Employment Conference Scheduled to Help Business Owners, Managers, HR Professionals, Trainers and Legal Counsel Stay on Top of Critical Employment Issues

The 2007 Iowa Employment Conference will be held on April 26 at the Sheraton West Des Moines from 8:15 a.m. until 4 p.m.  This one-day premier conference will feature 12 powerful and informative concurrent sessions presented by leading human resource and training consultants, attorneys and benefit consultants on the most critical employment issues likely to affect Iowa employers in 2007. During each concurrent session attendees will participate in lively discussions of practical approaches and new thinking on common employment problems, including: 

§         2007 Employment Law Update

§         Drug Testing in the Workplace

§         Utilizing e-Learning

§         FLSA

§         Hiring Right

§         Knowledge Management

§         Medical Accommodations (FMLA, Worker’s Comp, Pregnancy Leave, ADA)

§         HRAs and HSAs

§         Reinventing Your Training Function

§         Setting Up a Base Compensation Program

§         Best Practices in Diversity Training

 A Legislative Luncheon Update will also be presented by John R. Gilliland Senior Vice President, Government Relations at the Iowa Association of Business & Industry.

To register, please call HR-OneSource at 1.888.778.9675.  The tuition is $119/person before April 9 and $139/person after April 9.

The 2007 Iowa Employment Conference is being sponsored by HR-OneSource, ADP, ATW Training & Consulting, Iowa Grocery Industry Association, Agribusiness Association of Iowa, Iowa Biotechnology Association, Iowa Association of Business & Industry, American Administrators and United Services Association.

Featured Speakers:

Matthew S. Brick, Attorney is a partner with Brick, Gentry, Bowers, Swartz, Stoltze & Levis, P.C.

Frank J. DeMarco, CEO, American Administrators.

David L. Hansen, SPHR, CCP Senior Human Resources Consultant, HR-OneSource.

Renee Hardman, SPHR - Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Banker’s Trust.

William J. Judge, JD., LL. M., Attorney from Oak Park, Illinois.

Jack Lipovac, SPHR -President, HR-OneSource, Human Resource Consultant.

Don Naderman - Senior Instructor, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers

Kevin Pokorny - HR & Training Consultant - ATW Training & Consulting.

Cindy Rockwell - CEO of Customer Vision.

Lori Snider, SPHR is ADP’s KnowledgeLink HR Help Desk Manager.

Mike Staebell, Assistant District Director, US Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division.