2015 Business X-Change - 9/9

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BUSINESS X-CHANGE - September 9, 2015
 
Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year at the Portage County Business Council office. These series of programs allow business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics, learn from local industry leaders and, most importantly, learn from each other. 
 
There is no cost to attend and a continental breakfast is included.
 
7:30-8:30 am in the Portage County Business Council Foundation Room


Topic: "Mountains and Molehills: 2015 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions that Affect the Employer-Employee Landscape"
 
Presented by:

Attorney Brian G. Formella
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Managing a business workforce, whether 1 or 1,000 employees, can be challenging. It helps to understand the context of recent court rulings and federal guidance on important matters that affect the employer-employee relationship.  Join us as Attorney Brian Formella provides a succinct, practical overview of recent Supreme Court decisions and Department of Labor guidance in the following areas:

--pregnancy / sex discrimination
--employee vs. independent contractor status
--same sex marriage
--exempt vs. nonexempt employment status
--Affordable Care Act decision

Time will be provided for limited questions and answers, so be sure to attend.

About our Speaker: Brian Formella graduated from Marquette University with B.A. degrees in English and Economics and from Marquette University Law School with honors. After graduating, he was a Law Clerk to Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Louis J. Ceci. His areas of practice include employment and labor law, municipal law, environmental law, real estate and general business law. Brian has a strong legal background in employment, labor and municipal law. He works with employers to establish sound employment practices. He has also aggressively defended employers against discrimination accusations.



Special THANK YOU to Anderson O'Brien for their sponsorship of this program.