Annual Employment Law Wrap-Up: What Happened in 2016 and What it Means for 2017 - Portland

2016 was another busy year for employment lawyers and human resources professionals! Of course, the new overtime regulations dominated the headlines this year, and with good reason. The Texas court’s decision to delay implementation of the new overtime regulations is the latest development in this ongoing saga. In December, Suzanne King and Christine Worthen (formerly of Pierce Atwood) facilitated a lively discussion of the most significant developments in 2016 and the impact of these developments on employers in 2017.

Topics Included

• Changes to the overtime regulations
• The new Defend Trade Secrets Act
• News from the EEO
  • Wellness programs
  • Revisions to EE0-1 regarding summary pay data
  • Updated Strategic Enforcement Plan
• ACA reporting
• OSHA developments
• NLRB decisions
• Joint employment issues
• Significant federal and state court decisions
• State law update
  • Non-compete developments
  • Recreational and medical marijuana
  • Massachusetts pay equity
  • NH update
  • Maine update