Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association n 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE UPCOMING TRAINING

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1 Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association n 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE UPCOMING TRAINING

2 Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2016 TRAINING CALENDAR n JOIN US FOR OUR FINAL 2015 TRAINING December 10, 2015 A Conversation With The Unions -- Presented by: Bob Smith (Clark Baird Smith LLP) Rosemont, Illinois January February March April REGISTRATION OPEN FOR EMPLOYMENT LAW SEMINAR IN MARCH! Supervisory Training (Two Sessions) February 4, 2016 Arlington Hts., Illinois February 18, 2016 Oak Brook Library Oak Brook, Illinois March 4, 2016 EMPLOYMENT LAW SEMINAR CLARK BAIRD SMITH LLP Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois May June July August May 19, 2016 June 16, 2016 Independent Medical Just Cause or Jus Cuz Examinations Yvette Heintzelman, Clark Baird Smith LLP Prairie Center for the Arts Schaumburg, Illinois Consider nominating a colleague for the IPELRA James Baird Leadership Award! September October November December September 15, 2016 Performance Appraisals Lew Bender Robert J. Smith, Jr. (CBS LLP) The Centre of Elgin Elgin, Illinois Lisa R. Callaway Engler, Callaway, Baasten & Sraga, LLC Darien/Woodridge FPD Woodridge, Illinois October 23-26, th Annual Conference Galena, Illinois 2017 Training Calendar Available! April 7, 2016 IDHR Presents: ADA Attorney Keisha Nelson Hoffman Estates, Illinois Apr 17-21, 2016 NPELRA ATC/Memphis, TN REGISTRATION OPEN FOR IPELRA ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER! December 8, 2016 Legislative Update James Powers (Clark Baird Smith) and Taylor Anderson (Anderson Legis. Consulting) Location TBD

3 Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association Presents Distribute to: HR Directors Managers Department Directors A CONVERSATION WITH THE UNIONS Moderated by: Robert J. Smith, Jr. Clark Baird Smith LLP Thursday, December 10, :00 a.m. Noon (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) Riverway Auditorium 6133 N. River Road Rosemont, IL We have invited some of the most prominent Union advocates in Illinois to join us at our year end program and share their perspective on public sector labor relations. Our General Counsel, Bob Smith, will moderate the discussion. So far, the following individuals have accepted our invitation to appear and speak to our group: Joseph Mazzone, General Counsel for the Metropolitan Alliance of Police; J. Dale Berry, Cornfield & Feldman, representing the IAFF perspective; Ken Edwards, Attorney with Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers; Tamara Cummings, General Counsel for the Illinois FOP Labor Council; and Cass Casper, Senior Attorney with Teamsters Local 700. In addition to offering their individual comments in a collegial environment, our speakers have agreed to take a few questions from our members in attendance. This is a great opportunity to hear the Union perspective on police, fire, and civilian employee labor issues and trends. Join us for what promises to be an informative and lively presentation! This training is intended for management personnel who are not represented by a labor union

4 ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Robert J. Smith, Jr. Bob Smith is the managing partner of Clark Baird Smith LLP. He represents public and private sector employers with respect to labor and employment law matters, including administrative proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, and State labor relations boards concerning representation petitions, unfair labor practice proceedings and impasse disputes. Bob also represents employers in collective bargaining matters, including contract administration and grievance arbitration proceedings, negotiation, mediation and interest arbitration. He advises employers on disciplinary issues, workplace investigations, wage and hour compliance and equal employment opportunity issues. Bob represents employers in state and federal court, as well as before administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Illinois Department of Human Rights, Civil Service Commissions and Boards of Fire and Police Commissioners, with respect to disciplinary matters, employment discrimination claims, employment litigation and civil rights actions. REGISTRATION FEES: Member registrants will be entered into a drawing for a free 2016 Annual Conference Registration on 9/15/16 (winner need not be present at drawing) Members: Organizational Assocs. Of Members:* Non-Members $55 $55 $80 *Organizational Associates of Members are other employees of the same employer as a current IPELRA member. IMPORTANT NOTE: REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS TO PROGRAM REGISTRANTS WILL BE SENT VIA . If you do not receive a confirmation by December 4, please contact the IPELRA office. PAYING VIA CREDIT CARD: For credit card payments ONLY, register and pay online at (Members should click on existing customers and will need their NPELRA user id and password to get the member rate. Non-members and organizational associates of members should click on new customers. ) Deadline for online registration is December 4, PAYING VIA CHECK: Register via fax or , with check (made out to IPELRA) to follow via mail. Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association REGISTRATION FORM and PAYMENT INVOICE A Conversation With the Unions Name Title Employer Address City/State/Zip Phone Mail, Fax or to: Debi Stensland IPELRA Secretariat 6133 N. River Road, Ste 1120 Rosemont, IL Ph: Fx: ipelra1978@gmail.com FEIN # Registrant s (req d for confirmation) Amount Due (please check one): Payment (due by ): $55 member $55 organizational associate of member $80 non-members Check Enclosed Faxing/ ing-check to follow Cancellation/Refund Policy: All cancellation requests must be submitted in writing and received by December 4, 2015 to qualify for a refund. An administrative fee based on current per person costs may be deducted. Cancellations received after December 4, 2015 are non-refundable. No-shows are non-refundable.

5 ILLINOIS PUBLIC EMPLOYER LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION 2016 Public Sector Employment Law Seminar Conducted by: CLARK BAIRD SMITH LLP Featuring 3 Plenary Sessions: 1) If You Were the Grievance Arbitrator, How Would You Rule? -- Sharpen your skills in this interactive session, in which you will be given the facts of challenging contract interpretation and disciplinary grievances, hear oral arguments from CBS attorneys, and then be asked how you would rule and why. Each case will be followed by insights and analysis from noted Illinois arbitrator Lamont E. Stallworth. 2) Collective Bargaining Trends and Issues Bob Smith s annual review of recent Illinois public sector collective bargaining trends and issues. Friday, March 4, :30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 7:45 a.m.) Ask the Attorney Reception at 4:30 p.m. Drury Lane Theater and Conference Center 100 Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, IL ) The Fastest 30 Minutes in Labor Law CBS LLP attorneys will present two-minute updates on a number of current labor relations and employment law issues. And, your choice of two breakout sessions: Each registrant plans a unique curriculum by selecting two unique breakout sessions (full details on classes will be available soon). Registrants are then assigned to one breakout class in the morning, and the other in the afternoon.

6 TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Each registrant attends two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon) Negotiations Over Insurance Changes and Other Concessionary Issues: What are the Workable Options and Recent Successes? Interest Arbitration: Unusual Decisions from Seemingly Sensible Arbitrators and other important arbitration developments of interest EEO Track: Workplace Accommodations; Harassment Issues and the Need for Preventative Training The Aftermath of Heelan and its Effect on Pension and PSEBA Claims: What You Should be Doing! How to Conduct an Effective and Lawful Workplace Investigation Strategies for Avoiding FLSA Liability Scheduled Clark Baird Smith LLP presenters: R. Theodore Clark James Baird Robert J. Smith, Jr. Jill Leka Yvette Heintzelman James Powers S. Leigh Jeter Benjamin Gehrt Abigail Rogers Roxana Crasovan Christina Jaremus Registration is limited to non-union human resource and management professionals, department directors and/or municipal administrators and attorneys. This program is eligible for attorney CLE credit Approval being sought for recertification credit Full brochure and registration information coming soon!!