Peters & Lyons, Ltd.

Seminars, Workshops and Training

Peters & Lyons, Ltd. regularly presents seminars, workshops, and training sessions for clients, trade associations, and civic groups on labor and employment law subjects such as:

		Employee discipline
		Preventing and dealing with sexual harassment claims
		The Americans with Disabilities Act
		Complying with the Family Medical Leave Act
		Avoiding discrimination claims
		Compliance with Wage and Hour laws
		Hiring Practices
Please contact us to arrange a presentation.
Mediation Presentation: On April 28, 2011, Donald Peters presented a workshop to fifty-five human resource professionals of the constituent hotels of the Chicago Hotel Association on the subject of mediation. Mediation is quickly growing to be a more cost effective, more efficient and often more effective alternative means of dispute resolution than traditional litigation or even arbitration. However to many it remains a somewhat mysterious process. This presentation lifts the veil, explaining what mediation is and is not, the pros and cons and how it works in the real world. To view, please press the button:    Mediation Workshop
July 21, 2010 Webinar:                                                                                                                   FISH OR FOWL? EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR? On July 21, 2010, Donald F. Peters, Jr. presented a webinar on the important issue of the proper 㣬assification䠯f workers as employees or independent contractors. This is a subject of growing importance to all employers who utilize service providers. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that 30% of employers misclassify these workers, mostly out of ignorance. The Obama administration recently launched a renewed enforcement effort against employers with improperly classified workers. The administrationⳠ2010 budget assumes that over the next ten years, this enforcement blitz will produce at least $7 billion in revenue from taxes and fines. Additionally, various state agencies, such as the Illinois Department of Labor, have indicated that they will also be stepping up enforcement and will be sharing information with the federal government. The webinar provides information to help employers better understand the scope of the problem, spot issues and vulnerabilities, and evaluate and respond to potential risks. To view this webinar, please click on this link: Peters & Lyons, Ltd. Fish or Fowl Webinar If you have any questions or wish to leave any feedback on this webinar, please contact either: Donald F. Peters Jr.                               Christopher P. Lyons                                                     630.887.6902                                        630.887.6901                                                       dpeters@peterslyons.com                      clyons@peterslyons.com
February 2010 Panel Discussion - Christopher P. Lyons, Moderator    Employment Relations Management: Protecting the Bottom Line within Our Changing Labor Climate      Hinsdale, Ill., March, 1, 2010 -- Judy Biggert, U.S. Representative House, Labor & Finance Committee, Illinois State Senator Christine Radogno and various human resource experts recently participated in a panel discussion: Employee Relations Management: Protecting the Bottom Line within our Changing Labor Climate to help small businesses better protect themselves against HR risk and common pitfalls. The event was open to the public and more than 75 area business owners attended.      The panel discussion, held at Ashton Place in Willowbrook, Ill., educated attendees on labor and employment law developments and provided knowledge and tools to protect their businesses. This event was sponsored by the Hinsdale Area Networking Group (HANG), The Business Ledger and the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce.      The panel discussion was moderated by Christopher Lyons, Labor and Employment Attorney at Peters & Lyons, LTD., and featured panelists including Biggert, Radogno, Donald Shewmake of the Pantheos Group and Giles Miller, Production Manager Phoenix Closures, Inc.      㔨e event was well attended and very well received,䠍 Lyons said. ㏵r legislative panelists alerted the local business people in attendance to the latest developments in Washington and Springfield, and our human resources experts provided practical advice for dealing with their common employee relations problems.伯font>
Training DVD Presentation  What's the Big Deal flyer Mr. Peters served as the on camera host for this 20 minute training video for managers on the subject of sexual harassment, produced by the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association

Teleconferences

Please click on the buttons below to listen to either of the 45 minute teleconferences on employment law subjects, presented by Peters & Lyons, Ltd.