’s Equal Pay Act’s requirements.

Presenters

Experienced Foulston Siefkin attorneys will be preparing the materials and presenting at each session.  

Registration Fee

The registration fee is $50 per attendee per session and includes lunch. You can register by fax or mail. Payment may be made by credit card or check. Make checks payable to Foulston Siefkin LLP. Credit card information may be faxed with the completed registration form to 866.790.9482. Payment must be included with your registration by mail.

Please send form to:

Foulston Siefkin LLP
HR Box Lunch Series
1551 N. Waterfront Parkway, Suite 100
Wichita, KS 67206.

Seminar Location and Time

The HR Box Lunch Summer Series will be held at the Commerce Bank Center at the Waterfront where Foulston Siefkin’s headquarters are located. Each session will last from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Foulston Siefkin LLP

Commerce Bank Center
1551 N. Waterfront Parkway
Wichita, KS 67206.

Certification.

The 2012 Foulston Siefkin HR Box Lunch Fall Series has been submitted for 1.0 credit hours, and has been credited in the past for recertification general credit hours noted above toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

Some Comments from past HR Box Lunch Series Attendees.

“Information provided was very clear and understandable”
“Very helpful and informative”
“These are very valuable, thank you for doing it”
“Good information in a short period of time”
“Good refresher”
“Always informative and entertaining”
“I needed the reassurance we were doing things correctly and now I have back up notes”
“Great speaker and great facility”
“Relevant information, good questions and answers”
“Took away several specific action items”