The 6th Annual Workers’ Compensation Institute will help you handle your most difficult cases more effectively. Learn how to prove and defend repetitive trauma claims (including analysis of the accident, notice and medical causation), prove up medical bills, and effectively handle occupational disease and hearing loss cases. You also won’t want to miss the annual case law update and hearing from the decisionmakers!

What’s on the EEOC’s watch? Topics include sexual harassment and equal pay, segregation, pregnancy accommodation, expanding the definition of “sex”, immigrant rights, religion, and retaliation. Originally presented as part of the IICLE Employment Law Institute, available in its entirety as P9003-18U.

This Attendees’ Choice bundle is specially curated for all employment law practitioners. We've taken the most highly rated sessions from the 2018 and 2019 IICLE® Employment Law Institute programs and combined them into one bundle for one affordable price. Don't miss out on our attendees' favorite topics and speakers.

A review of important recent Illinois Appellate Court cases that significantly impact the practice, from the perspective of both Petitioners and Respondents. Originally presented as part of the 6th Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, available in its entirety as P9001-19U.

Receive a summary of the laws applicable to employee monitoring and protecting employee records. Originally presented by the DuPage County Bar Association.

Learn how the amendments have affected spoliation claims and resulting sanctions, the timing of litigation holds for employment claims, document retention of employment records, and production requirements. Originally presented as part of the IICLE Employment Law Institute, available in its entirety as P9003-18U.

Get up-to-date on the hottest topics facing employment and labor attorneys! Topics include sexual harassment, local laws about paid sick leave and equal pay, wage & hour, opiates & marijuana, implicit bias, OSHA, potentially violent employees, and immigration. You won't want to miss our keynote speaker, Philip Miscimarra, former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, and our special ethics presentation about social media and other types of electronic evidence.

This innovative program will help you better deal with numerous issues facing employment law practitioners (wage & hour developments, workplace violence, leave, sex orientation/transgender, harassment, and substance abuse) in a creative, yet informative, way.

What substantive rights are available for undocumented immigrants under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act? Work through practical problems presenting ethical issues for both Petitioner’s and Respondent’s attorneys. Originally presented as part of the 6th Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, available in its entirety as P9001-19U.

Obtain practical advice about how to establish and defend compensable hearing loss cases (Occupational Disease v. Workers’ Compensation Act). Originally presented as part of the 6th Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, available in its entirety as P9001-19U.

Rapid-fire sessions about several important issues facing employment attorneys: mental health & the ADA, Opiates & Marijuana, and Wage & hour. Originally presented as part of Employment Law Institute 2019, available in its entirety as P9003-19U.

Rapid-fire sessions about several important issues facing employment attorneys: OSHA, Immigration, and Implicit Bias in the workplace. Originally presented as part of Employment Law Institute 2019, available in its entirety as P9003-19U.

Learn the goals, benefits, and enforcement techniques that will be used when the law goes into effect on January 1, 2019.

MCLE Complete is your complete solution to fulfilling MCLE requirements. We've taken 30+ pre-selected hours of the best IICLE® programs in your practice area and combined them in one bundle for one affordable price.

Four employment/labor law mini-session topics: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Discrimination; Leave; Harassment; and Substance Abuse. Originally presented as part of the IICLE Employment Law Institute, available in its entirety as P9003-18U.

Learn how to prove and defend your occupational disease cases using the Act's statutory presumptions, including the rebuttable presumption. Originally presented as part of the 6th Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, available in its entirety as P9001-19U.

Learn how to establish the amount of a bill through Medical Fee Schedule or negotiated rate. Better understand the effect of payment of group insurance or Medicare payments. Originally presented as part of the 6th Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, available in its entirety as P9001-19U.

Learn how to determine the date of accident in the context of repetitive trauma claims, as well as how to establish and defend notice. Originally presented as part of the 6th Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, available in its entirety as P9001-19U.

Learn about the best proactive approaches for creating a workplace culture where employees come forward. Understand how to respond to concerns from the employer and employee perspectives Originally presented as part of Employment Law Institute 2019, available in its entirety as P9003-19U.

The use of social media in the context of employment at will. Cyber investigations of employees and how employers can search, capture and use data found on employees or employment candidates. Originally presented by the DuPage County Bar Association.

Learn about the latest procedures and case law regarding social media and electronic data as they pertain to ethically obtaining and admitting evidence in an employment law case. Originally presented as part of Employment Law Institute 2019, available in its entirety as P9003-19U.

Explore how the Illinois Recreational Cannabis Law impacts Employment Law in Illinois.

Non-employer or joint-employer? Employee or independent contractor? Exempt or non-exempt? And is that arbitration agreement or class action waiver valid? A plaintiff’s attorney and a defense attorney team up to help us sort it all out. Originally presented as part of the IICLE Employment Law Institute, available in its entirety as P9003-18U.

The number of state and local laws that address paid sick leave and equal pay continue to multiply. Address these developments. Originally presented as part of Employment Law Institute 2019, available in its entirety as P9003-19U.

Recent Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and Illinois federal and state court employment law decisions and the practical takeaways from these decisions will be discussed. Originally presented as part of the IICLE Employment Law Institute, available in its entirety as P9003-18U.

Learn about recent Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and Illinois federal and state court employment law decisions and the practical takeaways from these decisions. Originally presented as part of Employment Law Institute 2019, available in its entirety as P9003-19U.

Originally presented as part of Employment Law Institute 2019, available in its entirety as P9003-19U.

Join an Arbitrator, a Commissioner, and an Appellate Court Justice for a discussion about how their unique roles as decision-makers impact their analyses of workers’ compensation cases. Originally presented as part of the 6th Annual Workers' Compensation Institute, available in its entirety as P9001-19U.

Avoiding sexual harassment claims begins with the company culture. By having a zero tolerance policy, you can avoid litigation. Originally presented by the DuPage County Bar Association.

Mitigating workplace violence risks that include potentially violent employees, victims of domestic violence, ADA and FMLA compliance, OSHA, employee privacy issues and having the right policies in place. Originally presented as part of the IICLE Employment Law Institute, available in its entirety as P9003-18U.