Event

"Batten Down the Hatches! Manage Your Employees Before, During and After a Hurricane," Complimentary Breakfast Briefing - Ft. Myers, FL

Date   Jun 21, 2018

Join us for a complimentary breakfast briefing for in-house counsel and HR professionals to learn what to do when the next IRMA heads our way.

WHEN
Thursday, June 21, 2018 (rescheduled from original date of May 17)
8:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast and Registration
8:30 – 10:00 AM Program

WHERE
Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center
9931 Interstate Commerce Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33913
239-561-1550

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Hurricane season begins June 1st and the 2018 season is predicted to be as active as 2017. Prepare your workplace policies now to ensure that they are weather-proof! Join FordHarrison partner Denise Wheeler for this informative seminar to learn:

  • How to calculate wages when your operations are shut down;
  • Whether you should allow your employees to work remotely before, during and after the storm;
  • Whether to make qualified disaster payments to employees in lieu of bonuses;
  • Whether you can count absences due to the storm against an employee’s FMLA;
  • What do to when employees don’t return to work after the storm is over because of personal circumstances;
  • Whether employee who are discharged due to the storm are entitled to unemployment compensation;
  • Whether you can require your employees to work or be on-call during the storm;
  • Whether you have to pay on-call time during the storm; and
  • How to ensure your employees’ safety upon return to work.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

  • Approval is pending from the Florida Bar for 1.5 hours of CLE credit.
  • This program is pre-approved for 1.5 hours of PHR, SPHR and GPHR credit from HRCI.
  • FordHarrison is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM for 1.5 hours of PDCs for this course.