Elarbee Thompson is pleased to continually offer our clients and contacts complimentary web-based seminars on labor, employment and litigation issues that affect your business. Listed below are our most recent webinars. Feel free to click the link, to view the webinar.

New FMLA Regulations: What You Should Do Now to Get Ready.  On November 17 2008, the Department of Labor released new final rules interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that took effect on January 16, 2009. These rules provide new rights and responsibilities - some of which will help employers in controlling and administering FMLA leave. Employers need to understand what they need to do both to be fully compliant with and to take full advantage of the benefits of the new FMLA landscape. Our attorneys offered practical steps for companies to meet the new obligations.

Changes to the ADA - Are Your Accomodations Reasonable?   The ADA Amendments Act  (ADAAA) went into effect January 1, 2009. The amendments incorporate major changes to the definition of the term disability, dramatically expanding coverage of the law, and changes reasonable accommodation obligations for an employer. As a result of this legislation, more employees will be qualified as disabled and entitled to reasonable accommodations. Employers will need to hone their reasonable accommodation skills and processes in light of these dramatic legislative developments. 

Is The Sky Falling for Union-Free Employers?  Elarbee Thompson presented a complimentary webinar on the Employee Free Choice Act ("EFCA"). The EFCA is the most profound change in labor law in 70 years and will result in union representation at many companies within moments of the Act's effective date. With a newly elected President, this piece of legislation will be enacted in some form as early as February 2009. Are you prepared to deal with how this may affect your organization?