The Ohio Public Employer

The Ohio Public Employer

Labor Relations Association

proudly presents its

33rdANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE

OHPELRA:

Leading You Through Sour Situations to Sweet Results

NATIONWIDE HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER

100 Green Meadows Drive South

Lewis Center, Ohio 43035

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5 - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017

An application has been submitted to the Ohio Supreme Court

Commission on Continuing Legal Education for CLE credit hours for this program.

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OHIO PUBLIC EMPLOYER LABOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION

33rdANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE

NATIONWIDE HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER

Lewis Center, Ohio

February 5-7, 2017

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2017

2:00-5:00 p.m.Registration and Check-In

Be sure to check in so you have your OHPELRA name tag for the evening’s

festivities!

4:00-5:30 p.m.Will We Be Disappointed When the Piñata Breaks? –

The OPERS Current Outlook

Ken Thomas, City of Dayton and OPERS Board Member

6:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.Opening Reception and Super Bowl Party

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2017

8:00-9:00 a.m.Registration andContinental Breakfast

9:00-9:15 a.m.Welcome

NorthpointeTodd Hunter, OHPELRA President

BallroomDirector of Human Resources

The Ohio State University

9:15-9:30 a.m.NPELRA Welcome:

NorthpointeMichele Green, NPELRA President

Ballroom

9:30-10:30 a.m.Opening Speaker:

NorthpointeWatching the Cookie Jar – Ohio’s Ethics Laws

BallroomSusan Willeke

Educator and Communications Administrator

Ohio Ethics Commission

10:30-10:45 a.m.Break

10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Plenary Session:

NorthpointeLegal Update

BallroomMarc A. Fishel, Esq. and Stephanie Schoolcraft, Esq.

Fishel Hass Kim Albrecht

12:00-1:00 p.m.Luncheon for Conference Attendees

Ohio Dining Room

1:00-2:00 p.m.Concurrent Sessions:

Always Pack a Snack –

Human Resources and Labor Relations Foundations

Brian Butcher, Esq & Andrew Esposito, Esq.

Clemans Nelson

1:00-2:00 p.m.Getting Out of Cherry Pitfalls – Strategies for Stalled Negotiations

Ronald G. Linville, Esq. & Dan Guttman, Esq.

Baker & Hostetler

1:00-2:00 p.m.What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar? –

Incentives and Awards in the Public Sector

Speaker TBD

McGohan-Brabender

2:00-2:15 p.m.Break

2:15-3:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions:

Balancing Acts – LGBT Issues in the Workplace

Douglas E. Duckett, Esq.

Duckett Consulting

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.The Ingredients for Successful Arbitration

Michael Esposito, Esq.

Clemans Nelson

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.Those Aren’t Candy Cigarettes –

Today’s Drug-Free Workplace Challenges

Jennifer Edwards, Esq.

Baker & Hostetler

3:15-3:30 p.m.Break

3:30-4:30 p.m.Concurrent Sessions:

Balancing Acts – LGBT Issues in the Workplace

Douglas E. Duckett, Esq.

Duckett Consulting

3:30-4:30 p.m.Avoiding Milk Duds and Atomic Fireballs –

Choosing the Right Arbitrator

Jonathan Downes, Esq

Zashin & Rich

3:30-4:30 p.m.Those Aren’t Candy Cigarettes –

Today’s Drug-Free Workplace Challenges

Jennifer Edwards, Esq.

Baker & Hostetler

6:00-7:00 p.m.President’s Reception

7:00 p.m.OHPELRA Annual Banquet –

NorthpointeOpen to All Conference Attendees

BallroomDress for banquet is business-casual.

Location TBDFollowed by the 14thAnnual Pat Webster Memorial Euchre Tournament

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017

8:00-9:00 a.m.Continental Breakfast and Registration for One-Day-Only Attendees

9:00-10:15 a.m.Concurrent Sessions:

HR Strategies for Keeping Employees on the Path

& Out of Molasses Swamp

Brad Bennett, Esq.

Zashin & Rich

9:00-10:15 a.m.More Addicting Than Chocolate! –

Employment Issues in an Electronic World

Marc Fishel, Esq.

Fishel Hass Kim Albrecht

9:00-10:15 a.m.Sweet or Sour? –

Affordable Care Act Current Events and Impacts

Jeff Mullins, Esq.

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

10:15-10:30 a.m.Break

10:30-11:45 a.m.Concurrent Sessions:

Your Chocolate is in My Peanut Butter –

Dealing with Employee Conflicts

Frank Hatfield, Esq. & Ben Albrecht, Esq.

Fishel Hass Kim Albrecht

10:30-11:45 a.m.As Difficult as Getting Gum Out of Your Hair –

Managing ADA, FMLA, Workers’ Compensation and Other Absentee Issues

Jeff Shoskin, Esq.

Frost Brown Todd

10:30-11:45 a.m.Proof or Consequences –

The Value of Human Resources Documentation

Stacy Pollock, Esq.

Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder

11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m.Lunch and Annual Business Meeting

Northpointe

Ballroom

1:15-2:15 p.m.Plenary Session:

NorthpointeMaybe They Just Needed a Snickers? -

BallroomToday’s Discrimination Hot Topics

Speaker TBD

2:15-2:30 p.m.Break

2:30-3:30 p.m.Closing Session:

NorthpointeLeadership is about Purpose, Not Position

BallroomBrent Long, NPELRA Board Member

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