Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA): What Employers Should Know	Back to entire listing
	The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is likely to be the most significant alteration in labor and employment laws in more than 50 years. Labor union officials, faced with record low membership, deem EFCA their top legislative priority in 2009. President Obama and the new larger Democratic majority in the Senate have pledged their support for the EFCA. Unions plan to use the EFCA to significantly increase union representation among private sector employers in the United States. All non-union employers - and those without fully unionized work forces - should be prepared to address the changes the EFCA will bring. Failure to act now could result in your workplace becoming organized without management ever having the opportunity to inform workers of their rights, and of the good reasons for preferring to remain union-free. Our webinar will provide you with key insights and strategies to prepare your company for the inevitable stealth unionization campaigns to come. We'll provide you an overview of current organizing trends, an analysis of the Employee Free Choice Act and the changes we expect to see in organizing, and a discussion of best practices for employers who wish to remain union-free. We'll also discuss Rapid Response Plans, and how you can address vulnerabilities in your workplace. And, just in case worse comes to worst, we will address the EFCA's binding interest arbitration provisions, and how employers can position themselves to avoid a government-mandated, business killing labor agreement.
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	Presenters:
	Jeff Place, Partner - Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP Jeff practices labor and employment law exclusively on behalf of management, with an emphasis on traditional labor relations and employment litigation. He handles collective bargaining negotiations, arbitrations, counterunion campaigns, and matters before the National Labor Relations Board and other federal and state agencies, in addition to litigating state and federal employment discrimination and wrongful discharge cases for companies of all sizes.
	David L. Wing, Partner - Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP Dave represents management in connection with a wide variety of labor and employment issues including union campaigns and elections, unfair labor practice proceedings, discrimination claims and litigation, and consultations to improve employment practices and reduce litigation risks.