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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please note BELOW the FREE Foster-Swift Labor and Employment Update Webinar on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. This information is aimed at a variety of employers, but there is definitely information that will benefit libraries!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Take care,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clare<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466">Save the Date - Labor & Employment Law Update:<br>
2025 Recap and Insights for 2026<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#7FBB42">September 17, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to
address before year's end, we encourage you to attend our 2025 Virtual Labor & Employment Law Update. Below are the details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif">When:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"> Wednesday, September 17 from 9:00-11:30 am<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif">Cost:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"> Free<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif">Registration:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"> <a href="http://click.fosterswift.com/f/a/lFLvgzX9ukxQDHneovoyzA~~/AAGz5BA~/GYdaZc3gCLAKuRJSZlzJGZXAXGxfwUG_gDq0WSYKWN_GvzdM4YoDAGTpifrFPOJyPG07LqWYME2pri344N46gtsJYkNYTx5my3sdQnNa1F8ql2n5sgUBIebu8f3VHxatoaOtMH-tzSYskvJY5Ic9R_KW22WPgXeQXPZPomulvGSKsZ-Ygvs8E_fc8LosrKlC5zxMtVMVHcoc8GlBTX0kP5RBaIoR6yLEiGYaLMPWM_yuY6WhlYmldhjv9KWsyK6zsN0h5G6wEsJr-2K8UcLOdw~~">https://fosterswift.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dVxaX_tNRLC_WOLKZI9T6g</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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Courtney Agrusa</a>, <a href="http://click.fosterswift.com/f/a/64MxlVqjdyZ99f1mWLss1A~~/AAGz5BA~/GYdaZc3gCLAKuRJSZlzJGZXAXGxfwUG_gDq0WSYKWN_GvzdM4YoDAGTpifrFPOJyPG07LqWYME2pri344N46gtsJYkNYTx5my3sdQnNa1F8ql2n5sgUBIebu8f3VHxatoaOtMH-tzSYskvJY5Ic9R_KW22WPgXeQXPZPomulvGSAnSgvEaQub2xFJvlhbU0wCwpOMnMoVELY1XN31Elu0V8y3JO5gH3EULEObwOg_cYWUZVr-drlOIOZLHGBWP6mwsdR3IAWb7yR-RlIElkNiQ~~">
Mike Blum</a>, <a href="http://click.fosterswift.com/f/a/zi8d4_tVln-fiXbszo8uJQ~~/AAGz5BA~/GYdaZc3gCLAKuRJSZlzJGZXAXGxfwUG_gDq0WSYKWN_GvzdM4YoDAGTpifrFPOJyPG07LqWYME2pri344N46gtsJYkNYTx5my3sdQnNa1F8ql2n5sgUBIebu8f3VHxatoaOtMH-tzSYskvJY5Ic9R_KW22WPgXeQXPZPomulvGSAnSgvEaQub2xFJvlhbU0wkrGzxcAqMgc8NKHfFYLcgA2ZCS98xGTXkjNfDuYPyk5qm004bYCpDGwcPnZZwJcAZLl1hFGzQHf0YxokkKTl4w~~">
Karl Butterer</a>, <a href="http://click.fosterswift.com/f/a/qhkTYbmouydN3wVGdzxYyg~~/AAGz5BA~/GYdaZc3gCLAKuRJSZlzJGZXAXGxfwUG_gDq0WSYKWN_GvzdM4YoDAGTpifrFPOJyPG07LqWYME2pri344N46gtsJYkNYTx5my3sdQnNa1F8ql2n5sgUBIebu8f3VHxatoaOtMH-tzSYskvJY5Ic9R_KW22WPgXeQXPZPomulvGSAnSgvEaQub2xFJvlhbU0whGdgCgbRlsPn_h__b3RtFzDlciYA1obZMrzh_0cebtEBIaCAcFZJdul_4n2JX2nNGxatJMF1Bo6p1M37h50mmA~~">
Tony Dalimonte</a>, <a href="http://click.fosterswift.com/f/a/UY8ILwUeFTHxM4wftJvcWQ~~/AAGz5BA~/GYdaZc3gCLAKuRJSZlzJGZXAXGxfwUG_gDq0WSYKWN_GvzdM4YoDAGTpifrFPOJyPG07LqWYME2pri344N46gtsJYkNYTx5my3sdQnNa1F8ql2n5sgUBIebu8f3VHxatoaOtMH-tzSYskvJY5Ic9R_KW22WPgXeQXPZPomulvGSAnSgvEaQub2xFJvlhbU0wPOAcZ-TuAwrNmI0k9wK7D34doABPFIOEdhhCSfGIGYuH9y2gOdF8bUPwifnOInPN-rHP-c45OJpoxCzCxFDn6A~~">Cliff
Hammond</a>, <br>
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Kluck</a>, <a href="http://click.fosterswift.com/f/a/287khxJHuqvEc_WkjfDMvw~~/AAGz5BA~/GYdaZc3gCLAKuRJSZlzJGZXAXGxfwUG_gDq0WSYKWN_GvzdM4YoDAGTpifrFPOJyPG07LqWYME2pri344N46gtsJYkNYTx5my3sdQnNa1F8ql2n5sgUBIebu8f3VHxatoaOtMH-tzSYskvJY5Ic9R_KW22WPgXeQXPZPomulvGSAnSgvEaQub2xFJvlhbU0weE77yq42uj9hsfmMa4xB67WbTlYW1BBhDcXr5Pf-3m10Oj2YuTZbQZmK71EwteWjamJj0pWQQ2RgQUbB6ohOVg~~">McKenna
Rivers</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><a href="#Employees_vs._Independent_Contractors"><strong><span style="font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#0000EE">How to Properly Classify Employees and Independent Contractors</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><a href="#Discrimination"><strong><span style="font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#0000EE">The Shifting Legal Landscape of Discrimination Laws</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><a href="#Reduction_in_Staff"><strong><span style="font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#0000EE">Layoffs/Reduction in Staff Considerations & Requirements</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><a href="#DEI"><strong><span style="font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#0000EE">Current Legal Landscape Surrounding DEI</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><a href="#Workplace_Accommodations">Handling Workplace Accommodations</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1">
<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><a href="#Employment_Separation_Agreements">When and How to Provide Employment Separation Agreements</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#666766;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:6.0pt;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"><a href="#ESTA_and_YESA"><strong><span style="font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#0000EE">Status of ESTA and YESA</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<h1 style="margin:0in"><a name="Noncompete_and_Non_solicitation_Agreemen"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466">Enforceability of Non-compete and Non-solicitation Agreements</span></a><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">Understanding what factors makes these agreements enforceable—and where they may fall short—is critical for employers and HR professionals. Whether you're revisiting your current contracts
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<h1 style="margin:0in"><a name="Employees_vs._Independent_Contractors"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466">How to Properly Classify Employees and Independent Contractors</span></a><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">Whether you are hiring seasonal workers or an intern to assist with data entry, it is critical that you properly classify your workers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">Misclassifying employees as independent contractors can lead to costly legal and financial consequences. With changing laws in 2025, it is essential to understand classification
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<h1 style="margin:0in"><a name="Discrimination"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466">The Shifting Legal Landscape of Discrimination Laws</span></a><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">Workplace discrimination laws continue to see significant transformation, with new interpretations and expanding protections constantly reshaping employers' responsibilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">Our panel will examine the evolving legal framework surrounding workplace discrimination including religion, pregnancy, race, and reverse race cases to help you stay compliant
and promote equity in today’s complex work environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0in"><a name="Reduction_in_Staff"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466">Layoffs/Reduction in Staff Considerations & Requirements</span></a><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">Managing layoffs and staff reductions in today's climate requires careful planning and strategic communication. Our panel will provide a practical discussion on reducing legal
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<h1 style="margin:0in"><a name="DEI"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466">Current Legal Landscape Surrounding DEI</span></a><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">In the current political climate, employers are facing significant changes in the landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) due to a number of executive orders issued
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<h1 style="margin:0in"><a name="Workplace_Accommodations"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466">Handling Workplace Accommodations</span></a><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#003466"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">Employers face growing responsibilities in providing workplace accommodations that are both legally compliant and culturally sensitive. Our panel will discuss how to navigate accommodation
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif">Disability:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif"> Hundreds of disability lawsuits are filed each year asserting violations of the Americans with
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"PT Sans",sans-serif;color:#666766">Separation agreements can be a valuable tool for employers to ensure a smooth transition when ending an employment relationship. Our panel will guide employers through the strategic
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