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Conference Year:2015
 Presenter Information
First Name:Brian
Last Name:Benkstein
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Title:Shareholder
Organization:Jackson Lewis P.C.
Address:225 South Sixth Street, Suite 3850
City:Minneapolis
State:Minnesota
Zip:55402
Phone Number:6123418131
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Fax:6123470609
Email:brian.benkstein@jacksonlewis.com
Website:http://www.jacksonlewis.com
Biography:Brian T. Benkstein is a Shareholder in the Minneapolis, Minnesota office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Mr. Benkstein is certified as a Labor and Employment Law Specialist through the Minnesota State Bar Association. He exclusively represents employers in matters that arise from employment and labor laws and defends claims filed against them with state and federal administrative agencies and in the Minnesota and Wisconsin state and federal courts. He also negotiates, drafts and litigates employment related agreements, with a special emphasis on non-competes.

Mr. Benkstein is an experienced, hands-on litigator. In addition to a successful motion practice, he has litigated multiple jury, bench and arbitration matters to verdict or decision. He defends companies in cases involving a single plaintiff and also complex collective and class action cases involving hundreds of plaintiffs, and he has successfully resolved numerous workplace safety related citations.

Mr. Benkstein combines his legal training with eight years of management experience in the health care industry. Prior to his law firm experience, he served in a variety of management positions for a health care corporation. In his legal practice, Mr. Benkstein uses this business experience when negotiating contracts for clients and guiding them through complicated legal issues.

Mr. Benkstein rounds out his active litigation practice by providing employment law and business law advice and counsel to clients on employment matters and general business issues ranging from employee performance issues to legal compliance to overall business strategy. He works with his clients in responding to everyday problems and, most importantly, developing legal and practical solutions to avoid such problems.

A six-time “Rising Star” nominee by Minnesota Super Lawyers ®, he has a proven track record of successfully defending claims brought against employers.

He is a regular lecturer on employment law and litigation topics, presenting at statewide conventions for the Society for Human Resource Management, Care Providers of Minnesota, Aging Services of Minnesota, and the Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute.

Mr. Benkstein received his B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and his J.D., magna cum laude, from William Mitchell College of Law.

Is at least 50% of your job duties a direct function of human resources?Y
Have you had a HR, Leadership or Management related book published in the last 10 years?N
My company has been an exhibitor at the conference within the past three years.Y
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Presentation Contact First Name:Annette
Presentation Contact Last Name:Peterson
Presentation Contact Title:Legal Administrative Assistant
Presentation Contact Organization Name:Jackson Lewis P.C.
Presentation Contact Address:225 South Sixth Street, Suite 3850
Presentation Contact City:Minneapolis
Presentation Contact State:Minnesota
Presentation Contact Zip Code:55402
Presentation Contact Phone:6123591771
Presentation Contact Email:annette.peterson@jacksonlewis.com
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 Reference Information
Reference Conference Name:Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Reference Presentation Date:2014-05-20
Reference First Name:Jeffrey H.A.
Reference Last Name:Johnson
Reference Organziation:Minnesota CLE
Reference Title:Associate Director
Reference Phone:6512278266
Reference Email:jjohnson@minncle.org
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 Presentation Information
Presentation Title:Retaliation Avoidance
Presentation Format:75 Minute Concurrent Learning Session
Presentation Track:Strategic/Business
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Presentation Topic:Critical Evaluation
Ability Level:Intermediate 3-10 years Experience
HRCI Credits:NO
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 Program Overview & Learning Objectives
Program Overview:Hot off the press! Hot off the press! The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") reports the "highest incidence of retaliation charges" ever- an incredible 42.8% of all charges filed in 2014 contained a retaliation claim! EEOC Chairwoman Jenny R. Yang questions, “How do we ensure that all workers understand their rights and are willing to come forward?”, suggesting that the EEOC will be taking an even more aggressive stance on educating and informing employees of their rights under applicable law, including their rights with regard to retaliation protection. With these types of numbers, and this continued focus on employee education, you can be confident retaliation claims will continue to rise. This session will focus on what an employer can do now to reduce the possibility that they will be the subject of a future retaliation charge, providing real life case examples to highlight where employers have consistently gone wrong. Attendees will not only walk away with a better understanding of the elements of a retaliation claim and how to identify certain risk scenarios, they will walk away with practical steps to implement the minute they return to the office.
Learning Objective 1:Attendees will learn the basic elements of a retaliation claim under both state and federal laws.
Learning Objective 2:Attendees will gain a better understanding of how to recognize situations that present as high-risk for retaliation.
Learning Objective 3:Attendees will learn what they can do now to reduce the possibility of future retaliation claims.
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