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We are so excited to announce that registration for the 2013 HR Law & Solutions seminar is now open!  The seminar is set for March 19, 2013, at the Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa.  Topics and speakers include:

• Legislative and Case Law Update presented by Robert Shearman, Esq. and John Agnew, Esq.
• Strategies and Best Practices for Handling Workplace Investigations presented by John Potanovic, Esq.
• Breakout Session #1, Latest Developments in Immigration Law presented by Tulio Suarez, Esq.
• Breakout Session #2, What’s New in the Workers’ Compensation Arena presented by Cora Molloy, Esq., David Roos, Esq., and Michael McCabe, Esq.
• HR – Keepers of the Culture:  Creating a Workplace of High Performance, Quality and Excellence, presented by Guest Speaker Chip Madera
• Employment Law IQ:  Test Your Knowledge and Issue Spotting Abilities presented by Vicki Sproat, Esq. and Suzanne Boy, Esq.

Though we know we have a tall order to surpass last year's 20th Anniversary HR Law & Solutions, we have a great line up and, of course, a few fun surprises as well.  Last year was a record-breaking year with over 300 attendees -- we hope you all will help us exceed that this year!  Click here to download the brochure.  Click here to register.  Looking forward to seeing you soon!

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Can you believe we're less than a month away from 2013? I can't! 

One of the things that will change for Florida employers is the minimum wage, which is set to increase again in 2013, rising from $7.67 to $7.79 per hour. The minimum wage for tipped employees is rising as well, from $4.65 to $4.77 per hour.

The increase is effective beginning January 1, 2013. Employers should make sure payroll is adjusted appropriately. Employers should also update their minimum wage posters, which must be posted in a conspicuous and accessible place. You can download the English version of the new poster here, and the Spanish version here.

In other news, we've been hard at work behind-the-scenes planning the 2013 HR Law & Solutions seminar. We hope to make it even bigger and better than 2012 -- and that's a tall order considering the 2012 seminar ended with a 20th Anniversary champagne & Norman Love celebration! 

Check back later this week for more information.  As always, if you have any suggestions or requests for things you'd like to see at our 2013 seminar, feel free to comment here, or you can call or email me -- I'd love to hear them.

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Henderson Franklin's Employment Law Practice Group will host its first HR Law Mini-Conference in Cape Coral on October 16, 2012 at the beautiful Resort at Marina Village.  Join us for a half-day seminar focused on topics that affect local employers and businesses.  Sessions include:

• Protecting your Bottom Line and Control Workers' Compensation Costs: War Stories from the Workers' Compensation Crypt, presented by Cora Molloy, David Roos and Michael McCabe and moderated by John Agnew
• What to do When the EEOC Comes Knocking, presented by Suzanne Boy
• The Retaliation Claim Boom: Best Practices to Minimize Liability, presented by John Potanovic
• E-Verify - Considerations Regarding Enrollment, Use & Requirements, presented by Tulio Suarez

The seminar has been approved for 3.0 General Recertification Credit Hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.  For additional details, click here to download the seminar brochure.  To register, click here, or contact our Marketing Director Gail Lamarche at 239.344.1186 or gail.lamarche@henlaw.com.

Special thanks to our in-kind sponsors Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce and Cape Coral Construction Industry Association, and to our breakfast sponsor IberiaBank.  We hope to see you there on October 16!

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Henderson Franklin is so excited to announce the 20th Annual HR Law & Solutions seminar will take place March 27, 2012 at Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa.  To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we have several great topics planned, we are bringing back the hilarious Sean Carter, and we might just have a few surprises up our sleeves! 

Registration will open in the beginning of February.  Thank you for your continued support of our seminar -- we are looking forward to making it the best yet, and can't wait to share all we have planned with you.

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We are less than three weeks away from the 19th Annual HR Law & Solutions Seminar, and thanks to an overwhelming (and record-setting!) response, we are only 10 spots away from being at full capacity.  If you haven't signed up and want to attend, register here, or contact Gail Lamarche at gail.lamarche@henlaw.com as soon as possible. 

As I've told mentioned before, we are featuring two fabulous guest speakers this year.  I profiled the first, Paul Macleish, in this post last month.  I want to take a minute to profile our second guest speaker, Dr. Rick Goodman:

What can an ex-team physician for the St. Louis Rams teach local business owners and HR professionals?  Dr. Rick Goodman's high-energy speeches are designed for companies of all sizes that want to maximize their potential. Dr. Rick has been working and studying with some of the most successful people and organizations in the world for over 20 years. He has developed unique and effective systems that help organizations.

In 1995, Dr. Rick became a medical staff member for two professional sports teams, the St. Louis Rams and the St. Louis Ambush. After selling his medical practice, Dr. Rick worked with two of the largest corporations in America, McDonnell Douglas and Boeing Corporation, where he implemented strategies to form and execute self-directed work teams. Throughout the project, he worked directly with leaders from all branches of the armed services to increase the productivity of all employees, maximize efficiency, and cut costs. During the first two years, Dr. Rick saved each company several million dollars and even prevented layoffs at all of their facilities.

Dr. Rick doesn't speak, teach, or train from the text book but passionately shares his life's stories and experiences with laughter and fun. Click here for a YouTube sneak peak.

We are very excited to welcome Dr. Rick to our seminar, and we think attendees are in for a real treat.  See you soon!

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We are very close to opening registration for the 19th Annual HR Law & Solutions seminar and we couldn't be more excited!  We have a lot of great things planned this year, including, for the first time, TWO guest speakers.  The first, Paul Macleish, is profiled below.  We will profile the second guest speaker in the coming weeks. 

Our first guest speaker, Paul Macleish, is originally from the Scottish border.  Paul is a seasoned human resource professional, leadership coach, facilitator, author and motivational speaker. Paul created Achieve Leadership,® a company which specializes in creating and sustaining a culture of leadership excellence through sound business practices, good people skills, human resource best practices and great mentorship, development and guidance. 

Paul is an authority on the subject of developing world-class leaders to meet the challenges of today and the vision of tomorrow.   He was involved in the leadership development performance excellence strategies at Walt Disney World®, which helped transform the Disney® culture to a culture of high leadership performance and accountability.

Paul's presentation "Becoming a True Strategic Partner" will help attendees:

• understand why they need to become strategic partners
• understand how to identify key business needs that will help align participants as a strategic partner
• build an awareness of influencing skills and how to build alliances in the workplace
• understand the importance of the company vision, mission and goals and how to use them on a daily basis
• understand how to have a greater strategic impact with your boss, team and peers and elevate your professional reputation within the workplace.

Check back next week for registration, and for a very exciting announcement about the HRCI credits that will be available to attendees this year.  Make sure to register early, as last year we were near full capacity with 280 attendees.  Thank you so much for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you all Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

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