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Desk on Fire? Emails Blowing up? Covering Hot Topics on Your Desk
This session is repeated at 3:00pm
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 Beginning at 7:00 AM
Session Duration

Learning Objective
- To Understand the latest changes in the law - particularly in light of the change in Presidential Administration. - To utilize best practices for addressing leave of absence issues with employees. - To learn best practices and the latest trends in employee discrimination claims.

Session Description
What's keeping you up at night? Law changes from Biden to Trump administrations? FMLA? EEOC? NLRB? HELP? Employees on endless leaves of absence? Workplace bullying? Marijuana rules? Multistate employer issues? Lions & tigers and bears? Oh My!

No wonder you can't sleep! Never fear! We will work through best practices for handling these issues and more. We will talk through practical ways that HR leaders can help employers navigate ever-changing legal landscape. We'll apply real-life examples that you encounter each day at work. You will have fun and learn something in the process. Guaranteed!

Session Speakers

Laura Caty

Bricker Graydon LLP

More About Laura Caty

Laura Caty and Lee Geiger are part of Bricker Graydon’s Labor & Employment team where they enjoy helping businesses of all sizes solve HR problems. They love thorny issues – no issue is too big or too small. Lee & Laura are legal nerds who provide practical advice to address chronic FMLA issues, hiring, firing, harassment and discipline problems, as well as dealing with the occasional employee who identifies as a pirate, needs an emotional support lizard, or falls asleep in the restroom (all true stories). Laura and Lee also represent companies in state and federal courts and alphabet agencies like the EEOC, OCRC, DOL, NLRB, OCR and OSHA. Laura and Lee pride themselves on providing prompt, practical solutions to clients. They know that clients want usable answers now … not 10-page memos in a week. They are available when you need them and their client relationships often morph into friendships. Lee & Laura regularly present on issues impacting employers. Their presentations are fun and engaging. It’s not your typical “lawyer” presentation. You’re guaranteed to stay awake and to walk away with some practical tips you can implement at work. Please introduce yourself to Laura & Lee after today’s presentation. They get a kick out of hearing wacky HR stories and would love to hear yours.

Lee Geiger

Speaker
Bricker Graydon LLP

More About Lee Geiger

Laura Caty and Lee Geiger are part of Bricker Graydon’s Labor & Employment team where they enjoy helping businesses of all sizes solve HR problems. They love thorny issues – no issue is too big or too small. Lee & Laura are legal nerds who provide practical advice to address chronic FMLA issues, hiring, firing, harassment and discipline problems, as well as dealing with the occasional employee who identifies as a pirate, needs an emotional support lizard, or falls asleep in the restroom (all true stories). Laura and Lee also represent companies in state and federal courts and alphabet agencies like the EEOC, OCRC, DOL, NLRB, OCR and OSHA. Laura and Lee pride themselves on providing prompt, practical solutions to clients. They know that clients want usable answers now … not 10-page memos in a week. They are available when you need them and their client relationships often morph into friendships. Lee & Laura regularly present on issues impacting employers. Their presentations are fun and engaging. It’s not your typical “lawyer” presentation. You’re guaranteed to stay awake and to walk away with some practical tips you can implement at work. Please introduce yourself to Laura & Lee after today’s presentation. They get a kick out of hearing wacky HR stories and would love to hear yours.