Illinois Chamber of Commerce Spring Business Symposium South 
An interactive workshop offering educational sessions and growth opportunities for all employers from the entrepreneur to Fortune 500 companies. Health Care Reform is important for all companies, plus strategies to save your company money, medical marijuana, concealed carry and more.
If you are thinking of starting, improving or expanding a business, this symposium is for you! The Illinois Chamber's ALL Business Symposium will connect you with the resources you need to continue to be successful as an individual and as an organization.
Important topics will cover healthcare, benefits, HR, technology, social media, marketing and much more.
AGENDA - Subject to Change
8:00 am - Symposium Opens
8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration, Continental Breakfast, networking and visiting with exhibitors
8:30 am - 8:45 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:45 am - 9:45 am Healthcare 2014 - Strategies to Save Your Company Money
Kelly Haab-Tallitsch, Associate l SmithAmundsen LLC
Health Care Reform is a moving target these days. Many employers are unsure
of what it all means and what they should be doing today, if anything, to get ready
for potential future obligations. This presentation is designed to give you, the
employer, a better understanding of the state of current regulations and
upcoming employer obligations under Health Care Reform.
9:45 am - 10:00 am Morning Break and visit exhibitors
10:00 am - 10:45 am Creating a Small Business Wellness Program
Presented by Activate Healthcare
Proactive integrated on-site health care can help transform healthcare by putting
patients and employers back in the driver's seat. The cost of the current health
care system has gone from 7% to over 50% due to five key root causes. These
proactive integrated on-site health care systems drive a consistent reduction in
health care costs of more than 20%. This system also makes a positive
difference in people's lives and increases employee satisfaction.
10:45 am - 11:30 am Medical Marijuana and the Impact on drug testing and drug-free workplace
policies
Courteney Cox l Sandberg Phoenix and Von Gontard
What rights do employers have in managing the use of medical marijuana in
the workplace? Can an employee be terminated for being "impaired"? Do
employees have free rein to use on the job site? How does the marijuana law
affect drug testing? How do State and Fedral laws differ in Illinois?
11:30 am - 12:15 pm Social Media and Employer Rights, Responsibilities and Prohibitions under
Federal and Illinois Law
Thomas Berry - Sandberg Phoenix and Gontard
Can the employer access employees' email account? How to monitor
employee's computer and email usage? Is it lawful to request an employee's
social media password? What can you do if your employee posts negative
comments about your business or you on social media? What are your
options?
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Break and Visit with Exhibitors
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch with Speaker (Ameren - On Energy Program Savings for Businesses)
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm Workplace Violence Issues for Employers in a "Concealed Carry Environment
Narcisa Symank - Sandberg Phoenix and Von Gontard
Can employers prohibit employees from "carrying" in their place of business?
The facts about posting "No Conceal & Carry" signs at work. Is that enough?
What about conceal and carry in the parking lot? Is that allowed? What about
employees who work in the field? How is the employer responsible?
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Current Developments by the NLRB Affecting both Union and Non-Union
Employers
John Gilbert l Sandberg Phoenix and Von Gontard
Are employers required to post notices detailing union organizing rights? Can
employees engage in activity in attempt to unionize? What can the employer d
do? Interpreting EEOC policies
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Drawings for Prizes and Closing Remarks
3:30 pm Symposium Closes