Maddin Hauser will conduct its 2026 Employment Law Symposium titled on Thursday, March 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Saint John’s Resort, 44045 Five Mile Road in Plymouth.
Featured topics and speakers will include:
• HR as the Business’s First Line of Legal Protection: How HR Protects the Company’s Business Interests Every Day, with Jordan B. Segal
- Learn the essential policies and procedures every organization needs: From appropriate use of AI to confidential information and company property policies
- Understand how to use HR processes to protect the workforce and information: Effective discipline system, rock-solid documentation, confidentiality controls, Bring-Your-Own-Device policies and enforceable restrictive covenants
- Walk away with practical HR-ready tools: Reduce exposure, strengthen effective company culture, and safeguard your business data, people, and competitive advantage
• The Investigator’s Roadmap: Conducting Fair and Effective Workplace Investigations, with Breanne N. Gilliam
- When is an investigation required?
- How to conduct a proper investigation
- Concluding the investigation and taking action
• From Sale to Separation: Navigating HR Issues Through Transitions, with Mariel G. Newhouse
- Key considerations in a reduction in force
- Personnel considerations when selling a business
- Other common transition issues
• Why Employee-Specific Policies Matter: Building Clarity, Compliance, and Trust to Protect Your Business, with Anaria Rambus
- The importance of creating job descriptions
- Including policies to ensure you are meeting legal requirements
- Paid Time Off Policies and the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act
• Better Safe than Cited: OHSA in the Workplace, with Jonathan M. Sollish
- General duty and industry specific standards
- Complaints, investigations, and inspections
- The new era of workplace safety
• Building Better Organizations: Hiring the Best and Keeping the Best, with Ronald A. Sollish
- Hiring and Onboarding Strategies
- Developing a Culture of Retention and Upskilling
- Managing Internal Barriers That Impair Retention and Talent Development
• Insurance Issues for Human Resources Professionals, with Kathleen H. Klaus
- Trends in workers compensation insurance – litigation funding and excess awards
- Employment Practices Liability insurance – new risks including AI and DEI
- Cyber Liability Insurance – integration with Human Resources
• Retirement Plans that are Right for Your Business, Gary M. Remer
- The type of retirement plans available for your workforce
- Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs), and State-Mandated Retirement Programs
- What happens when things go wrong
For additional information on the Symposium, visit https://maddinhauser.com and click on “events.” Anyone with questions may email Events@MaddinHauser.com.
Featured topics and speakers will include:
• HR as the Business’s First Line of Legal Protection: How HR Protects the Company’s Business Interests Every Day, with Jordan B. Segal
- Learn the essential policies and procedures every organization needs: From appropriate use of AI to confidential information and company property policies
- Understand how to use HR processes to protect the workforce and information: Effective discipline system, rock-solid documentation, confidentiality controls, Bring-Your-Own-Device policies and enforceable restrictive covenants
- Walk away with practical HR-ready tools: Reduce exposure, strengthen effective company culture, and safeguard your business data, people, and competitive advantage
• The Investigator’s Roadmap: Conducting Fair and Effective Workplace Investigations, with Breanne N. Gilliam
- When is an investigation required?
- How to conduct a proper investigation
- Concluding the investigation and taking action
• From Sale to Separation: Navigating HR Issues Through Transitions, with Mariel G. Newhouse
- Key considerations in a reduction in force
- Personnel considerations when selling a business
- Other common transition issues
• Why Employee-Specific Policies Matter: Building Clarity, Compliance, and Trust to Protect Your Business, with Anaria Rambus
- The importance of creating job descriptions
- Including policies to ensure you are meeting legal requirements
- Paid Time Off Policies and the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act
• Better Safe than Cited: OHSA in the Workplace, with Jonathan M. Sollish
- General duty and industry specific standards
- Complaints, investigations, and inspections
- The new era of workplace safety
• Building Better Organizations: Hiring the Best and Keeping the Best, with Ronald A. Sollish
- Hiring and Onboarding Strategies
- Developing a Culture of Retention and Upskilling
- Managing Internal Barriers That Impair Retention and Talent Development
• Insurance Issues for Human Resources Professionals, with Kathleen H. Klaus
- Trends in workers compensation insurance – litigation funding and excess awards
- Employment Practices Liability insurance – new risks including AI and DEI
- Cyber Liability Insurance – integration with Human Resources
• Retirement Plans that are Right for Your Business, Gary M. Remer
- The type of retirement plans available for your workforce
- Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs), and State-Mandated Retirement Programs
- What happens when things go wrong
For additional information on the Symposium, visit https://maddinhauser.com and click on “events.” Anyone with questions may email Events@MaddinHauser.com.
