Mediation is a crucial means to reaching peaceful and agreed solutions in today’s world.  This half-day seminar will review fundamental and practical techniques to successfully resolve workplace disputes and enlisting the employees themselves to find a shared solution to a common problem.  A panel discussion and role playing will review the need to arbitrate and mediate through challenging situations, and the preventative measures that can be taken for managers to be able to function effectively. Join Marquette Alger Resolution Services for this workshop on effective mediation and conflict resolution strategies for your workplace.  

It is time for governments and local agencies to start understanding the Dark Side of the Internet and impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our society. Since the year 2000, the growth of the Internet has created new opportunities for criminal organizations, political activists and terrorists to threaten individuals, companies and countries. Individuals and organizations are today’s main targets of attacks and
espionage via the web through blacklists and complex identity theft schemes. Come
join Brian Maki of Maki Consulting to learn more about these topics and more:
• The positive and negative impacts of AI
• How we protect ourselves from the unknown
• Ethical and governmental issues
• Examples of AI in action, deepfakes & StyleGAN technology

8:30 - 10:00a   Hot Topics: Recent changes to labor & employment law              Changes to Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act and minimum wage                      Changes to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act                                                      New requirements to accommodate pregnant workers                                         

10:15a-12:00p    Skill Builder: Handle a Civil Rights Complaint                      Learn the steps to take if you are served with a complaint, understand how these administrative claims proceed, and review how they are resolved or litigated. 

12:30 – 2:00p   Skill Builder: Basics of Managing a Public Sector Union Contract   Even experienced H.R. professionals can get tripped up managing a public sector union contract.  PERA is not the NLRA (and if these acronyms are unfamiliar, you should attend!)  This session will review the key concepts you need to know if you are new to managing a public sector union contract.  We will cover bargaining, handling issues during a contract, grievances, and more.

2:15 – 3:00p    Focus on Youth Employment                                              Wondering about legal requirements for employing teenagers?  What about volunteer interns and job shadowing?  We will review the particular laws that apply when minors are part of your workforce.

3:00 – 3:30p     H.R. Q & A - Open Forum

3:30 – 3:45p     Evaluations and Certificates

Workshop to cover two topics: 1) What employers need to know about drug & alcohol testing - responsibilities, DER (designated employer rep.), record keeping; and 2) Government requirements for motor safety rules.  Presented by the Michigan Center for Trucking Safety staff.

   The AHA's Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED course trains participants to provide first aid, CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely and effective manner.  This class reflects the science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC), and is designed for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (ie. OSHA) or other requirements.  This course will be taught by Superior Life Services and will cover:

First Aid Basics
Medical Emergencies
Injury Emergencies
Environmental Emergencies
Preventing Injury & Illness
Adult CPR and AED 
Opioid-Associated Life-Threatening Emergencies
Optional Modules in Child CPR AED and Infant CPR

A panel of speakers will discuss a variety of topics of interest to wastewater plant managers and superintendents. PowerPoint presentations, handouts, instruction and group discussions will enable participants to acquire new knowledge that they can apply in their workplaces, while also completing their EGLE requirement for managerial CEC’s.  (Managerial CEC’s = 0.6 Available)

If you spend most of your time, energy and frustration on your least productive and most trouble-causing employees, then you won’t want to miss this workshop.  You will learn what games are being played and why problem employees are motivated to play these games.  You will also learn how to turn many negatives into positives for your team.  Join us to learn more about these take-aways:

·         How you can outplay, outwit and outlast your “problem children”

·         How to interpret body language and other key communication concepts

·         How to strengthen your team despite the influences of problem employees

·         How to regain your serenity in the middle of the “problem child’s” game