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Respect Effect - Sheila Engelmeier - Presentations Presentations (1995 - present) "The Termination Meeting - A Step-by-Step Guide," The Minnesota CLE Employee Discipline and Discharge Seminar, July 2012 "Recent Developments in Retaliation Law," The 2012 Employment Law Institute, Retaliation Panel Materials, May 2012 "The Retaliation Claim Conundrum: Where We Go From Here," The 2012 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2012 "Learn What Lawyers Look For When Hiring a Private Investigator and the Best Methods for Reaching Potential Legal Clients", The American Private Investigator Podcast, February 2012 "It's the Best of Times; It's the Worst of Times" - Comparing Retaliation Issues Under Federal and State Law & Related Issues for Counsel, The 38th Annual Labor & Employment Law Institute, November 2011 "Hot Legal Issues in the Employment Law Arena," College of St. Thomas, November 2011 "The Termination Meeting - A Step-by-Step Guide," The Minnesota CLE Employee Discipline and Discharge Seminar, July 2011 "CHARGE BACK! Strategies for Effectively Responding to a Charge of Discrimination," The Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2011 "Navigating the Employers' Toughest Job - The Actual Termination," The Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2011 "It's Not Just About Sex Anymore: Effective Employment Law Training - 2011 & Beyond," The Multicultural Forum, March 2011 "March 2011 Update on Two Aspects of the Law on Harassment: (1) What is Severe or Pervasive Enough to State a Claim and (2) What Suffices as Training that Effectively Avoids Harassment and/or Discrimination," The Multicultural Forum, March 2011 "Dealing with Reasonable Accommodation of Children and Employees and Optimal Documentation in Dealing with DHS, Including with the new Risk Assessment Audit Requirement," Minnesota Early Childhood Conference, March 2011 "Discipline and Discharge Handbook," -- Author of Chapter 7, "The Termination Meeting," The 2010 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2010 "Avoiding Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Claims," Wells Fargo Insurance Services, September 2009 "Top Ten Ways to Avoid Winding up in Court Fighting with Your Current, Former or Prospective Employee," Wells Fargo Insurance Services, August 2009 "The 7 Deadly Sins of Internal Investigations - Whether Investigating Employee Theft, Harassment, or Internet Abuse," Institute Highlight Series -- 2009 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, August 2009 "The 7 Deadly Sins of Internal Investigations - Whether Investigating Employee Theft, Harassment, or Internet Abuse," The 2009 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2009 "Effectively Executing the Termination Process: A Step-by-Step Guide," The 2009 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2009 "Employment Compliance Issues for Nonprofits." Hamline University, April 2009 "Understanding the Interplay Between the ADA and FMLA, After They've Both Changed," TCHRA, April 2009 "Updating Your ADA Litigation Strategies: Putting Theory Into Practice," Minnesota State Bar Association, December 2008 "The Legalities and Practicalities of Training to Enhance Respect and Avoid Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace," The 2008 Employment Law and Compliance Summit, Arlington, VA, September 2008 "Workplace Discrimination Issues Involving the ADA, FMLA, Harassment and More," Wells Fargo Insurance Services, August 2008 "Developing Issues in Sexual Harassment Law: What is 'Severe or Pervasive' Enough to Create a Hostile Environment and Training After Faragher and Ellerth, What is Good Enough?," Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 2008 "Contending with Stereotypes in the Courtroom: Strategies for Jury Selection in Employment Cases," Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference, Seattle, Washington, June 2008"Effectively Executing the Termination Process: A Step-by-Step Guide," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2008 "Tough Issues in Managing Employees Without Inviting Lawsuits," Sixth Annual Early Childhood Educator's Conference, February 2008 "Contracts, Policies, and Employment Concerns," Professional Learning Alternatives Conference for Day Care Professionals, February 2008 "Executive Compensation - Tips for Employers, Including Managing Tax and Deferred Compensation," Moss & Barnett, November 2007 "Update on Significant Employment Law Developments in the Last Twelve-Plus Months," Moss & Barnett, November 2007 "Legal Up-date," Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce, November 2007 "The Top 10 Don'ts for Employers Who Want to Avoid Litigation: A Practical, Common-Sense Guide to Staying Out of Court," The 2007 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2007 "The 10 Biggest Mistakes Made by Employment Lawyers On Both Sides Of The Aisle; Or Viewed More Positively - 10 Must Do's For All Employment Lawyers," Pacific Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference, May 2007 "Lawful and Effective Staffing Practice," Minnesota CCR&R Network - Sharing the Wisdom of Many Voices, April 2007 "Legal Limited Corporations (LLC) and the Use of Independent Contractors," Minnesota CCR&R Network - Sharing the Wisdom of Many Voices, April 2007 "Avoiding the Most Common Legal Mistakes in the Early Childhood Education Arena," 5 th Annual Early Childhood Educator's Conference, March 2007 "Training to Create a Respectful Work Environment," Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity, February 2007 "All You Need to Know About Independent Contractors," Minnesota Child Care & Referral Network, January 2007 "Proper Discipline Techniques," Minnesota Legal Administrators' Association, November 2006 "Avoiding Legal Mistakes," Early Childhood Conference, November 2006 "Building a Full House: Tips from Marketing Partners," LMA 2006 Annual Conference - Marketing Strategies, November 2006 "Limited Liability Corporations and Independent Contractors," Minnesota CCR&R Network - Sharing the Wisdom of Many Voices, September 2006 "How to Legally Hire the Right Candidate," Rider Bennett Labor & Employment and Workers' Compensation Seminar, September 2006 "Understanding, Preventing and Responding to Harassment," Rider Bennett Labor & Employment and Workers' Compensation Seminar, September 2006 "Respect Effect: Avoiding Harassment and Discrimination in Your Workplace," Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants, July 2006 "ATP (Advanced Trial Practice): The Strategic Litigator," The 2006 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2006 "Discovery 101: The Strategy and Practice of Information Gathering in the Employment Lawsuit," The 2006 Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2006 "Avoiding Harassment and Discrimination in Your Workplace: Know the Legal Requirements With Respect to Training and What the Courts are Saying Since Ellerth/Faragher About Content, Length and Nature of Training Required Under Minnesota and the Federal Employment Laws," South Central SHRM Meeting, May 2006 "An Overview of the ADA/FMLA and Related Issues," Twin Cities Human Resources Association, April 2006 "The Law and Your Day Care," Minnesota Childcare Association's Annual Conference, April 2006 "Trends in Harassment Law: What are the Courts Saying About Boorish Behavior and Violence in the Context of a Sexual Harassment Case?" American Bar Association - National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law, March 2006 "Dealing With The Most Difficult Intermittent FMLA Leave Questions," Southern Minnesota Area HR Association, February 2006 "Tips For The Art of Billing Clients," University of St. Thomas, November 2005 "Key Legal Issues for Nonprofit Organizations," Hamline University, November 2005 "Implementing Performance Evaluations That Are a Win-Win For Employers And Employees: Maximizing The Benefits And Minimizing the Drawbacks," Council on Education, October 2005 "Avoiding Squeeze Plays & Brushbacks: Discrimination & Harassment Training," September 2005 "The Employer's Duty to Preserve and Disclose Electronic Evidence," The 22 nd Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, June 2005 "E-Discovery Projects and the Digital Evidence Triage Team," Glasser LegalWorks, April 2005 "Hot Issues in Day Care," Minnesota Child Care Association, April 2005 "Employment Practices Liability & Sexual Harassment," Acordia Risk Seminar Series, January 2005 "Rules of Engagement - Latest Employment Law Developments," Twin Cities Human Resource Associations, October 2004 "Advising Clients Regarding Retention, Preservation, Discovery and Destruction of Electronic Evidence," Hennepin County Bar Association, September 2004 "Rules of Engagement: Latest Employment Law Developments," Rider Bennett, September 2004 "Surprise! Surprise! Hear What the Courts are Saying About an Employer's Duty to Preserve and Disclose Electronic Evidence," The 21 st Annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2004 "Top 10 Things (Or So) Every Child Care Should Know to Avoid Liability," May 2004 "Success Stories: How to Stimulate Employee High Performance," April 2004 "Non-Compete/Confidentiality," Minnesota Technology, Inc., February 2004 "What Every Provider Should Know About The New "Conceal-and-Carry" Law and Related Issues," Minnesota ELEA Network Early Childhood Conference, January 2004 "The New Conceal-and-Carry Law and Other Important Workplace Issues," Rider Bennett, October 2003 "Combating and Responding to Employee Internet and E-Mail Abuse," Rider Bennett, September 2003 "Sexual Harassment and Discrimination," Acordia, September 2003 "Legal Issues Facing the Early Childhood Industry," Evangelical Lutheran Education Association, August 2003 "Minnesota 's New 'Conceal and Carry' law and Advice for Employers on Avoiding Liability Issues Created by it," Staffing Association of Minnesota, June 2003 "The Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine - A Legitimate Trade Secret Misappropriation Claim or Just a Non-Compete Theory in Disguise," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2003 "You Ask the Experts - Open Forum on Discipline and Discharge," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2003 "15 Important Tips in Conducting Investigations Into Employees' Criminal Acts," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2003 "Pre-Employment Inquiries and Medical Testing," Lorman Education Services, April 2003 " Minnesota Leave and Disability Discrimination Laws," Lorman Education Services, April 2003 "Discipline and Other Issues for Disabled Employees," Lorman Education Services, April 2003 "What Accommodations Are Reasonable?" Lorman Education Services, April 2003 "Use of Depositions," Minnesota State Bar Association, March 2003 "Tips on How Employers Can Avoid Claims by Employees," An Autumn Afternoon, Rider, Bennett, Egan & Arundel, October 2002 "Disability Discrimination Issues Under State and Federal Law," Lorman Education Services, August 2002 "Human Resource Audits in Minnesota," Lorman Education Services, August 2002 "Post 9/11: Disaster Preparedness - What All Employers Should Know," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2002 "Post 9/11: Heightened Security Measures - What's an Employer to Do?" Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2002 "Ramifications of Recent Amendments to the Definition of Sexual Harassment Under the Minnesota Human Rights Act," Hennepin County Bar Association, May 2002 " ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation in Minnesota," Lorman Education Services, April 2002 "The Harried Employer and the Chamber of Employment Law," Rider Bennett, April 2002 "Investigating Employees' Criminal and Other Nefarious Acts," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2001 "Case Study: An Employee With a Chronic Illness - Working Through the ADA and the FMLA Issues," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2001 "Is it Much Ado About Nothing? Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.," Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2001 "How to be a Survivor in Employment Law," Rider Bennett, April 2001 "Diversity in Law Firms And Attorneys' Ethical Obligations With Regard to Diversity in Law Firms," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, February 2001 "The Eighth Circuit's Look at Ellerth and Farragher," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, January 2001 " Reeves v. Sanderson : The New U.S. Supreme Court Case and What it Means to Employment Lawyers," Hennepin County Bar Association, October 2000 "Case Studies: Managing Reasonable Accommodation Requests and Reassignment Issues While Staying in Compliance With the ADA, FMLA, and Minnesota Human Rights Act and Workers' Comp Laws," Council on Education, August 2000 " What to do When You Believe Your Employee May Be Committing Crimes or Other Very Bad Acts While Employed by You, " Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 2000 " Managing the Divorced and Separated Parents," Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association, April 2000 "Elimination of Bias in Law Firms," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education seminar, with accompanying written materials, March 2000 "Avoiding Child Abuse and Neglect Allegations," Early Childhood Directors Association, March 1999 "Handling the Dissociative Identity Disorder (MPD) and Repressed Memory Case, " Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, March 2000 "Successfully Using Modified Duty, Return to Work and Reasonable Accommodations Without Running Afoul of the ADA, FMLA or Workers' Compensation, " Council on Education in Management, February 1999 " Elimination of Bias in Law Firms," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education seminar, with accompanying written materials, December 1999 "Walking through Cutting-Edge Scenarios that Expose the Most Liability-Ridden FMLA Issues," with accompanying written materials, Council on Education in Management seminar, September 1999 "Elimination of Bias in Law Firms," Minnesota Institute of Legal Education seminar, June 1999 " Update on Wage and Hour Law in the Early Childhood Education Setting," with accompanying written materials, Early Childhood Directors Association seminar, June 1999 " Trial by Jury - Observe a Jury Selection and Deliberation in a Defamation Case," with accompanying written materials, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 1999 "Employment Law - Pressing Issues for the Next Millennium," with accompanying written materials, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education seminar, August 1998 " Themes on Avoiding Litigation in the Early Childhood Education Arena," with accompanying written materials, Early Childhood Directors Association seminar, July 1998 "The Trial of a Sexual Harassment Case - Round II (two hour presentation)," with accompanying written materials, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 1998 "Marketing for Lawyers: Trends, Tips and Techniques," with accompanying written materials, Professional Marketing Services Group seminar, May 1998 " The Trial of a Sexual Harassment Case (full day presentation)," with accompanying written materials, Minnesota State Bar Association seminar, March 1998 "Effectively Handling Direct/Cross Examination and Closing Arguments," with accompanying written materials, Law & Politics seminar, February 1998 "Women and the Law: Make This Business Work for You," with accompanying written materials, Minnesota Law & Politics seminar, June 1997 "The Trial of a Sexual Harassment Case (two hour presentation)," with accompanying written materials, Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute, May 1997 "To Keep or to Fire - Managing the Borderline Employee Legally," with accompanying written materials, Council on Education in Management seminar, April 1997 "Mock Jury Trial & Deliberations in a Sexual Harassment Case (full day presentation)," with accompanying written materials, Minnesota State Bar Association seminar, February 1997 "Themes on Avoiding Litigation in the Early Childhood Education Arena," with accompanying written materials, Early Childhood Directors Association seminar, October 1996 "How to Protect Your Organization From Lawsuits," with accompanying written materials, Christ Church Preschool Learning Center seminar, October 1996 "The Basics of Personnel Law," Council on Education in Management, September 1996 "How to Conduct an Internal Investigation," with accompanying written materials, Council on Education in Management seminar, July 1996 "Themes on Avoiding Litigation in the Early Childhood Education Arena," with accompanying written materials, Crisis Nurseries of Minnesota Association seminar, April 1996 "Understanding Personnel Law," with accompanying written materials, Council on Education in Management seminar, May 1996 "50 Ways to Avoid Litigation," Minnesota Lutheran Early Childhood Conference seminar, with accompanying written materials, February 1996 "Handling Basic Personnel Law," with accompanying written materials, Council on Education in Management seminar, May 1995 "Avoiding Litigation in the Early Childhood Education Arena," with accompanying written materials, Early Childhood Directors Association seminar, March 1995
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