Events & Speaking Engagements Archive
Past Events & Speaking Engagements Archive
- February 22, 2018Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons - Perrysburg, Ohio - 6165 Levis Commons Blvd, Perrysburg, OH 43551, February 22, 2018, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost: $25 (Includes lunch)
- Tackling Workers’ Compensation Fraud and Other Legal UpdatesFindlay Country Club 1500 Country Club Drive Findlay Ohio 45840, February 9, 2018, 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Registration is complimentary and starts at 8:00 a.m.
- Employment Law SeminarHilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons - Perrysburg, Ohio - 6165 Levis Commons Blvd, Perrysburg, OH 43551, October 5, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost: $25 (Includes lunch)
Join us for an advanced, yet practical, discussion of significant employment law issues impacting businesses, including:
• FMLA Fumbles: Lessons Learned from Recent FMLA Cases;
• Smoking Hot New Developments: Marijuana in the Workplace;
• Recognizing and Preventing Workplace Retaliation;
• The NLRB’s New Agenda;FLSA Pitfalls: Docking and Other Common Wage and Hour Errors; and
• HR Roundtable: Local HR Leaders Discuss Recruiting, Retention, Performance Management and Employee Engagement.
This seminar will also feature an interactive segment in which attendees analyze real-life scenarios and discuss how to identify issues and enhance the prospect of favorable outcomes.
- Join us for an advanced discussion of significant employment law issues impacting businesses.Quest Conference Center - 8405 Pulsar Pl, Columbus, OH 43240, June 21, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration is complimentary and begins at 8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast included.
Join us for an advanced discussion of significant employment law issues impacting businesses, including:
• Workers’ Compensation Update
• Protecting Trade Secrets and Drafting Non-Compete Agreements
• What Employers Need to Know about Medical Marijuana
• Transgender Rights in the Workplace
• Employment Law Update
The presenters will analyze real-life scenarios and discuss how to identify issues and enhance the prospect of favorable outcomes.
HRCI credit hours pending
- Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons - Perrysburg, Ohio, June 14, 2017, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Registration is complimentary and starts at 8:15 a.m.
Join us for an advanced discussion of significant employee benefits issues, including:
- Fiduciary duties and compliance
- Status of health care benefits after ACA and efforts to repeal it
- IRS retirement plan document requirements and use of pre-approved plans
- Required documents for health and welfare plans
- Workers’ Compensation UpdateHilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons - Perrysburg, Ohio, May 19, 2017, 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Registration is complimentary and starts at 8:00 a.m.
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to their annual Northwest Ohio area workers’ compensation seminar.
- Eastman & Smith welcomes Brigid Heid to our Columbus office100 E. Broad Street, Suite 2100, May 2, 2017, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Eastman & Smith Ltd. welcomes Brigid Heid to our Columbus office.
Please join us as we gather to enjoy drinks and appetizers in celebration of Brigid joining the Firm.
- Drafting Effective Employment Policies and HandbooksThe Toledo Club - 235 14th Street Toledo, OH 43604, March 30, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Cost $20 (includes continental breakfast)
Drafting Effective Employment Policies and Handbooks
The Labor and Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith, Ltd. has scheduled several small group workshops to discuss strategies for drafting and implementing effective employment policies and handbooks. The workshop is designed to encourage active participation and questions from attendees, and will focus on best practices and practical tips for drafting policies that meet legal compliance standards, promote effective and efficient management of your workforce, and provide the necessary defenses to avoid or survive litigation.
Participation will be limited to 20 attendees.
- Drafting Effective Employment Policies and HandbooksThe Toledo Club - 235 14th Street Toledo, OH 43604, March 29, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Cost $20 (includes continental breakfast)
Drafting Effective Employment Policies and Handbooks
The Labor and Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith, Ltd. has scheduled several small group workshops to discuss strategies for drafting and implementing effective employment policies and handbooks. The workshop is designed to encourage active participation and questions from attendees, and will focus on best practices and practical tips for drafting policies that meet legal compliance standards, promote effective and efficient management of your workforce, and provide the necessary defenses to avoid or survive litigation.
Participation will be limited to 20 attendees.
- Drafting Effective Employment Policies and HandbooksHilton Garden Inn Findlay - 1050 Interstate Drive West Findlay, OH 45840, March 28, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Cost $20 (includes continental breakfast)
Drafting Effective Employment Policies and Handbooks
The Labor and Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith, Ltd. has scheduled several small group workshops to discuss strategies for drafting and implementing effective employment policies and handbooks. The workshop is designed to encourage active participation and questions from attendees, and will focus on best practices and practical tips for drafting policies that meet legal compliance standards, promote effective and efficient management of your workforce, and provide the necessary defenses to avoid or survive litigation.
Participation will be limited to 20 attendees.
- Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons - Perrysburg, Ohio, March 16, 2017, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Networking mixer to follow.
Eastman & Smith invites you to its complimentary Construction Law Seminar in Toledo. This informative seminar is geared to keep you up to date on the latest issues related to the construction industry. Topics include:
Succession Planning for Construction Related Businesses
Key Construction Contract Clauses That Can Make or Break the Project!
Construction Workplace Safety Issues Related to:
OSHA Record Keeping & Retaliation, Impact of Legalized Marijuana and New Silica Standards
Questions? Contact Sue Schafstall (419) 247-1768
- 100 E. Broad Street 6th Floor Conference Center, March 7, 2017, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Networking mixer to follow.
Eastman & Smith invites you to its complimentary Construction Law Seminar in Columbus. This informative seminar is geared to keep you up to date on the latest issues related to the construction industry. Topics include:
Succession Planning for Construction-Related Businesses
Key Construction Contract Clauses That Can Make or Break the Project!
Construction Workplace Safety Issues related to:
OSHA record Keeping & Retaliation, Impact of Legalized Marijuana and New Silica Standards
- New Year. New Challenges. New Opportunities.Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons - Perrysburg, Ohio, February 16, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost: $25 (Includes lunch)
Join us for an advanced discussion of significant employment law issues impacting businesses.
- Workers’ Compensation UpdateFindlay Country Club, February 10, 2017, 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Registration is free and starts at 8:00 a.m.
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to its sixth annual Findlay area workers’ compensation seminar.
- Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons - Perrysburg, Ohio, October 5, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost: $20 (Includes lunch)
Join us for an advanced discussion of significant employment law issues impacting businesses, including:
-Wage and Hour Developments and Compliance with New FLSA Rule;
-Drugs in the Workplace;
-Identifying and Preventing Workplace Harassment;
-National Labor Relations Board Update;
-Hiring Challenges; and
-Avoiding Common ADA/FMLA Mistakes.
This seminar will also feature an interactive segment where attendees analyze real-life scenarios and discuss how to identify issues and enhance the prospect of favorable outcomes.
- One SeaGate, Garden Room Main Concourse, September 21, 2016, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Please join us at our complimentary health law seminar. Our attorneys will address emerging regulatory trends, recent case law and legislative developments and how they will affect your health care practice.
- Wood County Hospital's Backman-Keil meeting rooms, June 7, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
"Substance Abuse in the Workplace: Concerns 'High' on the List" will be the topic at the June 7 meeting of the Wood County Safety Council. The presentation will be conducted by attorney Tom Dixon from Eastman & Smith Ltd.
RSVPs for the meeting are appreciated by June 6 by calling 419-353-7945 or email Sandy Kerr at SafetyCouncil@bgchamber.net The public is welcome to attend this meeting and any future meetings for a fee of $15 which can be applied toward the next program year 's membership dues.
- HR Update - New Overtime Regulations Coming300 Madison Ave., 8th Floor, June 2, 2016, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
On May 18th President Obama and Labor Secretary Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor's final rule updating the overtime regulations, increasing the standard salary level from $455 to $913 per week ($47,476 annually for a full-year worker) and the highly compensated employee total annual compensation requirement from $100,000 to $134,004 per-year effective December 1, 2016.
What will these changes mean for your business and how can you prepare for them? Attorney Jim Yates from Eastman & Smith Ltd. will provide an informative update on June 2nd on the pending new regulations impacting overtime pay for employers
- Registration - $10Hilton Garden Inn Perrysburg, OH, May 20, 2016, 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Join us for a seminar focused on providing employers with practical information to help reduce costs and effectively manage their workers’ compensation programs. This seminar will include advanced discussions on these requested topics:
- An update on marijuana laws and their effect on employers
- Effect of positive drug/alcohol screens on workers’ compensation claims
- Internal investigations of alleged work-related injuries
- Disciplining or terminating the workers’ compensation claimant
The seminar also will feature small group interactive workshops in which attendees analyze real life scenarios with individual attorneys and discuss how to identify issues as well as enhance the prospect of favorable outcomes.
- Presented by: Ottawa County, Sandusky County and Sandusky Area Safety Councils, Sandusky County Human Resources Management Association & Ohio Bureau of Workers’ CompensationApril 22, 20167:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Full Day Conference at Terra State Community College
- The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)April 21, 2016
This seminar will review the key elements of FMLA, discuss how employers can maintain better control over intermittent leave, and discuss the interaction between FMLA, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and state workers compensation law. The rights of employers under FMLA - and what employers must do to retain those rights - will be stressed. This is an intermediate level seminar appropriate for those with a working knowledge of FMLA. It will be especially useful for those responsible for implementing FMLA in their workplace.
- Employment Law Webinar, March 16, 2016, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Most FMLA seminars discuss the ‘basics’ of the FMLA. This webinar is designed specifically for experienced Human Resources Professionals and will focus on how to handle the most difficult situations.
Please join us if you would like to learn about efficient strategies for managing FMLA leaves or would like to broaden your knowledge of the Family Medical Leave Act.
This program has been submitted to HRCI for approval.
- Findlay Country Club, 1500 Country Club Drive, Findlay, Ohio, February 12, 2016, 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Registration begins at 8:00
Although the economic climate continues to improve, employers must still watch every dollar. One area that continues to require monitoring is employers’ workers’ compensation costs. Join us for a seminar focused on providing employers with practical information to help reduce those costs and effectively manage their workers’ compensation programs.
- Hilton Garden Inn Perrysburg, Ohio, February 4, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30
Join us for an advanced and interactive discussion of significant employment law issues impacting businesses.
- Quest Conference Center, 8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus, Ohio, November 6, 2015
The attorneys of the Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to our Employment and Workers' Compensation Law Seminar.
- Hilton Garden Inn, 6165 Levis Commons, Perrysburg, Ohio, October 2, 2015
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to our annual full-day Employment Law Seminar.
- August 7, 2015
Your 2016 overtime costs are about to skyrocket!
- One Seagate, Garden Room, 500 N. Summit, Toledo, OH, May 21, 2015
Join us for a seminar focused on managing workplace risks in construction.
- Embassy Suites, 5100 Upper Metro Place, Dublin, OH, May 15, 2015
The attorneys of the Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith invite you to our Columbus Employment Law Seminar.
- Hilton Garden Inn, 6165 Levis Commons, Perrysburg, OH, May 1, 2015
The attorneys of the Workers' Compensation Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to its annual Toledo area
workers' compensation seminar. - Hilton Garden Inn, 6165 Levis Commons, Perrysburg, Ohio, February 24, 2015
The attorneys of the Construction Law Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to their construction law seminar.
- Findlay Country club, 1500 Country Club Drive, Findlay, Ohio, February 13, 2015
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to their fourth annual Findlay area Workers' Compensation Seminar.
- Hilton Garden Inn, 6165 Levis Commons, Perrysburg, OH, February 4, 2015
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to our annual full-day Employment Law Seminar.
- Holiday Inn French Quarter, 10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg, Ohio, May 9, 2014
The attorneys of the Workers' Compensation Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to their annual Toledo area workers' compensation seminar.
- Hilton Garden Inn, 6165 Levis Commons, Perrysburg, Ohio, March 4, 2014
The attorneys of the Construction Law Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to its construction law seminar.
- Hilton Garden Inn, 6165 Levis Commons, Perrysburg, OH , February 13, 2014
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to its annual full-day
Employment Law Seminar. - Findlay Inn & Conference Center, 200 E. Main Cross, Findlay, Ohio, February 7, 2014
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to its third annual Findlay area workers' compensation seminar.
- Best Western Premier Grand Plaza Hotel, Toledo, Ohio, October 24, 2013
This seminar will provide practical and timely information that HR professionals and business owners can use to update workplace policies and practices.
- The Employers' Association, 1787 Indiana Wood Circle, Suite A, Maumee, July 31, 2013
In the past few weeks, the Supreme Court addressed several cases that directly impact employment and benefit issues likely affecting your organization.
- Best Western Premier Grand Plaza Hotel, 444 N. Summit St., Toledo, Ohio, May 16, 2013
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to its annual Toledo workers' compensation seminar.
- Fremont, Ohio, May 8, 2013
This limited participant program will outline steps for complying with the law.
- Southeast Michigan, May 1, 2013
This limited participant program will outline steps for complying with the law.
- Filling Memorial Homes of Mercy, N-160 SR 108, Napoleon, OH, April 24, 2013
This limited participant program will outline steps for complying with the law.
- Findlay, Ohio, April 17, 2013
This limited participant program will outline steps for complying with the law.
- Grand Plaza Hotel, 444 Summit St., Toledo, Ohio, February 27, 2013
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to its Employment Law Seminar.
- Workers' Compensation: Lessening Its Effect on the Employer's Bottom LineFindlay Inn & Conference Center, 200 E. Main Cross Street, Findlay, Ohio, February 8, 2013
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invite you to its second annual Findlay area workers' compensation seminar:
- One Seagate, Toledo, Ohio, February 5, 2013
The Construction Law Practice Group of Eastman & Smith Ltd. invites you to its annual construction law seminar.
- 1800 North Blanchard Street, Findlay, January 22, 2013
Heidi N. Hartman and Patrick A. Sadowski, in conjunction with the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation, are conducting a training event. - Webinar, January 17, 2013
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group invite you to attend the Family and Medical Leave Act webinar.
- Webinar, January 9, 2013
The attorneys of the Labor & Employment Practice Group invite you to attend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act webinar.