Due to having to provide a count to the venue for attendance at noon on May 15, 2023 and no ability to increase the count once given, registration is now closed. 

Learn the latest employment lawsuits, EEOC charges, and government investigation impacting construction companies.  Companies need to review their practices and implement risk management strategies and tools to help ensure compliance with applicable employment laws and protect the Company’s interests. Join Employment and OSHA, Construction, and Litigation Attorney Julie Pace as she shares the latest employment law updates and compliance strategies and tools for companies to utilize to help ensure you are prepared if the government comes knocking. With 30 years of experience in employment law, Ms. Pace has handled a wide variety of government audits and can share real life stories and cases. Attendees will come away with the tools and insights to manage risks and build and strengthen employment compliance strategies.  Human Resources and management at all levels will benefit from attendance.

At this program, you will learn about:

Ø  Update on national employment lawsuit trends, particularly in construction

Ø  Handling discipline and termination

Ø  Responding to EEOC charges

Ø  How to conduct your own internal wage and hour audit and the biggest issues that DOL is auditing, including:

·         minimum wage, overtime, piece rate pay, and time cards

·         travel time

·         deductions from pay

·         classifying workers as employees versus independent contractors

·         classifying employees as exempt or non-exempt from overtime and the new regulations that are changing           the white collar exemptions

Ø  Handling DOL Wage and Hour and Davis-Bacon audits

Ø  How to conduct your own internal I-9 and E-Verify Audit, including the most common mistakes made on the I-9 form and how to correct them;

Changes in enforcement strategy of the National Labor Relations Board and increasing union activity.

CFMA VoS Members:  Bring a First Time Guest at no charge.  Simply email vosadmin@cfma.org with your guest's name, company and email address to get them signed up.

Huge THANK YOU to this Program's Sponsor!

Julie A. Pace

of Counsel

Messner Reeves LLP

Julie Pace's practice handles construction, OSHA, litigation and employment law, including handbooks, drug and alcohol policies, I-9 and E-Verify compliance, independent contractor and alleged misclassification issues with DES and other government agencies, restrictive covenants, confidentiality, and defends claims of sexual harassment, employment discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, and wrongful discharge, and against charges by the EEOC or ACRD. She handles matters involving OSHA, ICE, OFCCP, DOL, NLRB, ADA, FMLA, ERISA, FMSCA, DOT, SIGPR

Audits, COVID, Davis-Bacon, wage and hour laws, FAR, SCA, and government contracts. She regularly provides training to companies and assists with investigations. Julie can be reached at 602.397.9871 or jpace@messner.com.