Labor and Employment

The labor and employment lawyers of Davenport Evans law firm, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, represent both public and private employers. Our attorneys counsel employers in all areas of labor and employment law and advise clients in the prevention of potential litigation from the beginning of the employment relationship to termination and everything in between. The firm advises clients on a broad range of issues under federal and state employment law, including Title VII Discrimination Claims, FMLA, ADA, Wage and Hour, Workers’ Compensation and more. The firm represents employers in proceedings before various administrative agencies, as well as all types of employment litigation, including wrongful termination and discrimination claims, in both federal and state courts.

2019 Employment Law Update, September 18 at The Country Club of Sioux Falls

Register Now for the 2019 Davenport Evans Employment Law Update, Wednesday, September 18 at the Country Club of Sioux Falls. The theme this year is Employment City: Mapping Success for 2019. Be sure to join our eNews list for seminar reminders. The annual seminar is free and open to the public, and draws around 150 human resources professionals, managers, and small business leaders from across the region. Register here.

AGENDA:

Davenport Evans Employment Law Update

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:30 a.m. – noon

The Country Club of Sioux Falls (Formerly Westward Ho)

3400 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD

*Submit a panel question to [email protected] to enter a drawing for a restaurant gift card! One drawing entry will be allowed per person.

7:30 – 8 a.m.

Registration and Hot Breakfast

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.

Data Privacy and Security Update for Human Resource Professionals, Rick Olivier of SBS Cybersecurity and Jean H. Bender of Davenport Evans

8:45 – 9:30 a.m.

ADA Website Accessibility, Dixie K. Hieb and Tiffany M. Miller

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Coffee and Restroom Break

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.

2019 Case Law Update, Reece M. Almond

10:30 – 11:15 a.m.

10 Questions to Ask Before You Terminate, Kristi Geisler Holm

11:15 – noon

Ask-A-Lawyer Panel: Kristi Geisler Holm, Jean H. Bender, Dixie K. Hieb, Reece M. Almond, and Moderator Tiffany M. Miller.

*SPECIAL DIRECTIONS (Important to avoid Sanford Golf Invitational):

From Kiwanis, turn west onto 18th Street/Indian Mound Drive, near the Great Plains Zoo. 18th Street becomes Indian Mound Drive. Turn right at The Country Club of Sioux Falls, on Westward Ho Place. If you miss the turn and round the bend, ending up at Minnehaha Country Club, turn back. Once you have found our spacious parking lot, use the main doors under the awning and take the elevator or the staircase to the 2nd floor banquet hall.