Welcome
We are excited to be back at the Qwest Center for the 20th Annual Baird Holm Labor Law Forum on April 17. Last year over 700 senior human resources professionals, attorneys and other middle- and upper-level management came to learn the latest updates and current trends in Labor and Employment Law. Register now to reserve your seat at the 20th Annual Labor Law Forum.
Join the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Baird Holm LLP as we celebrate the top companies to work for in the greater Omaha area. The Best Places to Work Luncheon honors the top ten employers. Registration for the Best Places to Work event is now closed.
Lunch Alternative
Not planning to attend the Best Places to Work luncheon? The Qwest Center is ideally located to let you choose from a variety of restaurants nearby and in the Old Market. A stroll through the skyway at the Qwest Center will take you across the street to the Hilton Liberty Tavern at the Hilton Hotel. Or walk across the pedestrian bridge to Rick's Cafe Boatyard on the river front.
There are many restaurant choices in the Old Market which is one mile from the Qwest Center. Baird Holm will provide a list of restaurants and a map at the registration desk. Please remember that the Qwest Center parking is owned by the City of Omaha. You will be charged $6 each time you re-enter the parking premises.
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Forum Agenda
This year’s Forum offers morning and afternoon "break out" sessions tailored to your areas of interest. Topics for the 2008 Labor Law Forum include, Fighting Discrimination in the 21st Century Workplace; The New FMLA Amendment, Regulations and Case Law Update; Employee Benefits Law Update; Workers' Compensation Retaliation and Harassment; The New Demand for Ethics Programs; Employment Case Law Update; Key Employment Law Developments and Trends; the New and Improved "Top Ten Ways Employers Hurt Themselves in Litigation"; Immigration Enforcement; Handling the Unemployment Claim; and Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination. Click the link to download the complete agenda in PDF form.
Approved for Credit
The 20th Annual Baird Holm Labor Law Forum has been approved for 5.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).
The Forum has also been approved for 5.5 hours (includes ethics hours) and 1.0 ethics hour of Continuing Legal Education Credit. This approval means that time spent in continuing legal education activities incorporated in this accredited program may be credited against the continuing legal education requirement of fifteen (15) clock hours per year, established by Rules 41.3 and 42.2 of the Iowa Supreme Court.
Directions to Qwest Convention Center
Click here to download directions to the Qwest Convention Center.
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Parking/Entrance into the Qwest Convention Center
Qwest Center Omaha surface parking lots are located on both the east side and the west side of 10th Street, across from and north of the Qwest Center. Attendees should park in lots B or D. Click here to download a Qwest Center parking map.
Parking is $6 per car per visit. The lots are owned and operated by the city of Omaha. Please note there are no passes to allow a car to leave and return for the day, and the $6 entry fee to the parking lots is charged each time.
After parking, please enter through the convention center entrance. Baird Holm’s staff will be there to greet you when you enter. Registration, conference room, exhibitor displays, and Best Places to Work luncheon are all located on the 2nd floor of the Qwest Convention Center.
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Attendee Information
Badge and material pickup begins at 7:45 am. At this time, you will receive a name badge and the forum materials. Name badges must be worn at all times during the forum to gain access to the conference. No entry to the conference is allowed without a badge.
Smoking is prohibited inside the Qwest Center. There are designated areas outside the Qwest where smoking is permitted.
Forum attendees who do not plan to go to the Best Places to Work Awards Luncheon, held in conjunction with the Labor Law Forum, are welcome to visit other restaurants for lunch. Maps of restaurants within walking distance will be available at the registration area.
Several area businesses are hosting booths in conjunction with the Labor Law Forum. We encourage you to stop by and see what these businesses can do for your company. This year, exhibitors include:
- Bergman Incentives
- C&A Industries, Inc.
- Continuum Worldwide Corporation
- Host Coffee
- Lee Hecht Harrison
- Marcotte Insurance Agency
- Omaha Royals
- Omaha World-Herald
- One Source The Background Check Company
- Right Management
- SHRM Nebraska State Council
- SilverStone Group
- Union Bank & Trust
- Wellness Council of the Midlands
Tom Petty Ticket Give-Away! Stop by and visit all of the different exhibitor booths during the day and register to win 2 tickets to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' performance at the Qwest Center on July 20, 2008. The drawing will be held immediately after the conference.
For more information on becoming an exhibitor, click here.
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Speaker Bios
We are pleased to have special guest speakers, Victoria A. Lipnic, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor and Peggy Mastroianni, Associate Legal Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at this year's Forum:
Speakers for this year’s forum also include members of Baird Holm’s Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Law Practice Group:
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REGISTRATION
Registration and payment must be made prior to the conference or upon arrival on April 17, 2008. Attendees registering on the day of the conference may pay for the conference by personal or corporate check or cash in the exact amount. There will be no credit card or any type of billing for the forum. For your convenience, you may register online and pay with your credit card, or mail your registration form with check/money order payment to:
Baird Holm LLP, Attn: Sara Obermeyer, 1500 Woodmen Tower, 1700 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68102-2068
Labor Law Forum Registration
Register early for the Labor Law Forum and save $25! The registration fee for those who sign up for the Forum prior to April 10, 2008 is $125 per person, and includes all materials. Fee does not include registration for the Best Places to Work Luncheon.
Late Registration for Forum – The registration fee for attendees who opt to sign up after April 10 is $150 per person.
Best Places to Work Luncheon Registration
Registration for the Best Places to Work luncheon is now closed.
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